Mick Potter is playing down his side's chances of completing a cherished double over the Bulls.

The canny Catalans coach has stripped clear any pressure from his players ahead of tomorrow night's showdown in Perpignan by making the visitors huge favourites.

Although Bradford have had plenty of their own problems recently, Potter has cited the Dragons injury setbacks and lack of form as reason why Steve McNamara's side should prevail.

But Catalans have already brought Leeds, Warrington, Salford and Huddersfield to their knees at the Gilbert Brutus Stadium this season and stunned the Bulls at Odsal.

However, Potter said: "We haven't quite got the team we had over there!

"It's going to be a big ask. I've been watching and if they perform anything like they have been doing it's going to be very, very tough.

"Bradford seem to be getting more confident, they're playing with each other, it will be difficult and I don't envisage an easy game.

"I know they're probably stinging from the last match still but I don't think they'll use that as motivation.

"It'll be all hands on deck for us and we must play to our best."

Potter spoke similarly before the game at Grattan Stadium, when his clinical outfit went on to pick up only their second-ever Super League away win.

With the likes of Kiwi superstar Stacey Jones and Queensland State of Origin centre Adam Mogg they have plenty of strike power but Catalans need his mind games to work again, having lost five of their eight games since, including Sunday's woeful loss at Wakefield.

"If we keep playing like that we don't have a chance of making the play-offs," said the Australian, who spent three years as assistant coach at Bradford during the Matt Elliott reign.

"We need a big improvement on last week and on a couple of weeks before that.

"The only real performance I was happy with was the Salford match and we've a lot of hard work to do.

"It's not like the blokes aren't trying and we surprised a couple of teams early on but there's plenty needed now."

Potter knows who his side must stop - Lesley Vainikolo.

The red-hot Tongan has racked up eight tries from the last five matches alone to leave opposite number Justin Murphy sweating.

Potter said: "I reckon Justin will need to take a rifle out with him to stop Lesley.

"I saw him score a couple of tries last week and he is just so big, strong and powerful.

"Justin is going to have his work cut out but he'll do his best, throw himself at him, hopefully knock him over or hold him up. Or something."

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