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Predictions update each round as results come in, so the calls here always cover the upcoming games. A free, data-led tip for every fixture: predicted winner, margin band and total-points lean, built from each side's real completed results.
Port Adelaide Power by 1-12
Model score 44 to 34 · Total 78 (in line with a typical game)
Full preview and analysisLine-ball: too close to split
Model score 35 to 36 · Total 71 (leans lower-scoring than typical)
Full preview and analysisGeelong Cats by 25-40
Model score 61 to 35 · Total 96 (leans higher-scoring than typical)
Full preview and analysisGold Coast Suns by 25-40
Model score 63 to 33 · Total 96 (leans higher-scoring than typical)
Full preview and analysisWestern Bulldogs by 1-12
Model score 47 to 39 · Total 85 (in line with a typical game)
Full preview and analysisLine-ball: too close to split
Model score 40 to 35 · Total 75 (in line with a typical game)
Full preview and analysisNorth Melbourne Kangaroos by 13-24
Model score 52 to 36 · Total 88 (leans higher-scoring than typical)
Full preview and analysisHawthorn Hawks by 13-24
Model score 51 to 37 · Total 88 (leans higher-scoring than typical)
Full preview and analysisCarlton Blues by 13-24
Model score 53 to 39 · Total 92 (leans higher-scoring than typical)
Full preview and analysisFor each side we average points scored and conceded across their recent completed games, then match attack against defence: a club's expected score is the midpoint of its attack average and the opponent's defence average, with a fixed 2-point home-ground adjustment split across the two sides. The AFLW home edge is measured from real results and is far smaller than the AFL equivalent. The expected total is compared against a typical AFLW game (~80 combined points) for the total-points lean. When the expected margin is under five points we call it line-ball rather than forcing a pick, and when either side has fewer than 3 completed games we make no call at all. The sample is each club's most recent completed games, up to the end of 2026. Every number comes from real results: a data lean, not a certainty, and team news can move it.
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