SAINTS are seeking their first win in three attempts over Widnes Vikings this Friday.
They lost the same fixture last season and were beaten 40-26 on Easter Monday with a weakened team.
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 12
Widnes won 2
Highs And Lows:
St Helens highest score: 62-0 (H, 2012) (also widest margin)
Widnes highest score: 40-26 (H, 2014) (also widest margin)
Club Milestones:
Paul Wellens needs three points to reach 1,000 for St Helens.
His total of 997 has been reached with 229 tries, 40 goals and 1 field goal in 482 games for the club since 1998.
Super League Milestones:
Paul Wellens needs two tries to draw level with Keith Senior in second place in the list of all-time leading try-scorers.
1 Danny McGuire (Leeds, 2001-present) 214
2 Keith Senior (Leeds/Sheffield, 1996-2011) 199
3 Paul Wellens (St Helens, 1998-present) 197
4 David Hodgson (Hull KR/Huddersfield/Salford/Wigan/Halifax, 1999-present) 168
5 Leon Pryce (Catalan Dragons/St Helens/Bradford, 1998-present) 165
6 = Ade Gardner (Hull KR/St Helens, 2002-present), Ryan Hall (Leeds, 2007-present) 152
8 = Rob Burrow (Leeds, 2001-present), Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, 2001-present) 148
10 Pat Richards (Wigan, 2006-2013) 147
He is also three tries away from 200 Super League tries too.
Try-Scoring Runs:
Mark Percival (1-1-1) has scored tries in Saints’ last three games.
Matty Dawson (1-1-2) has scored tries in his last three games too with the single touchdowns scored in dual-registration matches for Rochdale.
Consecutive Appearances:
Hull FC’s Joe Westerman has the longest run of consecutive appearances amongst Super League players, with 38.
1 Joe Westerman (Hull FC) 38
2 Kyle Wood (Huddersfield Giants) 31
3 = Matt Cook (London Broncos), Sia Soliola (St Helens) 28
5 Zeb Taia (Catalan Dragons) 25
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 21
2 Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons) 20
3 Tommy Makinson (St Helens) 18
4 Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons) 17
5 = Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos), Mason Caton-Brown (Salford Red Devils) 15
8 = Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers), Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers), Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors), Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 14
Goals:
1 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 82
2 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 80
3 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 77
4 = Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers), Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos), Luke Walsh (St Helens) 66
7 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 60
8 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 58
9 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 46
10 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 41
Goals Percentage:
1 Jamie Ellis (Castleford Tigers) 100.00 (10/10)
2 Luke Gale (Bradford Bulls) 92.30 (24/26)
3 Jordan Rankin (Hull FC) 86.95 (20/23)
4 Sam Williams (Catalan Dragons) 86.36 (19/22)
5 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 82.00 (41/50)
6 Jacob Miller (Hull FC) 81.81 (9/11)
7 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 79.20 (80/101)
8 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 78.57 (66/84)
9 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 77.00 (77/100)
10 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 76.74 (66/86)
Points:
1 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 182
2 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 176
3 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 168
4 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 156
5 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 153
6 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 152
7 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 146
8 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 128
9 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 106
10 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 97
