CommBank Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 20 NRL game between Parramatta Eels and Gold Coast Titans. The game kicks off at 6:15 pm with Parramatta Eels heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Parramatta Eels vs. Gold Coast Titans game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Sunday July 16, 2023 at 6:15 pm

Where: CommBank Stadium

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Another massively pivotal encounter to close Round 20 that could prove season-defining for both clubs. Four spots on the ladder separate seventh-placed Parramatta and Gold Coast, but the Titans will join the Eels on 22 points with an upset on the road.

The Eels’ five-match winning streak was abruptly halted by a 46-10 loss to the Warriors at home last Saturday, struggling to adapt without Origin absentees Mitch Moses, Clint Gutherson and Reagan Campbell-Gillard, as well as the unavailable Dylan Brown, Josh Hodgson and Wiremu Greig.

The NSW trio have been named to return, with Sean Russell moving back to the wing, Isaac Lumelume and Ofahiki Ogden dropping to the reserves and Ryan Matterson reverting to the bench.

The 8-9 Titans have won only two of their last seven, but they went achingly close in the past fortnight after a stunning 18-12 boilover against Brisbane, edged 26-22 in Canberra and 23-21 at home to the Dolphins – the latter in golden point with four players away in Queensland camp.

AJ Brimson, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, Moeaki Fotuaika and David Fifita are all named for this crunch assignment – timely with Jaimin Joliffe and Joe Stimson both ruled out. Jayden Campbell slips back onto the bench.

The Titans snapped a seven-match losing streak against the Eels at Magic Round, holding on for a 26-24 win after leading 16-4 at halftime. Kieran Foran and Alofiana Khan-Pereira both picked up doubles for the Titans, while Maika Sivo collected a hat-trick for the Eels.

The Titans last beat the Eels in Sydney in 2015. Meanwhile, the Eels have scored 24-plus points in the teams’ last eight encounters.

Parramatta was on a five-match winning run at CommBank Stadium prior to its depleted team’s loss last weekend – they should have too much offensively for a Gold Coast side that hasn’t travelled well in 2023…provided Moses and Gutherson come through Origin unscathed.

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