Catalans Dragons vs Wigan Warriors: Wigan to make the most of Zach attack

It's a big game for champions Wigan in the south of France on Saturday night as a trip to face Catalans Dragons comes with the feeling of a must-win encounter in the fight for places at the top of the Betfred Super League. (Kick-off 8pm)

The Warriors are four points behind leaders Hull KR at the start of the round of fixtures, with Leeds and St Helens both lurking over their shoulders too, while Catalans have nothing but pride left to play for. 

Team News

The Dragons this week announced 13 player exits as the squad looks set for a huge off-season overhaul, with one of them the expected retirement - for the second time - of Betfred Super League legend Sam Tomkins.

The squad though for this weekend's visit of the champions shows just a couple of changes, but one of them is key. Influential half-back Theo Fages is out through injury, while youngster Lenny Marc also drops out of the squad.

The two to come in are Tariq Sims, who has missed the last two, and hooker Ugo Tison.

Wigan boss Matty Peet also makes two changes to the squad which dismantled Wakefield last time out.

Ethan Havard is suspended so makes way, with winger Abbas Miski also dropping out again. The two to come in are two youngsters, Kian McDermott and Harvey Makin.

Goal-kicking centre Adam Keighran is involved despite leaving the field last week.

Handicap 3-way Alternative 1: Wigan -16 @ 11/8

Both sides recorded decent wins last week, with Catalans more than justifying our backing in their win over Castleford and Wigan far too strong for Wakefield.

I can't see much chance of a home win in this one and have got Wigan to win with a fair bit of room to spare.

The Dragons are going to finish in the bottom four which represents an awful season for the former Challenge Cup winner and Grand Finalists, while Wigan need to get their momentum bang-on heading into the playoffs next month.

As I have said before, this is the time of the season when this Warriors engine starts to purr and I would write them off at your peril.

With Jai Field firing, and his mate Bevan French now back to fitness too, I think Wigan will have a bit of fun at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, and I have them to win by over 16 points.

It was a respectable 28-18 when the sides met last month in Wigan but I think this will be more like the kind of scoreline you would expect.

Anytime try scorer Zach Eckersley @ 1/1

I'm obviously tempted to stick with my trusty Jai Field anytime try scorer selection again this week, with the livewire full-back more than likely to add to his tally in Perpignan.

I feel like Wigan will score plenty of points in this one though, so with Field just 4/5 I'm going to get just a little more value on the wing with young winger Zach Eckersley at 1/1.

Nothing really tempts me from the Dragons market, but I always like their young full-back Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, who is an enticing 5/2 chance this week.

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