SAINTS have won their last thirteen meetings with Castleford.
The Tigers’ last win against the Saints was 30-24 at The Jungle on 6 April, 2008.
Castleford are seeking their first summer era away win at St Helens on Friday night (and first victory in 25 games overall).
In the 15 visits they made to Knowsley Road between 1996 and 2010, the Tigers were defeated on 14 occasions.
The closest they got to a summer victory at Saints’ old home came with a 32-32 draw on 13 September, 1998.
The Tigers have also lost at Anfield (42-16, 1997), Widnes (22-20, 2011) and three times at Langtree Park – 44-12 (2012), 48-18 (2013) and 38-16 (2014).
Castleford’s last win at St Helens was 12-8 in the third round of the Regal Trophy on 19 December, 1992. Their last league win was 29-16 on 21 October, 1990.
St Helens’ Tom Makinson has scored tries in his sides’ last five meetings with Castleford (2-1-3-1-1) whilst Jordan Turner has scored a try in each of his sides’ last four meetings with Castleford.
Last 10 Meetings:
St Helens 38, Castleford 16 (SLR17, 22/6/14)
Castleford 28, St Helens 30 (SLR8, 11/4/14)
Castleford 24, St Helens 40 (SLR21, 7/7/13)
St Helens 48, Castleford 18 (SLR10, 1/4/13)
St Helens 44, Castleford 12 (SLR25, 17/8/12)
Castleford 12, St Helens 18 (SLR11, 9/4/12)
Castleford 26, St Helens 46 (SLR23, 31/7/11)
St Helens 22, Castleford 20 (SLR12, 25/4/11)
St Helens 40, Castleford 30 (SL27, 4/9/10)
Castleford 18, St Helens 52 (SLR10, 5/4/10)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 32 (includes win in 1999 play-offs)
Castleford won 4
1 draw
Ups and Downs:
St Helens highest score: 72-4 (A, 2006) (also widest margin)
Castleford highest score: 36-22 (H, 2002) (Widest margin: 35-16, H, 1997)
Club Milestones:
Tommy Makinson needs one appearance to reach 100 for St Helens.
He made his Saints’ debut as a substitute in a 56-22 win against Salford at The Willows on February 18, 2011.
Super League Milestones:
Paul Wellens needs one try to draw level with Keith Senior in second place in the list of all-time leading try-scorers.
1 Danny McGuire (Leeds, 2001-present) 215
2 Keith Senior (Leeds/Sheffield, 1996-2011) 199
3 Paul Wellens (St Helens, 1998-present) 198
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) 153
8 Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, 2001-present) 149
9 Rob Burrow (Leeds, 2001-present) 148
10 Pat Richards (Wigan, 2006-2013) 147
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook – 1 appearance away from 200 (91 for Harlequins, 2006-2010 and 108 for St Helens, 2011-2014)
Paul Wellens – 2 tries away from 200 (198 for St Helens, 1998-2014)
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 28
2 Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons) 27
3 Tom Makinson (St Helens) 25
4 = Michael Oldfield (Catalan Dragons), Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 20
6 Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 19
7 Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons) 18
8 = Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers), Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers), Joe Wardle (Huddersfield Giants), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 17
Goals:
1 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 99
2 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 96
4 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 78
5 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos), Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 74
7 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 68
8 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 67
9 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 66
10 Josh Drinkwater (London Broncos) 54
Goals Percentage:
1 Jamie Ellis (Castleford Tigers) 100.00 (10/10)
2 Kevin Locke (Salford Red Devils) 90.90 (10/11)
3 Luke Gale (Bradford Bulls) 89.74 (35/39)
4 Sam Williams (Catalan Dragons) 84.00 (21/25)
5 = Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils) 81.81 (27/33), Jacob Miller (Hull FC) (9/11)
7 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 81.25 (52/64)
8 = Luke Walsh (St Helens) 78.57 (66/84), Jamie Foster (Bradford Bulls) (44/56), Jordan Rankin (Hull FC) (33/42)
Points:
1 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 224
2 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 214
3 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 208
4 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 178
5 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 170
6 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 169
7 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 160
8 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 153
9 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 141
10 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 136
