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Dragons vs St Helens : Match Preview

Super League | Round 7
Catalans Dragons vs St Helens
Gilbert Brutus Stadium
22.05.2021 | 6pm CET

The context

Catalans Dragons host St Helens in the Super League Round 7 on Saturday, May 22 at the Gilbert Brutus Stadium, kick-off at 6pm CET. Brutus will welcome 1,000 fans against the Saints thanks to the further lifting of lockdown restrictions.

The Dragons will be looking to confirm their brilliant performance over Hull FC at they face St Helens and Wigan in their next two Super League games at home.

28-0 Saints victory over Salford in the Super League Round 6 extended their unbeaten run in 2021. The reigning Super League champions are currently top of the Super League with only 34 points conceded in 6 games. But Kristian Woolf's side will have to cope with the best attack of the Super League as the Dragons have scored 164 points this season so far.

Some stats ahead of Dragons’ Super League clash against St Helens :

Team News

Gil Dudson is returning from suspension, replacing Jason Baitieri in the squad.

Here is the 21-man squad named by Steve McNamara to face Hull FC :

Latest meetings

Head-to-Head in Super League | 34 games :
13 wins for Catalans
21 wins for Saints

Throwback | Super League 2014

14.06.2014 | Dragons Catalans (8) 42 – 0 (0) St Helens

Dragons : Escare, Oldfield, Duport, Pomeroy, Millard, Pryce, Bosc, Elima, Pelissier, Lima, Taia, Whitehead, Baitieri | Subs : Henderson, Anderson, Paea, Garcia
T : Vincent Duport 2, Michael Oldfield 3, Ian Henderson, Thomas Bosc, Daryl Millard
G : Thomas Bosc 5

In June 2014, at Brutus, Michael Oldfield scored a hat-trick of tries as Catalans Dragons maintained their excellent home form with a shock 42-0 thumping of St Helens.