Leigh and St Helens Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds

English Challenge Cup
Leigh and St Helens
The Halliwell Jones Stadium
22.07.2023, 16:30

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In the semi-final match of the English Challenge Cup, which takes place at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, Leigh and St. Helens face off against each other. The squad that will be playing at home is considered the underdog going into this matchup. On the other hand, despite suffering a defeat at the hands of the Dragons over the last weekend, St. Helens will be looking to get back on the winning track here.

Leigh - on an impressive run

Leigh, who has been playing well recently, will enter this encounter with the conviction that they can get back to being at their very best and give a solid performance. Leigh has only recently suffered one defeat, which occurred in their encounter against the Catalans Dragons and finished with a score of 38-30. In fact, the home team enters this match riding a three-game winning streak, which includes victories against Hull KR, Castleford, and Salford prior to this matchup. Another thing that makes Leigh an impressive team is the fact that they have won 12 of their past 13 matches coming into this one.

St Helens - favorites but not at their best

This year, St. Helens have not played with the same level of consistency that they did last year, and it appears as though they will have a very different season overall. The visitors have finished their most recent five games with a record of three wins and two losses. Of those five games, the visitors have lost two. St. Helens' most recent match was against the Catalans Dragons, which they played at home and ultimately lost 12-14. Even though Mark Percival scored a try and converted a goal for St. Helens in that encounter, the team was behind at halftime with a score of 6-8 and was losing. In the meantime, despite having great players like Lewis Dodd and Joey Lussick, St. Helens were not able to pull off an upset, with the game ending in a 6-6 tie in the second half.

Head-Head Highlights

Since the beginning of 2017, Leigh and St. Helens have competed against one another a total of five times. St. Helens prevailed in three of their contests against Leigh, but Leigh was victorious in the other two, which included both of their head-to-head encounters: the first one and the most recent one.

Expert Betting Tips

This matchup features two formidable teams, both of which have had a successful start to the current campaign. In spite of the fact that the home team has consistently displayed high levels of quality during the course of the season, considering their current standing in the league, we can be confident that they will deliver a polished and error-free performance here. However, despite the fact that the St. Helens have not been particularly formidable up to this point, I feel that talent will shine through. A wager should therefore be placed on the away team to win this match. Also, given that the two sides are anticipated to be performing at their highest levels today, we can most certainly anticipate a high number of points being scored.

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Odds1,75

Bet TypeAsian Handicap W2 AH (5.5)