John Kears’ Wakefield entertain the Giants at the Hearwell Stadium, which is live on Sky Sports 2 17:45. Both teams have started the season well but came unstuck last weekend, both suffering defeats. Huddersfield did the double over Wakefield last year, with this fixture finishing 54-6 to the Giants as they ran across for 10 tries. Huddersfield, who were leading 14-6 at half time, scored a point a minute as they gave Wakefield their heaviest defeat of the year. Away from home they have the best defending record in the league but this game will be a stern test for them. They are without their talisman Brett Hodgson after he picked up an ankle injury against Warrington which will be a big blow for them. Leroy Cudjoe could fill in for his absence but the gap he leaves behind is a big one to fill.
Wakefield are slight favourites going into this game; it’s clear to see why when the 2009 Man of Steel is absent from the Huddersfield team yet they should be backed to overcome this hurdle. To win the match outright they are 6/5 with Extrabet.
