Saints take on Leeds on Friday night looking to maintain their lead at the top of Super League.
Justin Holbrook’s men are seeking their first win in four attempts over the Rhinos – with their last victory coming at the beginning of the 2017 season.
Last Ten Meetings:
St Helens 20, Leeds 28 (SLR6, 16/3/18)
Leeds 16, St Helens 14 (SLS8-R3, 18/8/17)
Leeds 24, St Helens 22 (SLR20, 29/6/17)
St Helens 6, Leeds 4 (SLR1, 9/2/17)
St Helens 38, Leeds 34 (SLR12, 22/4/16)
Leeds 30, St Helens 18 (SLR6, 18/3/16)
Leeds 20, St Helens 13 (SLSF, 2/10/15)
Leeds 18, St Helens 32 (SLS8-R4, 4/9/15)
Leeds 24, St Helens 14 (CCSF, 31/7/15) (at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)
Leeds 46, St Helens 18 (SLR20, 3/7/15)
Super League Summary:
Leeds won 32 (includes wins in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 Grand Finals; 1998, 2005, 2013 and 2015 play-offs)
St Helens won 33 (includes wins in 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008 play-offs)
Highs and Lows:
Leeds highest score: 74-16 (H, 2001) (Widest margin: 70-0, H, 2004)
St Helens highest score: 62-18 (H, 1999) (Widest margin: 56-10, H, 2004)
Super League Head to Head:
| Saints | Leeds |
|
| Tries | 99 (1st) | 54 (7th) |
| Goals | 80 (1st) | 42 (11th) |
| Metres | 24,040 (1st) | 20,327 (5th) |
| Breaks | 130 (1st) | 81 (8th) |
| Tackles | 5,601 (5th) | 5,655 (4th) |
| Penalties | 119 (12th) | 129 (8th) |
Point-Scoring Runs:
Danny Richardson has the longest scoring streak amongst Super League players, having registered points in St Helens’ last 19 matches.
His scoring streak began with seven goals in a 46-6 home win against Castleford on February 2 .
Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Ben Barba (St Helens) 19
2 Mark Percival (St Helens) 15
3 = Fetuli Talanoa (Hull FC), Ben Jones-Bishop (Wakefield Trinity) 12
5 = Ryan Morgan (St Helens), Tom Johnstone (Wakefield Trinity), Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 10
8 = Bureta Faraimo (Hull FC), Ash Handley (Leeds Rhinos), Regan Grace (St Helens), Jonny Lomax (St Helens), Josh Charnley (Warrington Wolves), Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors) 9
Goals:
1 Danny Richardson (St Helens) 80
2 Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors) 53
3 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 47
4 Ryan Shaw (Hull Kingston Rovers) 45
5 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 34
6 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 33
7 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 31
9 Tom Gilmore (Widnes Vikings) 28
10 Robert Lui (Salford Red Devils) 27
Goals Percentage:
1 Jake Connor (Hull FC) 96.29 (26/27)
2 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 86.11 (31/36)
4 Tom Gilmore (Widnes Vikings) 84.84 (28/33)
5 Ryan Shaw (Hull Kingston Rovers) 83.33 (45/54)
6 Lucas Albert (Catalans Dragons) 80.00 (12/15)
7 Ryan Hampshire (Wakefield Trinity) 78.57 (11/14)
8 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 78.33 (47/60)
9 Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves) 78.12 (25/32)
10 = Robert Lui (Salford Red Devils) (27/36), Krisnan Inu (Widnes Vikings) 75.00 (9/12)
Points:
1 Danny Richardson (St Helens) 174
2 Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors) 131
3 Ryan Shaw (Hull Kingston Rovers) 122
4 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 102
5 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 96
6 Jake Connor (Hull FC) 77
7 Ben Barba (St Helens) 76
8 = Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 74
Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves) 74
10 = Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 70
Robert Lui (Salford Red Devils) 70
Table:
| POS | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saints | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 558 | 204 | 354 | 30 |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 439 | 242 | 197 | 24 |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 389 | 297 | 92 | 22 |
| 4 | Castleford Tigers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 372 | 322 | 50 | 22 |
| 5 | Hull FC | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 431 | 351 | 80 | 20 |
| 6 | Wakefield Trinity | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 339 | 313 | 26 | 16 |
| 7 | Leeds Rhinos | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 300 | 330 | -30 | 15 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Giants | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 270 | 491 | -221 | 13 |
| 9 | Catalans Dragons | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 270 | 389 | -119 | 12 |
| 10 | Salford Red Devils | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 268 | 413 | -145 | 10 |
| 11 | Hull KR | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 297 | 452 | -155 | 8 |
| 12 | Widnes Vikings | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 275 | 404 | -129 | 6 |
Tickets:
Tickets for the clash are now on sale from Leeds only. It is highly unlikely there will be cash turnstiles on Gameday.
