SAINTS face Castleford on Sunday having won their last twelve against the Tigers.
The visitors’ last win was 30-24 at The Jungle on April 6, 2008.
Castleford are seeking their first summer era away win at St Helens and first victory in 23 games overall. In the 16 visits they made to Knowsley Road between 1996 and 2010, they were defeated on 15 occasions.
The closest they got to a summer victory at Saints’ old home came with a 32-32 draw on September 13, 1998.
The Tigers have also lost at Widnes (22-20, 2011) and twice at Langtree Park – 44-12 (2012) and 48-18 (2013).
Castleford’s last win at St Helens was 12-8 in the third round of the Regal Trophy on December 19, 1992 with their last league win 29-16 on October 21, 1990.
2014 Meeting:
Castleford 28, St Helens 30 (SLR8, 11/4/14)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 31 (includes win in 1999 play-offs)
Castleford won 4
1 draw
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 72-4 (A, 2006) (also widest margin)
Castleford highest score: 36-22 (H, 2002) (Widest margin: 35-16, H, 1997)
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers
Tries:
1 = Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons), Tom Makinson (St Helens), Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 14
4 Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos) 13
5 = Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers), Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons), Jamie Shaul (Hull FC) 12
8 = Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers), Michael Oldfield (Catalan Dragons), Francis Meli (Salford Red Devils), Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings) 11
Goals:
1 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 69
2 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 61
3 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 59
4 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 52
5 = Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers), Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 49
7 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 48
8 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 44
9 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 41
10 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 37
Goals Percentage:
1 Jamie Ellis (Castleford Tigers) 100.00 (10/10)
2 Jordan Rankin (Hull FC) 93.33 (14/15)
3 Luke Gale (Bradford Bulls) 92.30 (12/13)
4 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 82.00 (41/50)
5 Jacob Miller (Hull FC) 81.81 (9/11)
6 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 80.26 (61/76)
7 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 79.31 (69/87)
8 Jamie Foster (Bradford Bulls) 78.78 (26/33)
9 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 77.77 (49/63)
10 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 77.63 (59/76)
Points:
1 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 152
2 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 139
3 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 136
4 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 120
5 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 108
6 = Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves), Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 106
8 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 105
9 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 100
10 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 93
