2021 Super League – Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity taking place? Friday 14th May, 2021 – 19:45 (UK)
Where is Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity taking place? Emerald Headingley Stadium
Where can I get tickets for Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity? Click here for the official Super League ticket section
What channel is Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity on? Sky Sports Arena
Where can I stream Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity? Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via the Sky Go app
THE TEAM NEWS
LEEDS RHINOS
- Leeds Rhinos’ worrying start to the campaign continued as they lost for the fifth game in succession in all competitions and another defeat here could be disastrous for head coach Richard Agar.
- Pressure is surely mounting after such a disappointing run of results with their attacking issues evident once again in the loss to Huddersfield Giants last time out but the return of Luke Gale should see them improve in that area.
21-man squad: L. Briscoe, T. Briscoe, Broadbent, Donaldson, Dwyer, Eastmond, Gale, Gannon, Hall, Handley, Hurrell, Leeming, Martin, Mellor, O’Connor, Oledzki, Prior, L. Sutcliffe, Thompson, Vuniyayawa, Walters
Unavailable: Jack Walker, Rob Lui, Harry Newman, Callum McLelland, Tom Holroyd, Zane Tetevano, Cameron Smith, Richie Myler
Questionable: Luke Gale
WAKEFIELD TRINITY
- Wakefield Trinity remained winless in 2021 after they suffered yet another defeat with Catalans Dragons getting the better of them and if things do not improve soon, head coach Chris Chester could find himself out of a job.
- Having managed just five wins last season, Chester needed to get off to a fast start but it has not happened with his side struggling on both sides of the ball and unless there are major improvements across the board, they could be in for further misery here.
21-man squad: Arona, Arundel, Ashall-Bott, Ashurst, Batchelor, Battye, Crowther, Eaves, Fifita, Green, Jowitt, Kay, Kershaw, Lino, Lyne, Pitts, Senior, Tanginoa, B. Walker, Westerman, K. Wood
Unavailable: Alex Walker, Tom Johnstone, Jacob Miller, Josh Wood, Ryan Hampshire, Bill Tupou
Questionable:
THE PREDICTION
Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity have both struggled in the early stages of this campaign with the pair managing just one win between them so far. That came for Leeds when the two teams met in the opening round of the season but the pair have shown very little in their matches since despite that being a good, closely-fought encounter. Wakefield scored more points that day than in any other game so far this season so they will hope that they can at least match that total here but with the pair lacking any sort of form, a low-scoring encounter is anticipated with no more than 40 points set to be scored.
