York Knights vs Leigh Leopards Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2026 Super League | Regular Season
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Adrian Lam’s Leigh Leopards may not get a better chance than this to secure a first away win of the season in Super League as they face an out-of-form York Knights.
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York Knights team news: Reinforcements have arrived
York Knights have brought in some new artillery to use here, including Sam Cook, Cody Hunter and David Nofoaluma. Also named in the squad is Jon Bennison, who could make his first Super League appearance of the season.
Squad: Sam Wood, Scott Galeano, Ata Hingano, Jack Martin, Paul McShane, Paul Vaughan, Josh Griffin, Jesse Dee, Denive Balmforth, Xavier Va’a, Justin Sangare, Oli Field, Kieran Buchanan, Jon Bennison, Sam Cook, Myles Harrison, Cody Hunter, David Nofoaluma, Ben Littlewood
Leigh Leopards team news: A couple of new injuries
Leigh Leopards are set to be without both Umyla Hanley and Tesi Niu for this latest encounter, with the pair suffering shoulder and sternum injuries respectively which have rendered them unavailable.
Squad: Josh Charnley, Adam Cook, Lachlan Lam, Joe Ofahengaue, Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern, Frankie Halton, Owen Trout, Isaac Liu, Jacob Alick-Wiencke, Matt Davis, Innes Senior, AJ Towse, Gareth O’Brien, Jack Hughes, Ben McNamara, Louis Brogan, Ryan Brown
York Knights vs Leigh Leopards prediction
Since their brilliant start to campaign which saw them defeat both Hull clubs within the opening three rounds of Super League fixtures, York Knights have since lost their last four league games, only winning in the Challenge Cup, which they’ve since been knocked out of at the hands of Hull KR in the quarter-finals. It’s also been a bad period for Leigh Leopards, who sit second-bottom of the table with only two wins from seven league matches. They are yet to win on the road and are coming off the back of consecutive defeats by Warrington Wolves in both league and cup.
When taking into account the poor form of both these two teams, it ramps up the importance of this encounter, which could affect the game from an entertainment perspective. Five of Leigh Leopards’ last six matches in all competitions have seen under 42 points scored and it would be no surprise to see that trend continue here when considering the lack of quality seen recently among both sets of players.
York Knights vs Leigh Leopards tip: Under 42.5 total points
