There’s a score to settle! Saints face Wigan tonight at the Totally Wicked Stadium in the second derby of the season.
Last time out Kyle Amor was harshly sent off and the Warriors went home with the spoils.
This evening’s clash should be a humdinger!
Squad:
Saints have named an unchanged size with Wigan bringing back Tommy Leuluai for the clash. Read more here.
Last Ten Meetings:
Wigan 29, St Helens 18 (SLR9, 14/4/17)
Wigan 25, St Helens 0 (SLS8-R3, 19/8/16)
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)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 33 (includes wins in 2000 and 2014 Grand Finals & wins in 2000, 2002, 2009 and 2011 play-offs)
Wigan won 35 (includes win in 2010 Grand Final & wins in 2001, 2003 and 2004 play-offs)
4 draws
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 57-16 (MM, 2008) (also widest margin)
Wigan highest score: 65-12 (A, 1997) (also widest margin)
Head to Head Season Stats:
Saints | Wigan | |
Tries | 50 | 57 |
Goals | 41 | 39 |
Metres | 17,931 | 14,493 |
Breaks | 72 | 78 |
Tackles | 4,733 | 4,382 |
Penalties | 107 | 105 |
Career Milestones:
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).
George Williams needs one appearance to reach 100 for Wigan. Williams made his Warriors debut as a try-scoring substitute in a 60-10 home Challenge Cup win against Leigh on 19 April, 2013.
Try-Scoring Runs:
Ryan Morgan (1-1-1-1) has scored in the last four Saints games.
Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 18
2 = Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers), Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 13
4 = Albert Kelly (Hull FC), Ben Jones-Bishop (Wakefield Trinity) 12
6 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 11
7 = Joel Moon (Leeds Rhinos), Ben Murdoch-Masila (Salford Red Devils) 10
9 Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves) 9
10 = Richie Myler (Catalans Dragons), Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Matt Parcell (Leeds Rhinos), Greg Johnson (Salford Red Devils), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 8
Goals:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 67
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 61
3 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 46
4 Mark Percival (St Helens) 38
5 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 32
6 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 31
7 Morgan Escare (Wigan Warriors) 30
8 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 29
10 = Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity), Sam Williams (Wakefield Trinity) 25
Goals Percentage:
1 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 100.00 (10/10)
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 91.04 (61/67)
3 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 86.11 (31/36)
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 85.18 (46/54)
5 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 79.76 (67/84)
6 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 78.37 (29/37)
7 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 78.12 (25/32)
8 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 74.19 (23/31)
9 Tom Gilmore (Widnes Vikings) 71.42 (15/21)
10 = Mark Percival (St Helens) 70.37 (38/54)
Points:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 181
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 135
3 Mark Percival (St Helens) 100
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 99
5 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 86
6 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 79
7 Morgan Escare (Wigan Warriors) 77
8 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 72
9 = Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils), Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 66