WARRINGTON WOLVES v HULL KR 🏉 Week 1 eliminator, third meeting between these two this season. Warrington have won both, 34-12 in July and 34-28 in August after HKR pushed them all the way. Winner keeps the season alive, loser's done for 2026.

WAKEFIELD TRINITY v LEIGH LEOPARDS ⚔️ Play-off eliminator, rematch of last week's regular season finale, which Wakefield won to lock up home advantage. Tom Johnstone did the damage that day with a brace inside the opening 20 minutes. Leigh's reply came through Trout, set up by good running from Senior and Umyla Hanley. Winner keeps the season alive, loser's done for 2026.

FIRST STRIKE Huddersfield: Sam Halsall the standout, 5 involvements in the top 3, 3 hat-tricks this season. Adam Swift good for a second, 2 involvements. Castleford: Krystian Mapapalangi the value pick with Qareqare out, 2 in the top 3 and 4 multi-try games. Liam Hood and Mikaele Ravalawa share 2 each.

Giants v Tigers Huddersfield's best channel is the left wing (16 scored), Castleford's worst mark (27 conceded). Castleford strike back through the middle, their top channel (15) against Huddersfield's third-leakiest spot (14).

FIRST STRIKE 🎯 Wigan: Zach Eckersley the most involved, 9 in the top 3. Bevan French close behind on 7, Noah Hodkinson good for a late one, 4 thirds. Catalans: Charlie Staines and Toby Sexton share top spot, 5 each. Leo Darrelatour loves 2+ tries, 3 multi-try games.

Warriors v Dragons Wings decide this one. Wigan have scored 27 on the right, best in the league, and it's Catalans' worst defensive channel (17 conceded). Left edge tells the same story, 23 scored against Catalans' second-worst mark (15).

FIRST STRIKE 🎯 Saints: Jacob Douglas and Jake Davies share top spot, 4 each in the top 3. Jack Welsby good value too, 3 involvements. Hull KR: Mikey Lewis the standout, 7 in the top 3, 3 hat-tricks this season. Joe Burgess strikes first most, 3 firsts.

Saints v Hull KR Wings are the story. Saints have scored 20 tries on the right, best in the league, and it's Hull KR's second-worst defensive channel (14 conceded). Left edge tells the same tale, 14 scored against Hull KR's leakiest mark (16).

FIRST STRIKE 🎯 Warrington: Albert Hopoate the most involved, 8 in the top 3. Matty Ashton close behind, 7 involvements and 5 multi-try games. Toulouse: Luke Polselli and Paul Ulberg share top spot, 4 each in the top 3. Mathieu Jussaume strikes first most, 3 firsts.

Wolves v Toulouse Both edges point the same way. Warrington have scored 20 on the left and 19 on the right, and those are Toulouse's two leakiest channels (26 and 17 conceded). Toulouse hit back on the right too, 11 scored against Warrington's third-worst mark (10).

FIRST STRIKE 🎯 Leigh: Josh Charnley is the standout, 11 involvements in the top 3, 3 hat-tricks this season. David Armstrong the backup option, 5 involvements. Wakefield: Tom Johnstone strikes first most often, 5 firsts, 6 in the top 3 overall. Oliver Pratt loves a late one, 3 thirds.

Leopards v Trinity Left edge and fullback are the danger zones. Leigh have scored 18 on the left wing and 10 through the middle, both areas Wakefield struggle to hold (20 and 14 conceded). Flip side, Wakefield's right wing (21 tries, their best) lines up against Leigh's third-worst channel (13).

FIRST STRIKE 🎯 Leeds: Maika Sivo is the man, 9 involvements in the top 3, 5 hat-tricks this season. Brodie Croft the support act, 7 involvements. Hull: Lewis Martin and Joe Batchelor share top spot, 5 each in the top 3. Davy Litten good for a late one, 2 thirds.

Rhinos v Hull FC Left edge is the story. Leeds have scored 35 tries out there this season, Hull's leakiest channel (18 conceded). Flip it and it's the same picture on the right, Hull's best strike zone (15) lines up with Leeds' second-worst mark out wide (14).

Correction: York can't finish bottom, they're safe on points. Bradford are the ones staring down last place. Still a big one for York to lock in 10th.

FIRST STRIKE | Bulls v Knights York: David Nofoaluma strikes early, 5 firsts. Jon Bennison most involved, 6 in the top 3 combined. Bradford: Waqa Blake the go-to, 3 first tries, 3 seconds, 6 in the top 3 overall. Connor Wynne loves a late one, 3 thirds.

York v Bradford, the game that could decide the wooden spoon outright. Bradford's defense against the left wing has been the story of their season, 28 conceded there, worst mark in the league. York have scored 21 tries down that same edge. Genuine desperation on both sides, York need the win to stay off bottom, Bradford need it plus help elsewhere.