We go behind Friday’s fixture to find out who is set to reach a personal milestone...
Milestones:
James Roby is just one appearance away from 400 for the club.
He made his debut as a substitute in a 38-20 win against Widnes at Knowsley Road on March 19 2004 and he also needs just three tries to reach a century of touchdowns for the club.
You can read an extended interview with Roby in this week’s programme.
Tommy Makinson needs three tries to reach a century of touchdowns for Saints. He has scored 97 tries in 167 games since 2011.
Jonny Lomax needs eight points to reach 500 for the club. His total 492 has been reached with 71 tries, 103 goals and 2 field goals in 158 games for us since 2009.
Head To Head:
Saints are seeking to avoid their first home defeat in the summer era against Castleford.
In the 15 visits the Tigers made to Knowsley Road between 1996 and 2010, they were defeated on 14 occasions – a 32-32 draw coming on September 13 1998.
The Tigers have also lost at Anfield (1997), Widnes (2011) and eight times at the Totally Wicked Stadium since 2012.
Castleford’s last win at St Helens was 12-8 in the third round of the Regal Trophy on December 19 1992.
Last Ten Meetings:
Castleford 23, St Helens 22 (SLSF, 28/9/17)
Castleford 12, St Helens 26 (SLS8-R1, 3/8/17)
Castleford 16, St Helens 12 (SLR17, 4/6/17)
Castleford 53, St Helens 10 (CCR6, 13/5/17)
St Helens 26, Castleford 22 (SLR10, 17/4/17)
St Helens 40, Castleford 16 (SLS8-R5, 8/9/16)
Castleford 20, St Helens 30 (SLR13, 1/5/16)
St Helens 28, Castleford 22 (SLR4, 4/3/16)
Castleford 38, St Helens 42 (SLS8-R5, 10/9/15)
Castleford 25, St Helens 24 (SLR19, 18/6/15)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 40 (includes wins in 1999 and 2014 play-offs)
Castleford won 7 (includes win in 2017 play-offs)
1 draw
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 72-4 (A, 2006) (also widest margin)
Castleford highest score: 36-22 (H, 2002) (Widest margin: 35-16, H, 1997)