Bradford Bulls vs Catalans Dragons Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2026 Super League | Regular Season
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Bradford Bulls’ first home game back in Super League sees them take on Catalans Dragons.
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Bradford Bulls team news: Injuries from last weekend
Bradford Bulls will need to make at least a couple of changes after injuries to both Jayden Okunbor and Dan Russell ruled each of them out of this game, although Ethan Ryan is back and should feature for the hosts.
Squad: Andy Ackers, Caleb Aekins, Waqa Blake, Ed Chamberlain, Eribe Doro, Brandon Douglas, Zac Fulton, Sam Hallas, Luke Hooley, Joe Keyes, Loghan Lewis, Esan Marsters, Joe Mellor, Rowan Milnes, Eliot Peposhi, Leon Ruan, Ethan Ryan, Ebon Scurr, Mitch Souter, Ryan Sutton, Connor Wynne
Catalans Dragons team news: A single change
Catalans Dragons have made only one change to their squad for their first away Super League fixture of the season, that being the inclusion of Alexis Lis in place of Benjamin Garcia, who misses out through suspension.
Squad: Charlie Staines, Tommy Makinson, Nick Cotric, Solomona Faataape, Toby Sexton, Lewis Dodd, Chris Satae, Alrix Da Costa, Julian Bousquet, Ben Condon, Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui, Josh Allen, Romain Navrrete, Harvey Wilson, Kruise Leeming, Zac Lipowicz, Matthieu Laguerre, Josh Simm, Alexis Lis
Bradford Bulls vs Catalans Dragons prediction
Although Bradford Bulls were beaten in their first game of the season, they put up a good fight away to Hull FC and in what should be a special occasion at home, they’ll fancy their chances of winning against Catalans Dragons, despite the quality of the visiting side. Catalans opening up their campaign with a comfortable 26-10 win over Huddersfield Giants.
The Bulls only scored six less points than Catalans in their respective fixtures and they won’t be afraid to take the fight to Joel Tomkins’ side, especially on their home patch. With that in mind, expect a high-scoring challenge regardless of who wins out and it’s worth backing over 36.5 points to be scored.
Bradford Bulls vs Catalans Dragons tip: Over 36.5 total points
