St Helens vs Leeds Prediction: Both sides hoping to get back to winning ways

The twenty-first round of the English Super League will feature a clash between St. Helens and Leeds, and it will take place at Totally Wicked Stadium. Because neither of these clubs were able to pick up a victory during the past weekend, it is almost clear that going into this clash, they will both be hoping for a result that is more favorable. However, what do you anticipate the result of this match to be?

St Helens - favorite once again

St. Helens must now choose their own destiny, and in order to do so successfully, they will need to perform at their absolute best in this encounter. They have not been able to show much character in recent matches, and they are playing inconsistently. They are playing like a completely different team than we saw last season. The St. Helens team's performance against Leigh the week before was still subpar, despite their previous week's loss to the Catalan Dragons, which was a close game with a final score of 12-14. In that match, which was also a close encounter in the semi-final of the Challenge Cup, they suffered a loss by a score of 12-10. In that game, St. Helens did very well to win the first half, and as a result, they took a 0-6 lead into the second half of the contest. Despite this, their opponent turned in a strong performance, scoring 12 points while St. Helens could only muster 4. St. Helens are aware that in order to gain a victory, they need to deliver a stronger performance than they have in the past because they have suffered three losses in their most recent five encounters.

Leeds - confident of being winning this one

It doesn't appear that Leeds will be hoping for a similar outcome to the one they experienced last Saturday when Hull KR defeated them at home in the Challenge Cup semifinal. In the match that just came to a close (18-19), Leeds is well aware that there is just a little bit of work left for them to do before they can return to their best. In the meantime, this team is putting in a lot of effort to get into the playoffs. Although they are now four points behind their opponent, St. Helens, they are just two points behind teams that have already qualified for the playoffs. Three of Leeds' most recent victories came against Huddersfield, Warrington, and Salford, respectively. Leeds have now won three of their most recent five matches. The final results of those three matches were as follows: 54-0, 6-22, and 14-16. In addition, Leeds currently holds the eighth position in the standings of the English Super League with 18 points after competing in 19 matches.

Head-Head Highlights

Ten of their previous encounters date back to the year 2020 and took place between St. Helens and Leeds. Despite this, St. Helens has won eight of those matches, whereas Leeds has only one victory, which came in early March of this year. In the meantime, the score of their most recent match was tied at the end of regulation time, but St. Helens emerged victorious in the match after extra time by a score of 12-13.

Expert Betting Tips

Without doubt, this should be a close matchup as both teams continue their postseason runs. In the meantime, St. Helens are just good, but the problem of being at their best and delivering classy and consistent play keeps making them lose matches. In the meantime, Leeds are not at their best, and their play against top sides is rough. Hence, a bet on St. Helens to win. Also, while I also believe that this matchup will feature a lot of offensive play, a bet on the over is another option to consider.