Overview
- Wigan and Wakefield meet in the Super League play-off semi-final at the Brick Community Stadium with live coverage on Sky Sports and a free broadcast on BBC Two plus streams on Sky Go, NOW and BBC iPlayer.
- Wigan enter as favourites after winning the Challenge Cup and the League Leaders' Shield and compiling a long unbeaten run that underpins their treble bid.
- Wakefield have risen from the Championship in 2024 to back-to-back Super League play-offs under owner Matt Ellis and coach Daryl Powell, and they arrive with growing belief.
- Wakefield will be without prop Emre Guler because he is serving a three-match ban, and winger Tyson Smoothy has confirmed he will leave at season's end to join the Perth Bears.
- Coaches and key players have framed the game around form and mentality, with Wigan stressing consistency and Wakefield urging their players not to be overwhelmed by the occasion.