IT’S the derby this evening with Saints seeking to readdress the balance following their loss at Wigan on Good Friday.
Last 10 Meetings:
Wigan 12, St Helens 4 (SLR8, 3/4/15)
St Helens 14, Wigan 6 (SLGF, 11/10/14) (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
Wigan 12, St Helens 16 (SLR18, 27/6/14)
St Helens 14, Wigan 33 (SLR9, 18/4/14)
St Helens 22, Wigan 16 (SLR22, 22/7/13)
Wigan 28, St Helens 16 (SLR9, 29/3/13)
Wigan 18, St Helens 26 (SLR27, 7/9/12)
St Helens 16, Wigan 42 (SLR15, 27/5/12) (at Etihad Stadium, Manchester)
Wigan 18, St Helens 4 (CCQF, 12/5/12)
St Helens 10, Wigan 28 (SLR10, 6/4/12)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 30 (includes wins in 2000 and 2014 Grand Finals & wins in 2000, 2002, 2009 and 2011 play-offs)
Wigan won 32 (includes win in 2010 Grand Final & wins in 2001, 2003 and 2004 play-offs)
4 draws
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 57-16 (MM, 2008) (also widest margin)
Wigan highest score: 65-12 (A, 1997) (also widest margin)
Career Milestones:
Jon Wilkin needs two tries to reach a career century of touchdowns. His total of 98 has been scored as follows: 8 for Hull KR (2000-2002), 89 for St Helens (2003-2015) and 1 for England (2004-2005, 2008-2009 & 2011-2012). Wilkin also made 6 non-scoring appearances for Great Britain (2006-2007).
Winning Runs:
St Helens have won their last four matches. Their last defeat was 33-26 at Catalans Dragons on May 9.
Consecutive Appearances:
Mose Masoe has the longest run of consecutive appearances amongst Super League players, with 48.
He made his Saints debut as a substitute in a 38-18 win against Hull KR at Langtree Park on March 7, 2014. He is an ever-present in the St Helens side since then.
1 Mose Masoe (St Helens) 48
2 Danny Washbrook (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 40
3 Elliott Whitehead (Catalans Dragons) 36
4 Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 33
5 = Paul Aiton (Leeds Rhinos), Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves) 32
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers
Tries:
1 Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 17
2 Tom Lineham (Hull FC) 15
3 Tommy Makinson (St Helens) 13
4 = Jordan Turner (St Helens), Dominic Manfredi (Wigan Warriors) 12
6 = Zeb Taia (Catalans Dragons), Kieran Dixon (Hull Kingston Rovers), Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings) 11
9 = Albert Kelly (Hull Kingston Rovers), Ken Sio (Hull Kingston Rovers), Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos), Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves) 10
Goals:
1 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 55
2 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 53
3 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos), Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 52
5 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 51
6 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 48
7 Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves) 37
8 = Jack Owens (Widnes Vikings), Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 34
10 Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils) 29
Goals Percentage:
1 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 85.24 (52/61)
2 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 84.61 (11/13)
3 Tommy Makinson (St Helens) 82.60 (19/23)
4 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 79.71 (55/69)
5 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 76.81 (53/69)
6 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 75.00 (51/68)
7 Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils) 72.50 (29/40)
8 Craig Hall (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 71.05 (27/38)
9 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 70.58 (48/68)
10 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 69.38 (34/49)
Points:
1 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 132
2 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 127
3 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 120
4 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos), Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 118
6 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 116
7 Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves) 94
8 Jack Owens (Widnes Vikings) 92
9 Tommy Makinson (St Helens) 90
10 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 84
