Match facts: Cowboys v Titans
Cowboys

? The Cowboys come into their round 12 encounter in 12th position on the NRL ladder with four wins so far this year, while the Titans are sixth with six victories on their record.

? The Titans won both meetings between the two Queensland clubs last year to take the lead in the head-to-head record, six wins to five.

? North Queensland are without four State of Origin representatives ? Johnathan Thurston, James Tamou, Matthew Scott and Brent Tate - this weekend, while the Titans are minus three ? Greg Bird, Nate Myles and Ashley Harrison.

? This is the Cowboys? eighth away match in the opening 12 rounds of the season. They have a 2-5 win-loss record in their travels so far in 2013. Gold Coast have won four of their six home matches and have only had five away games in the first 12 weeks.

? Despite being six places below the Titans on the ladder, the Cowboys have conceded almost the same amount of points ? 194 compared to the Coast?s 195. However the Titans scored 223 points to NQ?s 180.

? The Cowboys have battled in second halves this season, scoring only 11 tries after half time, the lowest figure in the NRL.

? The Titans average more points against the Cowboys at home than any other opponent (27.8 points per game).

? This is North Queensland?s first Sunday afternoon game since round 26 last year when they downed Cronulla 36-22 at Shark Park.

? Antonio Winterstein is now North Queensland?s leading try-scorer this season with seven, one more than Ash Graham.

? The Titans? goalkicker, Aiden Sezer, has only missed three of his 34 attempts at goal this season. His 91% success rate is the best among all regular kickers in the competition.

? Titans duo Jamal Idris and Dave Taylor sit inside the top seven for most offloads so far this year.

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