SAINTS have won their last five meetings with Widnes.
The Vikings’ last win against the Saints was 40-26 at home on April 21 2014.
St Helens have also won their last three home fixtures with Widnes, with the Vikings’ last win at Langtree Park coming 35-28 on May 3 2013.
2016 Meeting:
Widnes 12, St Helens 20 (SLR8, 28/3/16)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 16
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)
Head to Head:
Saints | Widnes | |
Tries | 89 | 79 |
Goals | 73 | 58 |
Metres | 24612 | 25183 |
Breaks | 104 | 123 |
Tackles | 6322 | 7108 |
Penalties | 171 | 181 |
Career and Club Milestones Involving Tonight’s Teams:
James Roby needs one appearance to reach 400 for his career.
He has played 362 games for St Helens since 2004, to go with representative appearances for Great Britain (7, 2006-2007) and England (30, 2008-2013 & 2015).
Jordan Turner needs one appearance to reach 250 for his career.
He has played 106 games for St Helens since 2013, and was previously with Hull FC (72 games, 2010-2012) and Salford (69 games, 2006-2009). He has also represented England Knights twice (2012).
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Denny Solomona (Castleford Tigers) 24
2 Jodie Broughton (Catalans Dragons) 18
3 Corey Thompson (Widnes Vikings) 17
4 Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 16
5 Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 14
6 = Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Dominic Manfredi (Wigan Warriors) 13
8 = Jake Webster (Castleford Tigers), Junior Sa’u (Salford Red Devils), Ryan Atkins (Warrington Wolves), Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves) 12
Goals:
1 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 81
2 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 73
3 = Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves), Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 65
5 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 64
6 = Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings), Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors), Luke Walsh (St Helens) 54
9 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 50
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 43
Goals Percentage:
1 Jordan Lilley (Leeds Rhinos) 84.37 (27/32)
2 Thomas Bosc (Catalans Dragons) 83.33 (10/12)
3 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 82.65 (81/98)
4 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 80.24 (65/81)
5 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 80.21 (73/91)
6 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 79.41 (54/68)
7 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 78.04 (64/82)
8 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 77.77 (14/18)
9 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 77.41 (24/31)
10 Ken Sio (Hull Kingston Rovers) 76.47 (13/17)
Points:
1 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 174
2 Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 166
3 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 159
4 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 154
5 Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings) 152
6 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 136
7 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 123
8 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 118
9 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 115
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 98
