SAINTS head into tonight’s play-off semi-final having split their series with the Dragons in the regular season.
They beat Catalan 40-22 back in March only to lose 42-0 in the sides’ most recent meeting.
Last Ten Meetings:
Catalan Dragons 42, St Helens 0 (SLR16, 14/6/14)
St Helens 40, Catalan Dragons 22 (SLR5, 14/3/14)
Catalan Dragons 6, St Helens 26 (SLR23, 3/8/13)
St Helens 12, Catalan Dragons 22 (SLR12, 12/4/13)
Catalan Dragons 15, St Helens 20 (SLR21, 20/7/12)
St Helens 32, Catalan Dragons 34 (SLR4, 24/2/12)
St Helens 40, Catalan Dragons 18 (SLR22, 15/7/11)
Catalan Dragons 16, St Helens 22 (SLR4, 5/3/11)
St Helens 20, Catalan Dragons 30 (SLR21, 9/7/10)
Catalan Dragons 12, St Helens 42 (SLR3, 20/2/10)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 11
Catalan Dragons won 8
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 53-10 (H, 2007) (also widest margin)
Catalan Dragons highest score: 42-0 (H, 2014) (also widest margin)
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
Paul Wellens – 2 tries away from 200 (198 for St Helens, 1998-2014)
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
(League games & play-offs. Play-off totals in brackets)
Tries:
1 Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 33 (5)
2 Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons) 27 (0)
3 Tom Makinson (St Helens) 26 (1)
4 = Michael Oldfield (Catalan Dragons) 21 (1), Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 21 (2)
6 Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 20 (0)
7 = Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers) 18 (1), Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons) 18 (0), Rhys Evans (Warrington Wolves) 18 (2), Paddy Flynn (Widnes Vikings) 18 (2), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 18 (1)
Goals:
1 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 104 (8)
2 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 100 (1)
3 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 98 (2)
4 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 78 (-)
5 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 77 (3), Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 77 (3)
7 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 75 (7)
8 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 67 (0)
9 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 66 (0)
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) 81.81 (9/11)
7 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 81.25 (52/64)
8 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 78.57 (77/98), Luke Walsh (St Helens) 78.57 (66/84), Jamie Foster (Bradford Bulls) 78.57 (44/56, Jordan Rankin (Hull FC) 78.57 (33/42)
Points:
1 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 235 (21)
2 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 226 (2)
3 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 212 (4)
4 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 178 (0)
5 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 175 (6)
6 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 170 (-)
7 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 166 (6)
8 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 155 (14)
9 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 153 (0)
10 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 136 (-)
