It will be the 15th Challenge Cup meeting between Saints and Castleford when the two sides meet at the Mend-a-Hose Stadium this Saturday.
Previous Challenge Cup Meetings:
2017 (Round 6) Castleford 53 St Helens 10
1996 (Round 4) Castleford 16 St Helens 58
1990 (Preliminary Round) St Helens 39 Castleford 12
1979 (Quarter Final) Castleford 6 St Helens 10
1970 (Semi-Final) Castleford 6 St Helens 3 (at Station Road, Swinton)
1965 (Round 1) St Helens 22 Castleford 9
1964 (Round 1) St Helens 6 Castleford 13
1961 (Round 2) Castleford 10 St Helens 18
1956 (Round 2) St Helens 48 Castleford 5
1946 (Round 1, First Leg) Castleford 10 St Helens 4
1946 (Round 1, Second Leg) St Helens 14 Castleford 5
1941 (Round 2) Castleford 21 St Helens 13
1938 (Round 2) Castleford 18 St Helens 2
1931 (Round 2) Castleford 2 St Helens 8
Last Ten Meetings:
St Helens 46, Castleford 6 (SLR1, 2/2/18)
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)
Head to Head:
| Saints | Castleford | |
| Tries | 79 (1st) | 38 (9th) |
| Goals | 68 (1st) | 42 (5th) |
| Metres | 19,816 (1st) | 14,268 (12th) |
| Breaks | 108 (1st) | 52 (10th) |
| Tackles | 4,643 (4th) | 4,093 (12th) |
| Penalties | 99 (11th) | 94 (12th) |
Milestones:
James Roby needs one try to reach a century of touchdowns for St Helens. He has scored 99 tries in 410 games for the Saints since 2004.
Regan Grace (1-2-2) has scored tries in our last three matches.
Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Ben Barba (St Helens) 15
2 Mark Percival (St Helens) 13
3 Fetuli Talanoa (Hull FC) 12
4 = Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors), Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 9
6 = Ash Handley (Leeds Rhinos), Jonny Lomax (St Helens), Tom Johnstone (Wakefield Trinity), Ben Jones-Bishop (Wakefield Trinity), Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 8
Goals:
1 Danny Richardson (St Helens) 68
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 47
3 Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors) 42
4 Ryan Shaw (Hull Kingston Rovers) 41
5 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 33
6 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 31
7 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 30
8 Tom Gilmore (Widnes Vikings) 28
9 Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves) 25
10 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 23
Goals Percentage:
1 Jake Connor (Hull FC) 100.00 (11/11)
2 Ryan Shaw (Hull Kingston Rovers) 89.13 (41/46)
3 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 86.11 (31/36)
4 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 85.18 (23/27)
5 Tom Gilmore (Widnes Vikings) 84.84 (28/33)
6 Lucas Albert (Catalans Dragons) 80.00 (12/15)
7 Robert Lui (Salford Red Devils) 78.57 (22/28)
8 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 78.33 (47/60)
9 Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves) 78.12 (25/32)
10 Danny Richardson (St Helens) 76.40 (68/89)
Points:
1 Danny Richardson (St Helens) 146
2 Ryan Shaw (Hull Kingston Rovers) 106
3 Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors) 105
4 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 102
5 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 94
6 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 70
7 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 68
8 Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves) 66
9 = Ben Barba (St Helens), Tom Gilmore (Widnes Vikings), Robert Lui (Salford Red Devils) 60
Tickets for Saturday’s game remain on sale from the Ticket Office, by calling 01744 455 052 and online.
