The race for the Super League Leaders' Shield is set to heat up on Friday evening as second-placed Wakefield Trinity face Leeds Rhinos at the DIY Kitchens Stadium.
With only six weeks left of the Super League regular season, time is running out for teams to build momentum ahead of the play-offs.
Brad Arthur's side have a two-point cushion over Wakefield in the table, while they have a huge points difference advantage.
A win for the Rhinos this week would give them a huge advantage in the race for the title, but a home victory could even give third-placed Wigan Warriors a boost as they are level on 32 points with Daryl Powell's troops.
Wakefield Trinity v Leeds Rhinos Tips Summary
Best Bet - Wakefield Trinity to win @ 6/5
Alternative Bet - To win both halves - Neither team @ 4/6
Bet Builder - Successful drop goal - Yes & Match winning margin - Wakefield Trinity 1-12 @ 16/1
Wakefield Trinity v Leeds Rhinos Prediction
Best Bet: Wakefield Trinity to win @ 6/5
Super League chiefs have hit the jackpot this weekend as two of the best teams in the competition meet in a game that could have a huge bearing on where the League Leaders' Shield ends up.
Both teams come into the game on the back of morale-boosting victories last week, with Wakefield finally beating Catalans Dragons away from home 32-12, while Leeds battered Toulouse Olympique 46-0 at home.
There is barely anything to split these two teams and the contest could be decided on a coin flip.
However, Wakefield have won three in a row against Leeds at home, including this season's 24-14 success in the Challenge Cup.
Leeds have lost four times this season in Super League and each of those defeats have come away from home.
Wakefield's fans will be fired up for this on what should be a momentous night and they can get over the line.
Alternative Bet: To win both halves - Neither team @ 4/6
Games involving two top teams are often so hard to call, and this battle is no different.
While Wakefield can pick up the victory thanks to their home advantage, they are still playing a team that has scored 744 points this season, the most in Super League by some distance.
Leeds are dangerous all across the park and will not go down without a fight, so it is tough to see them losing both halves in this meeting.
Wakefield Trinity v Leeds Rhinos Bet Builder Tip
Successful drop goal - Yes
Match winning margin - Wakefield Trinity 1-12
Pays @ 16/1
A game of this magnitude can be decided by the finest of margins and all signs point to a narrow victory for Wakefield.
All three of their recent home wins against Leeds have come by 10 points or fewer and Leeds are simply too explosive in attack to lose heavily.
A moment of brilliance or an error could easily decide this and there is plenty of value in backing a drop goal to be scored.
If the game is close in the final 10 minutes, both coaches will be happy to try a drop goal to try to kill time and frustrate the opposition.
Wakefield beat Leeds 15-14 in July 2025 at home and history can repeat itself here.
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Key Match Stats
Wakefield Trinity have won their last seven games in Super League
The hosts have won nine of their 12 matches at home in all competitions
Leeds Rhinos have won nine of their last 12 fixtures in Super League
Leeds have lost their last three games at Wakefield in all competitions
All four of Leeds' Super League defeats this season have been away from home
Leeds Rhinos are without Super League's top tryscorer Maika Sivo, who has scored 29 tries this season
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