St. Helens vs Catalans Dragons Preview & Prediction | 2024 Super League | League Stage
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Another big game at the top end of the Super League table and with how close the top six is with just four points separating Saints in first to Salford Red Devils in sixth, every win is absolutely crucial.
START DATE/TIME: UK - Friday 31st May, 2024 - 20:00 / AUS - Saturday 1st June, 2024 - 05:00 / US EST - 15:00 / US PST - 12:00
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK - This match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Action / 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 EARN ANOTHER BIG WIN
After putting 60 points on Castleford Tigers, St. Helens backed that effort up by scoring another 40 in their big win over Leeds Rhinos last week as they continue to click into gear with the ball.
LAST FIVE: WWLWW
CATALANS DRAGONS FORM: DRAGONS LEFT FRUSTRATED BY WOLVES
It is now three losses in four for the French side after they were beaten by Warrington Wolves. They were not helped by an early injury blow to Alrix Da Costa and were forced into a makeshift solution at hooker with Micky McIlorum already out of the side.
LAST FIVE: WLLWL
ST. HELENS TEAM NEWS: LOMAX JOINS INCREASING INJURY LIST
Saints are already without some important players but have now lost the influential Jonny Lomax. He will be sidelined along with Joe Batchelor who is likely to miss at least a month of action.
21-MAN SQUAD: Welsby, Makinson, Blake, Percival, Bennison, Dodd, Clark, Lees, Mata’utia, Mbye, Bell, Sironen, Paasi, Delaney, Davies, Royle, Hurrell, Burns, Vaughan, Stephens, Cowen
CATALANS DRAGONS TEAM NEWS: DRAGONS SUFFER INJURY FURTHER WOE
Catalans have also been hit by a long injury list which now includes Arthur Romano, Mike McMeeken, Paul Seguier and Alrix Da Costa. With Micky McIlorum also absent, the French side come into the game with real issues at hooker and that could prove to be extremely problematic.
21-MAN SQUAD: Mourgue, Davies, Laguerre, Yaha, Nikorima, Fages, Bousquet, Sims, Garcia, Sironen, Navarrete, Rouge, Satae, Ikuvalu, Dezaria, Johnstone, Castano, Abdull, Maria, Aispuro-Bichet, Ben Abdeslem
ST. HELENS VS CATALANS DRAGONS PREDICTION
Injury problems have overshadowed the build-up to this contest but there is still plenty of talent set to take to the field between two of the top teams in Super League. Just two points separate the pair and this could go either way, despite it being tougher to call owing to the long list of unavailable players on both sides. However, home advantage cannot be ignored here and should give Saints the edge.
ST. HELENS VS CATALANS DRAGONS TIP: ST. HELENS TO WIN
