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THE JUNGLE • SATURDAY 22 FEB, 11:00 AM AEDT
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Castleford Tigers

646
STH

St Helens

✅ Model correct — backed St Helens at 68%

AI Win Probability

68%St HelensFavourite

Castleford Tigers

32%

St Helens

68%

AI Match Overview

St Helens are clear favourites here at 68%, with our model expecting a comfortable victory over Castleford Tigers. The model sees St Helens ahead on 6 of 7 key factors including ELO Difference, Forward Pack and Backline Quality. St Helens carry a 216-point ELO rating advantage (1572 vs 1356). Recent form favours St Helens with 2 wins from their last 5 compared to 1 for Castleford Tigers. The margin model predicts St Helens by 13.0 points with a combined total of 48.

Generated from model features • Pre-kick-off analysis

Edge Analysis

Each market is predicted by an independent model, H2H, margin, and totals may occasionally disagree.

H2H Recommendation

St Helens to Win @1.18

Winner ✓

Edge

-16.7%

Line / Spread

St Helens -13 @1.91

Winner ✓

Edge

+0.0%

Margin Band

St Helens 1-12 @3.30

Lost ✗

Edge

+0.0%

Total Points

Over 40.5 @1.91

Winner ✓

Edge

+0.0%

Form & History

TeamLast 5Avg Pts
Castleford Tigers
R1L

older → newer

16.6
St Helens
R1W
31.6

Avg Conceded

29.4

Castleford Tigers

12.2

St Helens

Avg Margin

-12.8

Castleford Tigers

19.4

St Helens

Run Metres

585

Castleford Tigers

1067

St Helens

Clean Breaks

1.4

Castleford Tigers

6.0

St Helens

H2H History (Last 5)St Helens lead 4-1
May 2026CAS 30 - 10 STH
Sep 2025CAS 24 - 26 STH
Jul 2025CAS 0 - 40 STH
Feb 2024CAS 4 - 60 STH
Sep 2024CAS 4 - 40 STH
Prediction BreakdownPure Alpha Model

📊Team ELO Ratings

CAS
1356Overall1572
STH
ELO difference: -216 in favour of St Helens

🏈Positional Matchups

Player ELO aggregated by position group, higher = stronger unit

962Forwards957
Best: 1104EvenBest: 1214
762Backs1281
Best: 869STH +519Best: 1394
800Halves1140
Best: 800STH +340Best: 1140
1000Hooker1239
STH +239

📈Recent Form (Last 5)

CAS
Stat
STH
1.0
Wins (Last 5)
2.0
16.6pts
Avg Score
31.6pts
29.4pts
Avg Conceded
12.2pts
-12.8pts
Avg Margin
19.4pts
585.2m
Run Metres
1066.8m
1.4
Clean Breaks
6.0
151.0
Tackles
259.0
5.2
Errors
8.2

🔑Key Prediction Factors

What the model weighted most in this prediction

1
ELO Difference15.0%
Helens
2
Forward Pack12.0%
Helens
3
Backline Quality10.0%
Helens
4
Recent Win Rate10.0%
Helens
5
Halves Control9.0%
Helens
6
Venue Advantage8.0%
7
H2H History6.0%
Helens

Model Confidence

68%

St Helens predicted to win by 13 points

Predicted total: 48 · Line: -13.0

3/4 match predictions correct