St. Helens vs Castleford Tigers Preview & Prediction | 2024 Super League | League Stage
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St. Helens failed to keep their winning streak intact and now find themselves trailing Wigan Warriors at the top of the table. They will aim to bounce back here and will believe they can as they host struggling Castleford Tigers.
START DATE/TIME: UK - Friday 5th July, 2024 - 8:00p / AUS - Saturday 6th July, 2024 - 5:00a / US EST - 3:00p / US PST - 12:00p
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK - This match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Mix / AUS - This match will be broadcast live on Fox League / US - This match will not be broadcast live
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK - This match will be streamed on SuperLeague+ and SkyGo / AUS - This match will be streamed on Kayo Sports / US - This match will be streamed on SuperLeague+
ST. HELENS FORM: SAINTS SUFFER FIRST LOSS IN FIVE
After winning all of their prior four matches, St. Helens went down to Salford Red Devils last time out. They failed to hold onto the lead and succumbed to a late converted try to lose out by just two points.
LAST FIVE: WWWWL
CASTLEFORD TIGERS FORM: TIGERS EDGED IN TIGHT AFFAIR
In their bid to avoid a third straight loss, Castleford produced a solid display against Hull KR but ultimately lost out by a solitary point to leave them with just one victory in their last six outings.
LAST FIVE: LWLLL
ST. HELENS TEAM NEWS: CAPTAIN LOMAX RETURNS
St. Helens have struggled to keep their best players on the pitch this season with plenty of injuries to contend with but in a huge boost, Jonny Lomax makes his return to the 21-man squad. However, Daryl Clark and Konrad Hurrell are the latest players to join the injury list.
21-MAN SQUAD: Welsby, Blake, Percival, Bennison, Lomax, Dodd, Lees, Mata’utia, Mbye, Bell, Sironen, Paasi, Delaney, Davies, Royle, Burns, Ritson, Vaughan, Stephens, Cowen, Robertson
CASTLEFORD TIGERS TEAM NEWS: WOOD OUT FOR SEASON
On the back of making his England debut last week, Sam Wood has been ruled out for the season with an injury he picked up in that game with France. He is among five players to drop out of the squad with George Lawler and Liam Watts welcome additions.
21-MAN SQUAD: Hooley, I. Senior, Miller, Watts, Lawler, El-Zakhem, Mellor, Westerman, Horne, Griffin, Milnes, Mustapha, Qareqare, Robb, Kibula, Hill, Johnson, Hindmarsh, Hoy, Hall, English
ST. HELENS VS CASTLEFORD TIGERS PREDICTION
St. Helens will have enjoyed the international break to get some work done on the training pitch, attempting to bounce back from their loss to Salford Red Devils. That was a first defeat in five games for Saints but they should be able to hit back at the first attempt. Castleford Tigers are their opponents and having won just one of their last six matches, it is hard to see them getting close to the hosts.
ST. HELENS VS CASTLEFORD TIGERS TIP: ST. HELENS -17.5
