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Super League play-offs fixtures & betting odds as bookies make Castleford favourites for Grand Final glory

22:10 · SAT October 07, 2017

Check out the odds, statistics, head-to-head records and season standings ahead of tonight's Super League Grand Final between Castleford and Leeds.

Castleford Tigers will take on Leeds Rhinos in the Grand Final at Old Trafford on October 7 after the top two sides in the regular season both came through thrilling play-off semi-finals.

Free-scoring Castleford trail-blazed their way to a first League Leaders' crown in their 91-year history with four games to spare last month and finished the campaign with 25 wins from 30 games and a stunning points difference of +429, which was a whopping 284 points better than their nearest challengers on that front in St Helens.

However, it was about to count for nothing when they trailed Saints 22-20 in the dying seconds of an absorbing semi-final at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle only for Luke Gale to come to the rescue with a match-levelling penalty before kicking the Golden Point in extra-time.

They now have the chance to win a maiden Super League title in their first ever Grand Final but standing in their way are seven-time champions Leeds, who defeated Challenge Cup winners Hull 18-16 at Headingley.

The other huge issue in the post-season has now been decided, with Catalans Dragons defeating Leigh in the dreaded 'Million-Pound Game' to retain their Super League status. The Centurians must drop into the Kingstone Press Championship.

Here's the results from the post-season, Sky Bet's match and title odds, head-to-head records - plus a look at how the regular season standings finished.

Super League play-offs: Fixtures, kick-off times & venues

Thursday September 28 - Semi-Final 1

Castleford Tigers 23-22 St Helens, Mend-A-Hose Jungle

Luke Gale's kicked a Golden Point in extra-time as Castleford beat St Helens to reach their first ever Super League Grand Final. Click here for the full story

Friday September 29 - Semi-Final 2

Leeds Rhinos 18-16 Hull FC, Headingley

Leeds claimed a thrilling 18-16 semi-final victory over Hull to ensure that long-serving half-backs Danny McGuire and Rob Burrow will bring the curtain down on their Rhinos career at Old Trafford. Click here for the full story

Saturday September 30 - Million-Pound Game

Leigh 10-26 Catalans Dragons, Leigh Sports Village

Catalans Dragons produced a second-half transformation to salvage their Super League status, coming from 10-4 down to beat Leigh 26-10 in the Million Pound Game at Leigh Sports Village. Click here for the full story

Saturday October 7 - Grand Final

Castleford (4/6) v Leeds (6/4) (Draw 14/1)
Handicap betting: Castleford -6 (11/1) Leeds +6 (1/1) (Draw 14/1)
Handicap betting no draw: Castleford -6.5 (1/1) Leeds +6.5 (1/1)
Venue & kick-off time: Old Trafford, 1800 BST
TV Channel: Sky Sports

Castleford v Leeds: Grand Final records

Castleford Tigers: N/A
Leeds Rhinos: 7 x Grand Final winners (2004, 2007-2009, 2011-2012, 2015), 2 x Runners-up (1998, 2005)

Head-to-head meetings in 2017

Click here for all this season's Super League results
Click on each scoreline for a full report and try-scorer details

Castleford v Leeds

Castleford Tigers 66-10 Leeds Rhinos (March 2)
Leeds Rhinos 18-29 Castleford Tigers (May 21)
Leeds Rhinos 12-23 Castleford Tigers (June 23)
Castleford Tigers 38-24 Leeds Rhinos (September 8)

Super League: Club stats for the top four sides

For more club stats head to www.rugby-league.com/superleague/stats/club_stats

Most tries scored

Castleford: 134
Leeds: 101
St Helens: 92
Hull FC: 92

Metres gained

Castleford: 31459
St Helens: 30780
Leeds: 30680
Hull FC: 30163

Most tackles

Hull FC: 8276
St Helens: 8218
Leeds: 7934
Castleford: 7167

Most errors made

Hull FC: 326
St Helens: 308
Leeds: 278
Castleford: 270

Disciple: Red & yellow cards

Hull FC: 2 reds, 8 yellows
St Helens: 1 red, 2 yellows
Castleford: 0 reds, 4 yellows
Leeds: 0 reds, 7 yellows

Super League: Player stats for the top four sides

For more player stats head to www.rugby-league.com/superleague/stats/player_stats

Top try scorers

Greg Eden (Castleford): 38
Greg Minikin (Casteford): 19
Albert Kelly (Hull FC): 19
Jamie Shaul (Hull FC): 17
Matt Parcell (Leeds): 17
Mark Percival (St Helens): 16

Greg Eden of Castleford

Top metre makers

Alex Walmsley (St Helens): 4256
Adam Cuthbertson (Leeds): 3446
Ryan Hall (Leeds): 3398
Zak Hardaker (Castleford): 3257
Jamie Shaul (Hull): 3199

Top tackers

Danny Houghton (Hull): 1123
Jon Wilkin (St Helens): 1072
Matt Parcell (Leeds): 1018
James Roby (St Helens): 1000
Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds): 942
Paul McShane (Castleford): 898

Most goals

Luke Gale (Castleford): 129
Marc Sneyd (Hull): 103
Mark Percival (St Helens): 95
Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds): 45

Super League: Final standings

Super 8 Standings

Updated 1800 BST on September 23

Castleford P 30 W 25 D 0 L 5 SD +429 Pts 50
Leeds P 30 W 20 D 0 L 10 SD +126 Pts 40
Hull FC P 30 W 17 D 1 L 12 SD +59 Pts 35
St Helens P 30 W 16 D 1 L 13 SD +145 Pts 33
Wakefield P 30 W 16 D 0 L 14 SD +97 Pts 32
Wigan P 30 W 14 D 3 L 13 SD +23 Pts 31
Salford P 30 W 14 D 0 L 16 SD -48 Pts 28
Huddersfield P 30 W 11 D 3 L 16 SD -17 Pts 25

The Super League's top eight after 23 games carried their points into the Super 8s stage of the regular season. They each played seven more games and the top four contest the play-offs, which culminate in the Grand Final on Saturday October 7 at Old Trafford

Qualifiers 8 Standings

Updated 2000 BST on September 23

Warrington P 7 W 7 D 0 L 0 SD +150 Pts 14
Hull KR P 7 W 5 D 0 L 2 SD +8 Pts 10
Widnes P 7 W 5 D 0 L 2 SD +92 Pts 10
Leigh P 7 W 4 D 0 L 3 SD +99 Pts 8
Catalans P 7 W 4 D 0 L 3 SD -13 Pts 8
London Broncos P 7 W 1 D 1 L 5 SD -46 Pts 3
Featherstone P 6 W 0 D 1 L 5 SD -168 Pts 1
Halifax P 6 W 0 D 0 L 6 SD -122 Pts 0

The Qualifiers Super 8 group consisted of the bottom four Super League sides and the top four sides from the Championship. All teams restarted on zero points. They played another seven games with the objective of earning their Super League places for next season. The top three achieved this, while fourth and fifth face off in the 'Million Pound Match' on Saturday September 30, to see who joins them.