Saints can draw within one point of the top four at the end of the regular season with a win over Wakefield on Sunday.
We have won on our last four trips to Trinity, but have secured only one away win this year in Super League.
Trinity’s last home win against the Saints was on August 12 2012 when they won 33-32.
2017 Meeting:
St Helens 12, Wakefield 16 (SLR3, 3/3/17)
Super League Summary:
Wakefield won 8
St Helens won 33
Highs and Lows:
Wakefield highest score: 41-22 (H, 2004) (also widest margin)
St Helens highest score: 64-16 (H, 2005) (Widest margin: 60-4, H, 2005)
Head to Head Season Stats:
| Saints | Wakefield |
|
| Tries | 82 | 95 |
| Goals | 70 | 88 |
| Metres | 28,285 | 29,222 |
| Breaks | 119 | 134 |
| Tackles | 7,540 | 7,231 |
| Penalties | 159 | 183 |
Career Milestones:
Tommy Makinson needs three tries to reach a career century of touchdowns. He has scored 94 times for St Helens since 2011, to go with three dual-registration scores for Rochdale (2013). He also made one non-scoring appearance for Whitehaven in the same season.
Super League Milestones:
(Players reaching significant figures in Super League games only, including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)
Wakefield’s Reece Lyne is one appearance away from 100 (12 for Hull FC, 2010-2011 and 87 for Wakefield, 2013-2017)
Point-Scoring Runs:
Wakefield’s Liam Finn has the longest scoring streak amongst Super League players, having registered points in Wakefield’s last 17 matches. He last failed to score in a 38-18 win at Catalans Dragons on April 1.
His scoring streak then began with three goals in a 30-4 home win against Widnes on April 7.
Betfred Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 34
2 Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 20
3 = Albert Kelly (Hull FC), Ben Jones-Bishop (Wakefield Trinity) 17
5 = Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 16
7 = Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers), Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Joel Moon (Leeds Rhinos) 15
Goals:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 102
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 76
3 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 69
4 = Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity), Mark Percival (St Helens) 62
6 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 48
7 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 46
8 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 45
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 35
Goals Percentage:
1 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 92.85 (13/14)
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 89.41 (76/85)
3 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 85.18 (69/81)
4 Martyn Ridyard (Huddersfield Giants/Leigh Centurions) 84.84 (28/33)
5 Paul McShane (Castleford Tigers) 83.33 (10/12)
6 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 82.66 (62/75)
7 Jake Connor (Hull FC) 82.35 (14/17)
8 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 80.31 (102/127)
9 = Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 80.00 (48/60), Tom Makinson (St Helens) 80.00 (8/10)
Points:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 257
2 Mark Percival (St Helens) 180
3 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 170
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 150
5 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 136
6 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 128
7 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 120
8 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 116
9 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 111
10 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 105
