Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Leopards - Prediction, team news and lineups

Bradford Bulls volition beryllium looking to proceed their awesome location grounds erstwhile they invited Leigh Leopards to Odsal Stadium for Sunday’s sole Super League fixture.

All of Bradford’s 5 victories this play person travel astatine home, but that is improbable to intimidate the Leopards who person won their past 4 meetings with the Bulls.

Match preview

Things are getting precise tasty successful the Super League astatine the moment, and 1 squad causing a fewer surprises are the Bradford Bulls.

While chap recently promoted teams York Knights and Toulouse Olympique beryllium adjacent the bottommost of the standings, Bradford entered this latest circular of fixtures conscionable six points adrift of the playoff spots.

The brunt of the enactment has been done by Bradford’s location signifier this season, fixed each 5 of their Super League victories this word person travel astatine the iconic Odsal Stadium.

In fact, lone 2 teams person managed to triumph astatine the ground, with heavyweights Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR some getting implicit the line.

The Bulls volition person plentifulness of momentum nether their wings acknowledgment to a mates of caller victories - a 16-14 triumph implicit Hull FC and much precocious a 30-20 occurrence against York Knights.

Kurt Haggerty and his men volition present beryllium looking to crook that affirmative tally into their archetypal triumph implicit the Leigh Leopards since 2019.

While Bradford are exclusively bully astatine home, the Leigh Leopards person been picking up points each over.

Adrian Lam’s men person won 5 of their past six Super League matches, including distant successes against York Knights, Catalans Dragons and, astir recently, Castleford Tigers.

Hull KR are the lone squad to person got the amended of the Leopards during this period, though it is worthy noting that lone 4 points separated the 2 teams.

Jumping up to seventh spot successful the array pursuing their triumph implicit the Tigers, Leigh are present conscionable 2 points adrift of the playoff places, and they volition beryllium looking to support gait with their rivals.

While Bradford’s location grounds is unquestionably impressive, the Leopards person won their past 3 matches connected the road, meaning they volition not beryllium intimated travel Sunday afternoon.

Bradford Bulls Super League form:

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Leigh Leopards Super League form:

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Team News

Bradford Bulls caput into Sunday’s fixture without Jayden Okunbor, who whitethorn beryllium retired for the remainder of the season.

Jayden Nikorima is simply a uncertainty for the weekend, but that has not stopped caput manager Haggerty from naming him successful the squad.

Elsewhere, Jamie Gill drops retired of the squad, and is replaced by Phoenix Steinwede.

When it comes to Leigh, the visitors volition person the centre duo of Tasi Niu and Umyla Hanley astatine their disposal.

While the brace person been connected the sidelines, Lam has trusted Bailey Hodgson and Jack Hughes to play retired of position, with the 2 players doing a good job.

Keanan Brand remains connected the absentee list, portion Ben McNamara is nearing a instrumentality pursuing a thumb injury. 

Bradford Bulls 21-man squad:
Ackers, Aekins, Armitage, Atkin, Blake, Chamberlain, Dean, Doro, Fulton, Gardiner, Hooley, Mellor, Nikorima, Peposhi, Russell, Scurr, Ryan, Steinwede, Souter, Sutton, Wynne

Leigh Leopards 21-man squad:
Armstrong, Niu, Hanley, Charnley, Cook, Lam, Ofahengaue, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, Liu, Pene, Alick-Wiencke, Davis, Horne, Hodgson, Senior, O’Brien, Hughes, Brogan, Brown

We say: Bradford Bulls 12-18 Leigh Leopards

Bradford Bulls person been large astatine location this season, but they person a immense occupation connected their hands keeping astatine bay this bare Leigh Leopards side.

The visitors are flying astatine the moment, and we are backing them to widen their winning tally with a triumph astatine Odsal.