Adelaide Raiders are not the type of side to open themselves up unnecessarily. When they travel, they are organised, patient, and willing to wait for a moment of quality. Adelaide Blue Eagles will have plenty of the ball in patches, but translating possession into goals has been their persistent problem this season. The likely trajectory here is a controlled, professional away performance ending in a narrow Adelaide Raiders victory. Our model forecasts an away win at 42%, with the goals count likely to stay modest.