Paul Rowley’s Salford Red Devils feature in tonight’s televised fixture as the Castleford Tigers make the trip across the Pennines to the North West.
Salford sit sixth in the Betfred Super League table, tied with St Helens and Leeds Rhinos on eight points so far this season, with the opportunity to open up a lead on those two sides with a win. Castleford are tenth in the league, after grabbing a Rivals Round win last week against Wakefield and sit above Hull FC on points difference.
Salford Red Devils vs Castleford Tigers
Where: AJ Bell Stadium, Eccles
When: 8pm, Thursday 13th April
TV: Sky Sports Arena
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Salford’s Last Five: 20-22 Win vs Leigh (Rivals Round), 16-26 Loss vs Huddersfield (Round 7), 20-16 Loss vs Wigan (Round 6), 14-13 Win vs Wakefield (Round 5), 14-60 Win vs Hull FC (Round 4)
Castleford’s Last Five: 16-4 Win vs Wakefield (Rivals Round), 22-18 Loss vs Catalans (Round 7), 0-38 Loss vs Warrington (Round 6), 14-8 Win vs Leeds (Round 5), 36-6 Loss vs Huddersfield (Round 4)
Betfred Match Winner Odds: Salford - 4/11, Castleford - 9/4, Tie - 20/1
First Try Scorer Odds: Ken Sio - 6/1, Joe Burgess - 6/1, Rhys Williams - 8/1, Greg Eden - 8/1, Jack Broadbent - 10/1
Milestones:
Marc Sneyd is nine points away from hitting the 500 points mark for Salford Red Devils, scoring 13 tries, 216 goals and 7 field goals in 85 appearances over two spells.
Previous Meetings:
Castleford 10-50 Salford (Round 26, 2022)
Salford 30-14 Castleford (Round 13, 2022)
Castleford 16-26 Salford (Round 1, 2022)
Castleford 29-18 Salford (Round 23, 2021)
Castleford 18-70 Salford (Round 14, 2021)
Total Super League Meetings: 49 (17 wins for Salford, 32 wins for Cas)
Salford return home this week with head coach Paul Rowley enjoying the spoils of a 22-20 victory over his former club Leigh to stake their claim for a play-off berth later in the season.
The Red Devils are set to be boosted by the returns of Joe Burgess and Oliver Partington. Burgess scored 15 times in red and white last season, and is a huge benefit to the side as his partnership with Ken Sio seems to pay-off on an almost weekly basis. Partington is a handy asset for a team that often needs to rotate its forwards, and his return is great timing. Deon Cross is a nemesis of Castleford’s, scoring a try in all three appearances against Cas last season.
The Tigers sees a few more returning than Salford. Gareth Widdop returns from illness, Adam Milner’s suspension is over and two youngsters replace some absentees in Brad Martin and Sam Hall. Joe Westerman is suspended for this one, with Albert Vete, Jacob Hooken and Jason Qareqare also missing from Andy Last’s 21-man squad.
Sportsman Stat: No team has made more errors in the Betfred Super League this season than Castleford, making 106 so far this year in comparison to 79 from Salford.
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