Big Game Preview

SAINTS take on Warrington tonight with a stunning record against the Wolves in Super League.

They have won 44 of the matches between the two sides in the modern era – but that will count for nothing tonight.

Last Ten Meetings:

Warrington 18, St Helens 10 (SLSF, 29/9/16)
Warrington 18, St Helens 20 (SLS8-R1, 4/8/16)
St Helens 4, Warrington 26 (SLR17, 3/6/16)
Warrington 22, St Helens 25 (SLR10, 8/4/16)
St Helens 16, Warrington 32 (SLS8-R7, 24/9/15)
Warrington 14, St Helens 20 (SLR22, 16/7/15)
St Helens 20, Warrington 16 (SLR16, 31/5/15) (at St James’ Park, Newcastle)
St Helens 32, Warrington 24 (SLR6, 19/3/15)
St Helens 12, Warrington 39 (SLR26, 4/9/14)
St Helens 24, Warrington 41 (SLR13, 18/5/14) (at Etihad Stadium, Manchester)

Super League Summary:

St Helens won 44 (includes wins in 2010 and 2012 play-offs)
Warrington won 12 (includes wins in 2012 and 2016 play-offs)
2 draws

Highs and Lows:

St Helens highest score: 72-2 (H, 2002) (also widest margin)
Warrington highest score: 56-22 (H, 2001) (also widest margin)

Head to Head:

SaintsWarrington
Tries1413
Goals1010
Metres5,9445,492
Breaks2518
Tackles1,8151,684
Penalties4238

Career Milestones Involving Tonight’s Teams:

James Roby needs one try to reach a career century of touchdowns. He 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).

Stefan Ratchford needs one try to reach a career century of touchdowns. He has touched down 56 times for Warrington since 2012, to go with 40 tries for Salford (2007-2011). He has also scored 3 times for England Knights (2011-2012), and has 2 non-scoring appearances for England (2012 & 2016).

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

1 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, 1997-2015) 454
2 Paul Wellens (St Helens, 1998-2015) 439
3 = Andy Lynch (Castleford/Hull FC/Bradford, 1999-present), Jamie Peacock (Leeds/Bradford, 1999-2015) 438
5 Leon Pryce (Hull FC/Catalans Dragons/St Helens/Bradford, 1998-2016) 432
6 Keith Senior (Leeds/Sheffield, 1996-2011) 413
7 Rob Burrow (Leeds, 2001-present) 412
8 Lee Gilmour (Wakefield/Castleford/Huddersfield/St Helens/Bradford/Wigan, 1997-2014) 407
9 Ben Westwood (Warrington/Wakefield, 1999-present) 386
10 Danny Tickle (Leigh/Castleford/Widnes/Hull FC/Wigan/Halifax, 2000-present) 385

Try-Scoring Runs:

St Helens’ Mark Percival (2-1-1) have all scored tries in their sides’ last three games.

Losing Runs:

Warrington Wolves have lost their last six Super League matches. Their last Super League victory was an 18-10 home semi-final success against St Helens on 29 September, 2016.

Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:

Tries:

1 Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers) 9
2 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 8
3 Albert Kelly (Hull FC) 6
4 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 5
5 = Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Adam Cuthbertson (Leeds Rhinos), Junior Sa’u (Salford Red Devils), Mark Percival (St Helens), Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves), Anthony Gelling (Wigan Warriors), Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors), Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 4

Goals:

1 = Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers), Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 27
3 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 19
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 18
5 Morgan Escare (Wigan Warriors) 16

Goals Percentage:

1 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 100.00 (27/27)
2 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 90.00 (18/20)
3 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 80.00 (12/15)
4 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 79.41 (27/34)
5 Sam Williams (Wakefield Trinity) 68.42 (13/19)

Points:

1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 74
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 66
3 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 51
4 = Morgan Escare (Wigan Warriors), Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers), Mark Percival (St Helens), Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 36

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