Big Match Preview

Saints take on Huddersfield at the Totally Wicked Stadium on Friday night.

Last Ten Meetings:

Huddersfield 24, St Helens 16 (SLR16, 16/6/17)
St Helens 14, Huddersfield 14 (SLR8, 7/4/17)
Huddersfield 18, St Helens 34 (SLR22, 17/7/16)
Huddersfield 48, St Helens 20 (SLR15, 22/5/16) (at St James’ Park, Newcastle)
St Helens 30, Huddersfield 16 (SLR1, 5/2/16)
St Helens 22, Huddersfield 28 (SLS8-R3, 20/8/15)
St Helens 35, Huddersfield 34 (SLR21, 10/7/15)
Huddersfield 8, St Helens 11 (SLR10, 12/4/15)
Huddersfield 17, St Helens 16 (SLR27, 12/9/14)
St Helens 41, Huddersfield 22 (SLR14, 23/5/14)

Super League Summary:

St Helens won 33 (includes wins in 2009 and 2010 play-offs)
Huddersfield won 11
1 draw

Highs and Lows:

St Helens highest score: 68-18 (H, 1998) (Widest margin: 68-18, H, 1998; 54-4, H, 2007)
Huddersfield highest score: 48-20 (MW, 2016) (Widest margin: 40-4, A, 2013)

Career Milestones:

Jermaine McGillvary needs one appearance to reach 250 for his career. He has played 201 games for Huddersfield since 2010, to go with loan appearances for Barrow (11, 2010) and Batley (30, 2008-2009). He has also represented both England (6 games, 2015-2017) and England Knights (1 game, 2012).
 
Tommy Makinson needs one try to reach a career century of touchdowns. He has scored 96 times for St Helens since 2011, to go with 3 dual-registration scores for Rochdale (2013). He also made one non-scoring appearance for Whitehaven in the same season.

James Roby needs three tries to reach 100 for St Helens. He has touched down 97 times in 396 games for the Saints since 2004.

Super League Milestones:

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

Jon Wilkin – 1 appearance away from 350 (349 for St Helens, 2003-2017)

Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:

(League games & Super 8s only)

Tries:
1 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 37
2 Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 21
3 = Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Ben Jones-Bishop (Wakefield Trinity) 19
5 = Albert Kelly (Hull FC), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 18
7 Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers) 17
8 = Mason Caton-Brown (Wakefield Trinity), Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves) 16
10 = Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Joel Moon (Leeds Rhinos), Matt Parcell (Leeds Rhinos) 15

Goals:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 129
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 92
3 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 87
4 Mark Percival (St Helens) 84
5 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 69
6 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 57
7 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 48
8 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 46
9 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 45
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 44

Goals Percentage:
1 Tony Gigot (Catalans Dragons) 90.00 (9/10)
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 89.32 (92/103)
3 Jake Connor (Hull FC) 86.95 (20/23)
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 85.18 (69/81)
5 Martyn Ridyard (Huddersfield Giants/Leigh Centurions) 84.84 (28/33)
6 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 84.61 (33/39)
7 Paul McShane (Castleford Tigers) 83.33 (10/12)
8 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 82.16 (129/157)
9 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 82.07 (87/106)
10 = Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 80.00 (48/60), Tom Makinson (St Helens) 80.00 (8/10)

Points:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 317
2 Mark Percival (St Helens) 224
3 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 210
4 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 178
5 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 150
6 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 148
7 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 133
8 George Williams (Wigan Warriors) 127
9 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 122
10 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 120

League Table:

POSTeamPWLDPFPADIFFPTS
1Castleford Tigers28244091146844348
2Leeds Rhinos28181006696096036
3Hull FC29161216666392733
4Wigan Warriors28141136715987331
5Wakefield Trinity29151407136476530
6Saints28141315934969529
7Salford Red Devils28141406746542028
8Huddersfield Giants28111436356043125

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