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Super League | Round 20

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THE BREWDOG STADIUM • FRIDAY 1 AUG, 10:00 AM AEST
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STH

St Helens

400
CAS

Castleford Tigers

✅ Model correct — backed St Helens at 76%

AI Win Probability

76%St HelensFavourite

St Helens

76%

Castleford Tigers

24%

AI Match Overview

St Helens are clear favourites here at 76%, with our model expecting a comfortable victory over Castleford Tigers. The model sees St Helens ahead on 5 of 7 key factors including ELO Difference, Forward Pack and Recent Win Rate. St Helens carry a 340-point ELO rating advantage (1627 vs 1288). Recent form favours St Helens with 4 wins from their last 5 compared to 1 for Castleford Tigers. The margin model predicts St Helens by 11.0 points with a combined total of 49.

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 @1.06

Winner ✓

Edge

-17.9%

Line / Spread

St Helens +11 @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

Lost ✗

Edge

+0.0%

Form & History

TeamLast 5Avg Pts
St Helens
R15W
R16W
R17W
R18W
R19L

older → newer

19.8
Castleford Tigers
R15L
R16L
R17L
R18L
R19W
14.8

Avg Conceded

5.2

St Helens

28.8

Castleford Tigers

Avg Margin

14.6

St Helens

-14.0

Castleford Tigers

Run Metres

1170

St Helens

1059

Castleford Tigers

Clean Breaks

4.6

St Helens

3.8

Castleford Tigers

H2H History (Last 5)St Helens lead 4-1
May 2026STH 10 - 30 CAS
Sep 2025STH 26 - 24 CAS
Mar 2025STH 46 - 6 CAS
Feb 2024STH 60 - 4 CAS
Sep 2024STH 40 - 4 CAS
Prediction BreakdownPure Alpha Model

📊Team ELO Ratings

STH
1627Overall1288
CAS
ELO difference: +340 in favour of St Helens

🏈Positional Matchups

Player ELO aggregated by position group, higher = stronger unit

931Forwards871
Best: 1277STH +61Best: 1110
828Backs867
Best: 968CAS +39Best: 959
817Halves938
Best: 817CAS +121Best: 938
600Hooker1239
CAS +639

📈Recent Form (Last 5)

STH
Stat
CAS
4.0
Wins (Last 5)
1.0
19.8pts
Avg Score
14.8pts
5.2pts
Avg Conceded
28.8pts
14.6pts
Avg Margin
-14.0pts
1169.6m
Run Metres
1059.2m
4.6
Clean Breaks
3.8
266.0
Tackles
264.6
9.0
Errors
9.0

🔑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%
Tigers
4
Recent Win Rate10.0%
Helens
5
Halves Control9.0%
Tigers
6
Venue Advantage8.0%
Helens
7
H2H History6.0%
Helens

Model Confidence

76%

St Helens predicted to win by 11 points

Predicted total: 49 · Line: +11.0

2/4 match predictions correct