Big Match Preview

Saints have won their last 10 home fixtures against the Centurions with the visitor’s last victory being a 19-10 Slalom Lager Championship victory at Knowsley Road.

Squads:

Luke Douglas, Ryan Morgan and Jonah Cunningham have been named in Saints’ 19-man squad. Read more here.

2017 Meeting:

Leigh 24, St Helens 16 (SLR2, 24/2/17)

Super League Summary:

St Helens won 3
Leigh won 1

Highs and Lows:

St Helens highest score: 78-4 (A, 2005) (also widest margin)
Leigh highest score: 24-16 (H, 2017) (also widest margin)

Head to Head:

Career Milestones:

Alex Walmsley needs one appearance to reach 150 for his career. He has played 127 games for St Helens since 2013, and was previously with Batley (22 games, 2012-2013).

Leigh’s Danny Tickle needs three points to reach 2,500 for his career. His total of 2,497 has been scored as follows: 242 for Halifax, 2000-2002 (10 tries, 100 goals, 2 field goals), 572 for Wigan, 2002-2006 (34 tries, 217 goals, 2 field goals), 1,331 for Hull FC, 2007-2013 (47 tries, 571 goals, 1 field goal), 248 for Widnes, 2014 (3 tries, 118 goals), 2 for Castleford, 2016 (1 goal), 8 for Leigh, 2016-2017 (2 tries), 4 for England, 2012 (1 try) and 90 for England ‘A’, 2002-2003 (4 tries, 37 goals).

Super League Milestones:

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

Danny Tickle needs three points to draw level with Sean Long in sixth place in the list of Super League’s all-time leaders.

1 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, 1997-2015) 3,443
2 Paul Deacon (Wigan/Bradford/Oldham, 1997-2011) 2,413
3 Andy Farrell (Wigan, 1996-2004) 2,376
4 Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons/Wigan, 2006-2013 & 2016) 2,284
5 Lee Briers (Warrington/St Helens, 1997-2013) 2,232
6 Sean Long (Hull FC/St Helens/Wigan, 1996-2011) 2,200
7 Danny Tickle (Leigh/Castleford/Widnes/Hull FC/Wigan/Halifax, 2000-present) 2,197
8 Danny Brough (Huddersfield/Wakefield/Castleford/Hull FC, 2005-2006 & 2008-present) 2,074
9 Iestyn Harris (Bradford/Leeds/Warrington, 1996-2001 & 2004-2008) 1,674
10 Michael Dobson (Salford/Hull KR/Wigan/Catalans Dragons, 2006, 2008-2013 & 2015-present) 1,573

Losing Runs:

Leigh Centurions have lost their last six matches. Their last win was 22-8 at home to Warrington on 16 March.

Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:

Tries:

1 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 14
2 = Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers), Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 10
4 = Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers), Albert Kelly (Hull FC) 9
6 = Joel Moon (Leeds Rhinos), Ben Jones-Bishop (Wakefield Trinity) 8
8 = Richie Myler (Catalans Dragons), Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Matt Parcell (Leeds Rhinos), Tom Johnstone (Wakefield Trinity), Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 7

Goals:

1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 55
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 50
3 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 45
4 Morgan Escare (Wigan Warriors) 30
5 = Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils), Mark Percival (St Helens), Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 28
8 Sam Williams (Wakefield Trinity) 25
9 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 23
10 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 20

Goals Percentage:

1 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 90.90 (50/55)
2 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 88.23 (45/51)
3 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 82.14 (23/28)
4 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 81.81 (9/11)
5 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 79.71 (55/69)
6 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 77.77 (28/36)
7 = Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils), Tom Gilmore (Widnes Vikings) 73.33 (11/15)
9 Declan Patton (Warrington Wolves) 72.00 (18/25)
10 Ashton Golding (Leeds Rhinos) 70.00 (14/20)

Points:

1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 148
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 112
3 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 97
4 = Morgan Escare (Wigan Warriors), Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 77
6 Mark Percival (St Helens) 76
7 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 64
8 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 56
9 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 55
10 Sam Williams (Wakefield Trinity) 50