<p>The Cronulla Sharks will be looking to bounce back when they host the Gold Coast Titans at Shark Park on Saturday afternoon.</p> <p>The Sharks missed the chance to move up to fifth on the ladder as they had their four-match winning streak snapped by the Dragons last week.</p> <p>Meanwhile the Titans lost another close one, this time to the Rabbitohs, who relegated them back to the bottom of the pile.</p> <p>The last month has certainly seen Gold Coast improve with three losses by four points or less and a surprise win over the Warriors. The visitors will regain skipper Tino Fa’asuamaleaui for this clash, along with Phil Sami, Tony Francis and Moeaki Fotuaika.</p> <p>Their hosts the Sharks have lost Jesse Ramien and Briton Nikora for the rest of the regular season with injury and suspension respectively. They’ll be replaced in the starting side by Mawene Hiroti and Billy Burns, while Jesse Colquhoun and Daniel Atkinson join the bench with Hohepa Puru dropped.</p> <p>Check out our Cronulla Sharks vs Gold Coast Titans match preview for plenty of betting tips and predictions across a host of markets. From H2H to anytime try scorer and everything in between.&nbsp;</p> <p>Looking for all the latest news, analysis, odds, and betting tips ahead of this matchup? Check out our Sharks vs Titans prediction below.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sharks vs Titans Prediction and Betting Tips</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Head-to-Head Prediction</h3> <p>The Sharks will be looking to bounce back from their shock loss to the Dragons and sure up their spot in the eight when they welcome the last-placed Titans to Shark Park on Saturday.</p> <p>The Titans dropped to the bottom of the standings after losing ‘The Spoon Bowl’ to the Rabbitohs last week in a two-point thriller.</p> <p>While they scored some nice tries and certainly applied an adequate amount of effort, that loss should see the last of their self-belief see itself out.</p> <p>This is the ideal bounce-back game for the Sharks as they look to swim into the finals with momentum on their side.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> Cronulla Sharks.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>First Tryscorer Prediction</h3> <p>Ronaldo Mulitalo has scored at least one try in each of his seven previous appearances at Sharks Stadium against opponents that were ranked in the bottom four. He’s the man we’re backing in the first try scorer market here.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong>Ronaldo Mulitalo.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Over/Under Prediction</h3> <p>Each of the last four matches between Cronulla and Gold Coast have gone under the total match points line.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong>Under total match points (51.5).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sharks vs Titans Anytime Tryscorer Betting Tips</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Phillip Sami</h3> <p>Phillip Sami has scored at least one try in each of his last five appearances in day matches.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Mawene Hiroti</h3> <p>In each of Gold Coast's last five away matches, the opposition's starting right centre has scored at least one try.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Sam Verrills</h3> <p>Sam Verrills has scored a try in each of Gold Coast's last two matches.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Braydon Trindall</h3> <p>Braydon Trindall has scored at least one try in each of his last four appearances in day matches at Sharks Stadium.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Sione Katoa&nbsp;</h3> <p>Sione Katoa has scored at least one try in each of Cronulla's last three matches against the team that was on the bottom of the ladder.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sharks vs Titans Teams</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Cronulla Sharks Team List</h3> <p>1. Will Kennedy</p> <p>2. Sione Katoa</p> <p>3. Mawene Hiroti</p> <p>4. Sifa Talakai</p> <p>5. Ronaldo Mulitalo</p> <p>6. Braydon Trindall</p> <p>7. Nicho Hynes</p> <p>8. Addin Fonua-Blake</p> <p>9. Blayke Brailey</p> <p>10. Toby Rudolf</p> <p>11. Billy Burns</p> <p>12. Teig Wilton&nbsp;</p> <p>13. Cameron McInnes</p> <p>14. Daniel Atkinson</p> <p>15. Jesse Colquhoun</p> <p>16. Thomas Hazelton</p> <p>17. Braden Hamlin-Uele</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Gold Coast Titans Team List</h3> <p>1. AJ Brimson</p> <p>2. Jaylan De Groot</p> <p>3. Phillip Sami</p> <p>4. Jojo Fifita&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>5. Tony Francis</p> <p>6. Kieran Foran</p> <p>7. Jayden Campbell</p> <p>8. Moeaki Fotuaika</p> <p>9. Sam Verrills</p> <p>10. Jaimin Jolliffe</p> <p>11. Chris Randall</p> <p>12. Beau Fermor</p> <p>13. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui</p> <p>14. Klese Haas</p> <p>15. Reagan Campbell-Gillard</p> <p>16. Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui</p> <p>17. Josh Patston</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sharks vs Titans Match Details</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> Saturday, August 16, 2025.</p> <p><strong>Kick-off: </strong>3:00pm AEST.</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong>Shark Park, Sydney.&nbsp;</p>