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Super League | Round 8

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THE DIY KITCHENS STADIUM • THURSDAY 17 APR, 10:00 AM AEST
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WAK

Wakefield Trinity

1312
CAS

Castleford Tigers

✅ Model correct — backed Wakefield Trinity at 77%

AI Win Probability

77%Wakefield TrinityFavourite

Wakefield Trinity

77%

Castleford Tigers

23%

AI Match Overview

Wakefield Trinity are clear favourites here at 77%, with our model expecting a comfortable victory over Castleford Tigers. Castleford Tigers are stronger on paper across 5 of 7 key factors, including Forward Pack, Backline Quality and Halves Control, but Wakefield Trinity counter with ELO Difference and Recent Win Rate which tips the scales. Wakefield Trinity carry a 180-point ELO rating advantage (1459 vs 1280). Recent form favours Wakefield Trinity with 2 wins from their last 5 compared to 1 for Castleford Tigers. The margin model predicts Wakefield Trinity by 12.8 points with a combined total of 43.

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

Wakefield Trinity to Win @1.24

Winner ✓

Edge

-3.5%

Line / Spread

Wakefield Trinity +12.8 @1.91

Winner ✓

Edge

+0.0%

Margin Band

Wakefield Trinity 1-12 @3.30

Winner ✓

Edge

+0.0%

Total Points

Over 40.5 @1.91

Lost ✗

Edge

+0.0%

Form & History

TeamLast 5Avg Pts
Wakefield Trinity
R3L
R4W
R5L
R6W
R7L

older → newer

20.4
Castleford Tigers
R3L
R4W
R5L
R6L
R7L
14.0

Avg Conceded

19.6

Wakefield Trinity

24.4

Castleford Tigers

Avg Margin

0.8

Wakefield Trinity

-10.4

Castleford Tigers

Run Metres

1019

Wakefield Trinity

856

Castleford Tigers

Clean Breaks

3.2

Wakefield Trinity

3.2

Castleford Tigers

H2H History (Last 5)Castleford Tigers lead 3-2
Apr 2026WAK 34 - 0 CAS
Sep 2025WAK 22 - 26 CAS
May 2025WAK 32 - 8 CAS
Feb 2023WAK 4 - 16 CAS
Aug 2023WAK 12 - 28 CAS
Prediction BreakdownPure Alpha Model

📊Team ELO Ratings

WAK
1459Overall1280
CAS
ELO difference: +180 in favour of Wakefield Trinity

🏈Positional Matchups

Player ELO aggregated by position group, higher = stronger unit

796Forwards919
Best: 1027CAS +123Best: 1101
874Backs922
Best: 1057CAS +48Best: 1116
746Halves813
Best: 746CAS +68Best: 813
600Hooker654
CAS +54

📈Recent Form (Last 5)

WAK
Stat
CAS
2.0
Wins (Last 5)
1.0
20.4pts
Avg Score
14.0pts
19.6pts
Avg Conceded
24.4pts
0.8pts
Avg Margin
-10.4pts
1019.4m
Run Metres
856.4m
3.2
Clean Breaks
3.2
302.6
Tackles
202.2
10.8
Errors
5.8

🔑Key Prediction Factors

What the model weighted most in this prediction

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

Model Confidence

77%

Wakefield Trinity predicted to win by 13 points

Predicted total: 43 · Line: +12.8

3/4 match predictions correct