Hull Kingston Rovers became only the fifth club to win the Super League Grand Final last year and, just 12 months on, we are guaranteed a new winner for the second season in succession.
Warrington Wolves have been to Old Trafford four times but have yet to get over the line, while Wakefield Trinity will be experiencing the Theatre of Dreams for the first time on Saturday evening.
Will the Wire finally end their 70-year wait to be crowned champions again, or will Wakey cap a meteoric rise from the Championship to the Super League summit? The Racing Post's Matthew Ireland is on hand to run the rule over Saturday's title-decider.
Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity Tips Summary
Best Bet - Wakefield Trinity to win @ 5/6
Alternative Bet - Over 30.5 points @ 5/6
Bet Builder - Wakefield Trinity to win, Tom Johnstone to score a try & Drop goal to be scored @ 13/1
Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity Prediction
Best Bet: Wakefield Trinity @ 5/6
For 29 seasons, the Super League trophy was the preserve of just four clubs - Bradford Bulls, Leeds Rhinos, St Helens and Wigan Warriors.
Hull KR finally cracked the cartel with a 24-6 win over Wigan at Old Trafford last year, and the Robins will be joined on the competition's roll of honour by a sixth club on Saturday.
Few, if any, rugby league fans would have predicted that Warrington and Wakefield would be playing in this season's Grand Final, but the pair upset the applecart in last week's semi-finals by winning away to the top-two finishers in the regular season, Wigan and Leeds.
Warrington's win over a Leeds side missing almost all of its first-choice backline wasn't too much of an upset but the way in which Wakefield dismantled Wigan in their own backyard definitely was.
Trinity's ambitious owner Matt Ellis has big plans for the club but even he could not have foreseen Wakey pitching up at the Grand Final in only their second season after promotion back to the top flight.
Wakefield have been excellent for much of the season and they outplayed Wigan, who had won their previous 16 games and looked nailed-on to reach another Grand Final, in every area last week.
The 33-6 scoreline was an accurate reflection of Wakey's superiority and they must head to the Theatre of Dreams full of confidence.
It is also only four weeks since Wakey beat Warrington 25-18 at Belle Vue and the manner of their semi-final success, and the Wolves' narrow victory over Leeds, suggests they will have the edge on Saturday.
Warrington have hit form at the best possible time and their defeat to Wakefield at the beginning of September is their sole reverse since the start of August.
But they had a golden chance to beat Leeds given the Rhinos' injury woes and they only just found a way to win, with a contentious penalty decision proving decisive at Headingley.
Alternative Bet: Over 30.5 points @ 5/6
Grand Finals are often tight, low-scoring affairs but this year's may be different.
Both Warrington and Wakefield like to throw the ball around, and between them they scored more than 1,400 points in the regular season.
Forecast warm and dry conditions also increase the prospect of some attacking rugby league and it would be no surprise if the pair combined for at least 31 points.
Their two meetings this season ended 27-16 and 25-18 to the home side, while the pair's four play-off matches have averaged 38.5 points per game, with Warrington's 14-12 semi-final win the lowest-scoring.
Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity Bet Builder Tip
Wakefield Trinity to win
Tom Johnstone to score a try
Drop goal to be scored
Pays 13/1
Wakefield's semi-final blitz of Wigan was so impressive that they have to be given the vote ahead of Saturday's Grand Final and winger Tom Johnstone could help them on their way to glory.
The England international touched down twice against the Warriors and has bagged 22 in just 20 appearances for Trinity this season, including one in their 25-18 win over Warrington at the start of September.
Drop-goals can be worth their weight in gold in knockout games so complete a Grand Final Bet Builder with a bet on a successful one-pointer.
George Williams slotted one home in Warrington's 35-12 win over Hull KR while Wakefield have taken a successful drop at goal in two of their last three fixtures.
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Key Match Stats
- Wakefield have won four of their five meetings with Warrington since returning to Super League at the start of 2025
- Neither Wakefield nor Warrington have won the Grand Final before
- Wakefield winger Tom Johnstone has scored in 13 of his 20 appearances for Trinity this season
- Warrington have won nine of their last 10 matches
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