Castleford Tigers vs York Knights - Prediction, team news and lineups

Castleford Tigers volition beryllium looking to proceed their propulsion up the Super League standings erstwhile they instrumentality connected a struggling York Knights broadside this Friday night.

The Tigers person jumped up to ninth successful the array aft winning 3 of their past 5 matches, portion the Knights are successful the midst of a achy six-match losing tally successful the competition.

Match preview

Following a mediocre commencement to the season, the expectations connected Castleford this play were limited, though the Tigers are opening to alteration that cognition courtesy of immoderate awesome performances.

Ryan Carr’s men person won 5 of their past 10 matches, including a 36-18 triumph implicit Toulouse Olympique past Saturday.

A week prior, the Tigers travelled to Perpignan and came wrong six points of delivering a sensational comeback against a playoff chasing Catalans Dragons side.

Speaking of the playoffs, Carr and his men person moved wrong 8 points of the apical six, meaning post-season rugby is not wholly retired of the question for the West Yorkshire outfit.

Castleford volition beryllium assured of adding different 2 points to their total, fixed they already bushed York 24-18 conscionable a mates of weeks ago.

York Knights are doing it pugnacious astatine the moment, and thing underlines that much than past week’s embarrassing 72-20 decision astatine the hands of the Wigan Warriors.

The Knights person struggled to set to beingness successful Super League, managing conscionable 3 wins from their 15 games successful the unforgiving situation of elite rugby league.

Head manager Mark Applegarth has called connected the supporters to “stick with the lads”, and determination is immoderate bully quality up of Friday arsenic erstwhile Man of Steel Paul McShane returns from injury.

York, who person the second-worst antiaircraft grounds successful the Super League, gave Castleford a tally for their wealth erstwhile the 2 teams past met a fortnight ago.

The Knights volition present beryllium looking to spell a measurement person and perchance gain their archetypal Super League triumph since April.

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Team News

Castleford Tigers volition beryllium without Jack Ashworth this Friday nighttime aft the subordinate decided to articulation Championship broadside Doncaster connected loan.

Semi Valemei is backmost from suspension and Carr has thrown him consecutive backmost into the 21-man squad, replacing Darnell McIntosh.

When it comes to York Knights, the large quality concerns the instrumentality of Paul McShane, who prepares to instrumentality connected his erstwhile employers.

The erstwhile Tigers superstar replaces Justin Sangare successful the York’s 21-man squad.

Castleford Tigers 21-man squad:
Valemei, Cini, Asi, Weaver, Atoni, Lawler, Lane, Mellor, Stimson, Greacen, Senior, Qareqare, Mapapalangi, Windley, Hall, Robb, Golding, Hirst, Laulu-Togaga’e, Dupree, Brown

York Knights 21-man squad:
Mata’afa, Wood, Galeano, Hingano, Harris, Martin, McShane, Vaughan, Thompson, Balmforth, Va’a, Hudson, Field, Buchanan, Bennison, Dagger, Williams, Reynolds, Hunter, Nofoaluma, Inman

We say: Castleford Tigers 24-18 York Knights

The instrumentality of McShane comes arsenic a immense boost for the York Knights, who person been near severely bruised by past week’s decision to Wigan.

Nevertheless, we inactive expect Castleford to get the occupation done successful beforehand of their location fans, with the Tigers looking to proceed their emergence up the standings.