Penrith head to Canberra on Sunday night looking to remain top of the NRL ladder when they take on the Raiders at GIO Stadium.<\/p>\n
The Panthers haven\u2019t been blowing teams away lately, but they continue to find ways to win.<\/p>\n
Despite a scrappy month featuring a loss and two narrow victories, Penrith still sit atop the competition and enter this clash on a three-game winning streak.<\/p>\n
Canberra\u2019s recent form has mirrored Penrith\u2019s in some ways, but their poor 1-4 start leaves them buried down in 13th position heading into Round 10.<\/p>\n
The Raiders have actually won the last two meetings between these sides, and Penrith\u2019s recent away performances suggest another close contest could be on the cards.<\/p>\n
Canberra regain Hudson Young and Ethan Strange for this matchup, while confidence will be high after comfortably beating the Titans last week despite missing key personnel.<\/p>\n
Penrith should still have enough class to grind out another victory, but expect this to be far tougher than the market suggests.<\/p>\n
Both teams have consistently featured in lower-scoring contests throughout 2026.<\/p>\n
Six Raiders games this season have finished under 50.5 points including each of their last two.<\/p>\n
The Panthers have also gone under this mark six times, with all but one of those occurring away from home.<\/p>\n
The head-to-head history strongly supports the trend too, with seven of the last eight meetings between these clubs producing fewer than 50 total points.<\/p>\n
Jenkins has cooled slightly over the past fortnight after his extraordinary start to the season, but the opportunities continue to come.<\/p>\n
The Panthers winger still looks dangerous every time Penrith shift the ball to the edges, and after scoring 16 tries across the opening seven rounds, another feels imminent.<\/p>\n