Super League Grand Final guide: Team news, TV info, kick-off time and more

When exactly is it?

Kick-off is at 1800 BST on Saturday. 6pm. Six.

And where are they playing?

Old Trafford, obviously.

Of course! Which teams, again?

St Helens and Salford Red Devils.

Saints are favourites - they've been here and done it before, and they topped the regular season standings - but Salford have revelled in their underdog status.

How can I follow the game?

The Grand Final is live on Sky Sports - presumably on a channel they'll repackage 'Sky Sports: Grand Final' for the day.

If you prefer to listen, you can do that via BBC Radio 5 Live which presumably means 6-0-6 will be delayed in what we'll call a 'win-win'.

Finally, there's text commentary from both.

And when the match is done?

Come here! We'll have a detailed report and reaction, while there's sure to be some great #content via twitter @SportingLife.

What about the Rugby World Cup?

That's rugby union, mate. Don't start.

Oh, yeah. Sorry. So, who's going to win?

St Helens, probably. But this is sport, isn't it, and it would be nice if at least one team named the Red Devils did something good at Old Trafford this year, amirite?

Ha! Brilliant. What else have you got for us, then?

Lots of video previews from our friends at Sports Beat, plus some words if you like those. Click here for the lot, or just keep on scrolling for the highlights.

Sky Bet have odds right here if you're that way inclined.

I've clicked the odds but I need a judge...

Well it JUST. SO. HAPPENS...

Team news and stats

St Helens coach Justin Holbrook has named an unchanged squad for his final match in charge. His only decision is whether to stick with hooker Aaron Smith on the bench or go instead with Joseph Paulo or James Bentley.

Salford coach Ian Watson will stick with the team that won at Wigan, with hooker Josh Wood and prop Josh Johnson the ones to drop out of his 19-man squad. Hooker Logan Tomkins will make his 200th career appearance.

• Last season: No corresponding fixture.
• Last six league matches: St Helens W W W W W W Salford W W W L W W.
• Top try scorers: Tommy Makinson (St Helens) 23; Niall Evalds (Salford) 22.
• Top goal scorers: Lachlan Coote (St Helens) 114; Krisnan Inu (Salford) 116.

Justin Holbrook, coach of St Helens...

Ian Watson, coach of Salford...

Some rugby legends (take our word for it)...

Grand Final: A numbers game

5

St Helens lost five successive Grand Finals from 2007-11 but hold the record for most appearances with 11.

6

Saints captain James Roby is hoping to avoid setting the record for most Grand Final defeats. He currently shares the unwanted record of five with Lee Gilmour, James Graham, Francis Meli, Leon Pryce, Paul Wellens and Jon Wilkin.

8

St Helens have won all but two of the last 10 meetings with the Red Devils.

11

Former Bradford and Leeds forward Jamie Peacock holds the record for most Grand Final appearances with 11. He also holds the record for most wins with nine.

13

St Helens' former North Queensland full-back Lachlan Coote is hoping to become the 13th overseas player to win both a Super League and an NRL Grand Final, having helped the Cowboys to a 17-16 golden-point triumph over Brisbane in 2015.

13

Salford's goalkicking winger Krisnan Inu goes into the game needing 13 points to reach 1,000 for his career. He has scored 239 in his first season for Salford, after previously playing for Widnes, Catalans Dragons, Canterbury Bulldogs, New Zealand Warriors and Parramatta Eels.

43

Salford won the last of their six championships in 1976 and it is also 43 years since they lost 15-2 to St Helens in the clubs' only previous final meeting, the Premiership final at Swinton's Station Road ground.

200

Salford hooker Logan Tomkins will bring up his double century of career appearances in his last match for the club at Old Trafford. His total comprises 136 for Salford, 47 for Wigan, 14 for Widnes and two for Workington.

300

St Helens prop Kyle Amor will make his 300th career appearance on Saturday. He has played 167 of them for St Helens, the rest coming with Wakefield, Leeds, Whitehaven and Ireland.