St Helens vs Leeds Rhinos Tips, Predictions and Bet Builder

Leeds Rhinos are one of the form teams in Super League right now and they will have a good test of their title credentials on Friday night when they face rivals St Helens at the Totally Wicked Stadium.

Saints have been inconsistent in recent weeks and a growing injury list at the Merseyside outfit has certainly not helped matters for head coach Paul Wellens ahead of the Rhinos’ arrival.

St Helens vs Leeds Rhinos Tips Summary

Market	Tip	Odds
Match Result	Leeds Rhinos	4/5
Best Bet	Leeds Rhinos -2.5 handicap	11/10
Bet Builder	Riley Lumb and Ryan Hall anytime tryscorer	5/1

Key Match Stats

• Leeds Rhinos have won seven of their last eight Super League games
• St Helens have lost four of their last seven Super League matches
• Leeds have lost five of their last six games against Saints
• The Rhinos won the last meeting between these sides 17-4 at St James’ Park on Magic Weekend in May

St Helens vs Leeds Rhinos Prediction

Best Bet: Leeds Rhinos -2.5 handicap @ 11/10

Currently on a five-game winning streak, this has been an impressive run of form from Brad Arthur’s Rhinos.

The side have come on leaps and bounds since Arthur’s arrival and now look like serious contenders to add to their eight Super League titles this season.

Beating St Helens 17-4 in May as part of the Magic Weekend in Newcastle will have proven to this Rhinos side they can mix it with the best.

Saints have been plagued by injuries and their inconsistent form of late makes them hard to back in this one. Hull KR and Warrington Wolves have won at the Totally Wicked Stadium recently and the in-form Rhinos can follow suit.

Alex Jack explains:

Games between St Helens and Leeds Rhinos rarely disappoint and with history written by the winners, it looks like the men from West Yorkshire can scribe the next chapter in this rivalry on Friday night.

St Helens vs Leeds Rhinos Bet Builder Tip

• Riley Lumb anytime tryscorer
• Ryan Hall anytime tryscorer
  
  Pays 5/1

This Bet Builder goes with both Riley Lumb and Ryan Hall to celebrate try-scoring performances under the lights at the Totally Wicked Stadium this week. 

In the last meeting between these sides, it was Lumb who got the Rhinos off to a perfect start with the opening try on the five-minute mark.

With nine Super League tries to his name this season, the 20-year-old can add to his tally on Friday, while veteran Hall can also cross over for the visitors.

The 37-year-old is closing in on 250 Super League tries in his career, with the Leeds legend currently just two off the landmark.

Expect him to go at least one closer on Friday night against a St Helens defence that leaked 34 points against Hull KR recently.

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Alex Jack adds:

Master and apprentice Hall and Lumb can both get in on the action with try-scoring displays on Friday night.

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Tactics, Form and Team News

Joe Batchelor and George Whitby are the latest names to be sidelined for St Helens ahead of this one.

The pair join fellow first-team stars Jack Welsby, Mark Percival and Lewis Murphy in the treatment room.

With some experienced heads out, Wellens will have to turn to younger players in the squad to step up and try to fill the void.

St Helens 21-man squad: Kyle Feldt, Jon Bennison, Tristan Sailor, Jonny Lomax, Alex Walmsley, Daryl Clark, Matty Lees, Curtis Sironen, Morgan Knowles, Moses Mbye, Matt Whitley, Aganatius Paasi, Jake Wingfield, George Delaney, Noah Stephens, Jake Burns, Harry Robertson, Will Roberts, Owen Dagnall, Jake Davies, Deon Cross.

In contrast, Leeds seem to be on a good run on the injury front after a tough start to the season.

Alfie Edgell being replaced by Ethan Clark-Wood is just the one change to the Rhinos squad, as the visitors look to land back-to-back wins over the Saints for the first time since 2018.

Leeds Rhinos 21-man squad: Lachie Miller, Harry Newman, Ash Handley, Ryan Hall, Brodie Croft, Mikolaj Oledzki, Andy Ackers, Keenan Palasia, James Bentley, James McDonnell, Cam Smith, Jarrod O’Connor, Sam Lisone, Morgan Gannon, Cooper Jenkins, Jake Connor, Tom Holroyd, Jack Sinfield, Riley Lumb, Ethan Clark-Wood, Kallum Watkins.

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