SAINTS take on Wakefield tonight in Round 3 of the Betfred Super League.
They have won their last nine meetings with Trinity, with the opposition’s last win coming 33-32 at Belle Vue on August 12 2012.
St Helens have also won their last eight home meetings with Wakefield, with the Trinity’s last away win against the Saints coming 22-20 at Knowsley Road on July 17 2009.
Last Ten Meetings:
St Helens 32, Wakefield 12 (SLS8-R7, 23/9/16)
Wakefield 32, St Helens 44 (SLR20, 3/7/16)
St Helens 44, Wakefield 4 (SLR5, 11/3/16)
St Helens 44, Wakefield 4 (SLR13, 1/5/15)
Wakefield 16, St Helens 20 (SLR4, 6/3/15)
St Helens 40, Wakefield 16 (SLR24, 15/8/14)
Wakefield 16, St Helens 24 (SLR6, 23/3/14)
Wakefield 12, St Helens 26 (SLR25, 18/8/13)
St Helens 52, Wakefield 18 (SLR7, 15/3/13)
Wakefield 33, St Helens 32 (SLR24, 12/8/12)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 33
Wakefield won 7
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 64-16 (H, 2005) (Widest margin: 60-4, H, 2005)
Wakefield highest score: 41-22 (H, 2004) (also widest margin)
Head to Head:
Saints |
Trinity |
|
Tries |
4 |
4 |
Goals |
3 |
4 |
Metres |
2,349 |
2,365 |
Breaks |
39 |
31 |
Tackles |
756 |
681 |
Penalties |
17 |
16 |
All-Time Leading Scorers:
1 Neil Fox (Wakefield/Bradford/Hull KR/York/Bramley/Huddersfield, 1956-79) 6,220
2 Jim Sullivan (Wigan, 1921-46) 6,022
3 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, 1997-2015) 4,231
4 Gus Risman (Salford/Workington/Batley, 1929-54) 4,050
5 John Woods (Leigh/Warrington/Bradford/Rochdale, 1976-92) 3,985
6 Mick Nanyn (Rochdale/Whitehaven/Widnes/Oldham/Leigh/Swinton, 1999-2015) 3,700
7 Cyril Kellett (Hull KR/Featherstone, 1956-74) 3,686
8 Kel Coslett (St Helens/Rochdale, 1962-79) 3,545
9 Lewis Jones (Leeds, 1952-64) 3,445
10 Danny Brough (Dewsbury/York/Hull FC/Castleford/Wakefield/Huddersfield, 2002-17) 3,440
Milestones Involving Tonight’s Teams:
James Roby needs one try to reach a career century of touchdowns. Roby has touched down 91 times for St Helens since 2004, to go with 7 tries for England (2008-2013 & 2015) and 1 for Great Britain (2006-2007).
Ben Jones-Bishop needs one try to reach a career century of touchdowns. His total of 99 has been scored as follows: 56 for Leeds (2008-2009 & 2011-2014), 11 for Harlequins (2010), 16 for Salford (2015), 14 for Wakefield (2016-2017) and 2 for England Knights (2012).
Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 = Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors) 4
3 = Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers), Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers), Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers), Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils), Andre Savelio (Warrington Wolves), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 3
Goals:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 11
2 = Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils), Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 10
4 = Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings), Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 7
Points:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 34
2 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 32
3 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 20
4 Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings) 18
5 = Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors), Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 16