Big Match Preview

IT’S Saints v Wigan this evening at the DW Stadium and the third time the two sides have met.

Keiron Cunningham’s men won last time out at the Warriors whilst total wins are tied at 33-33.

Last Ten Meetings:

Wigan 4, St Helens 23 (SLR23, 22/7/16)
St Helens 12, Wigan 24 (SLR7, 25/3/16)
St Helens 18, Wigan 14 (SLS8-R6, 18/9/15)
St Helens 30, Wigan 14 (SLR18, 12/6/15)
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)

Super League Summary:

Wigan won 33 (includes win in 2010 Grand Final & wins in 2001, 2003 and 2004 play-offs)
St Helens won 33 (includes wins in 2000 and 2014 Grand Finals & wins in 2000, 2002, 2009 and 2011 play-offs)
4 draws

Highs and Lows:

Wigan highest score: 65-12 (A, 1997) (also widest margin)
St Helens highest score: 57-16 (MM, 2008) (also widest margin)

Head to Head:

 

Saints

Warriors

Tries

103

91

Goals

89

72

Metres

29,628

30,433

Breaks

125

113

Tackles

7,693

8,091

Penalties

192

208

Career and Club Milestones Involving Tonight’s Teams:

Joe Greenwood needs one appearance to reach 100 for his career. He has played 70 games for St Helens since 2012, to go with dual-registration appearances for Whitehaven (5, 2013) and Rochdale (24, 2013-2014).

James Roby needs three tries to reach a career century of touchdowns. He has touched down 90 times for St Helens since 2004, to go with 7 tries for England (2008-2013 & 2015). He also has non-scoring appearances for Great Britain (2006-2007).

Super League Milestones:

(Players reaching significant figures in Super League games only, including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)

Ben Flower – 1 appearance away from 150 (50 for Crusaders, 2009-2011 and 99 for Wigan, 2012-2016)

Winning Runs:

St Helens have won their last seven matches. Their last defeat was 33-16 at Catalans Dragons on June 11 .

First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:

(League games & Super 8s)

Tries:

1 Denny Solomona (Castleford Tigers) 31
2 Corey Thompson (Widnes Vikings) 20
3 Jodie Broughton (Catalans Dragons) 19
4 = Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Ryan Atkins (Warrington Wolves) 17
6 Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 16
7 Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves) 15
8 = Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Adam Swift (St Helens), Dominic Manfredi (Wigan Warriors) 14

Goals:

1 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 96
2 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 95
3 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 81
4 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 77
5 Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 69
6 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 65
7 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 60
8 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 56
9 Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings) 55
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 51

Goals Percentage:

1 Jordan Lilley (Leeds Rhinos) 84.37 (27/32)
2 Thomas Bosc (Catalans Dragons) 84.21 (16/19)
3 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 83.47 (96/115)
4 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 81.08 (60/74)
5 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 80.19 (81/101)
6 = Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 77.66 (77/99), Mark Percival (St Helens) (28/36)
8 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 76.74 (33/43)
9 = Jamie Ellis (Huddersfield Giants), Ken Sio (Hull Kingston Rovers) 76.47 (13/17)

Points:

1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 211
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 209
3 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 186
4 Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 174
5 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 162
6 Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings) 154
7 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 149
8 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Luke Walsh (St Helens) 132
10 Denny Solomona (Castleford Tigers) 124

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