Saints face Widnes tonight in Round 18 of the Betfred Super League.
Saints have won their last four home fixtures with the Vikings’, with their last defeat at the Totally Wicked Stadium coming 35-28 on May 3 2013.
Squad:
Both sides have named their 19-man squad with Jonny Lomax returning for Saints. Read more here.
2017 Meeting:
Widnes 16, St Helens 14 (SLR11, 21/4/17)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 18
Widnes won 3
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 62-0 (H, 2012) (also widest margin)
Widnes highest score: 40-26 (H, 2014) (also widest margin)
Head to Head Season Stats:
| Saints | Widnes | |
| Tries | 56 | 53 |
| Goals | 46 | 39 |
| Metres | 20,351 | 19,616 |
| Breaks | 77 | 69 |
| Tackles | 5,428 | 5,849 |
| Penalties | 121 | 157 |
Career Milestones:
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook needs one appearance to reach 300 for his career. He has played 200 games for St Helens since 2011, to go with appearances for Harlequins (97, 2006-2010) and England (2, 2008-2009).
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).
Mark Percival needs ten points to reach 500 for St Helens. His total of 490 has been reached with 44 tries and 157 goals in 87 games for the club since 2013.
Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 25
2 Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 17
3 Albert Kelly (Hull FC) 15
4 = Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers), Ben Jones-Bishop (Wakefield Trinity) 14
6 Joel Moon (Leeds Rhinos) 12
7 = Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers), Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Matt Parcell (Leeds Rhinos), Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves) 11
Goals:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 76
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 64
3 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 54
4 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 42
5 Mark Percival (St Helens) 41
6 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 40
7 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 36
8 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 35
10 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 32
Goals Percentage:
1 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 100.00 (10/10)
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 90.14 (64/71)
3 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 87.09 (54/62)
4 = Paul McShane (Castleford Tigers), Martyn Ridyard (Leigh Centurions/Huddersfield Giants) 83.33 (10/12)
6 Jake Connor (Hull FC) 81.81 (9/11)
7 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 80.00 (40/50)
8 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 78.35 (76/97)
9 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 78.26 (36/46)
10 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 76.36 (42/55)
Points:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 199
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 141
3 Mark Percival (St Helens) 118
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 116
5 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 105
6 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 100
7 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 96
8 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 92
9 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 84
10 Morgan Escare (Wigan Warriors) 77
