By staff writers
February 26, 2010

Fox Sports Stats brings you all you need to know about the 2010 Charity Shield match between South Sydney and St George Illawarra at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.

Charity Shield facts:
*Head to Head (1982-1998) - Played 17: South Sydney 4, St George 11, drawn 2.
-St George won six consecutive Charity Shields from 1993-1998 before merging with Illawarra.
*Head to Head (1999-2009) - Played 9: South Sydney 5, St George Illawarra 3, drawn 1.
-South Sydney have won the past two, and four of the past five Charity Shields.
*The biggest winning margin and most points scored by the one team in a Charity Shield was achieved by St George Illawarra in 2004 when they won South Sydney 34-8.
*The most match points scored in a Charity Shield match is 44; achieved twice:
-St George 26-18 South Sydney at Sydney Football Stadium, 1997.
-South Sydney 24-20 St George Illawarra at ANZ Stadium, 2008.
*The lowest total of match points scored in a Charity Shield match is 12:
-St George 12-0 South Sydney at Redfern Oval, 1986.
*In total there have been three draws - the most recent was in 2002, which finished 20-all.
-That night was South Sydney's first game since 1999.

NRL Premiership facts:
*Head to Head - Played 14: South Sydney 3, St George Illawarra 11.
-South Sydney have won two of their past three meetings against the Dragons in the NRL, their last being a 41-6 victory in round 25, 2009.
*St George Illawarra have an average winning margin of 24.4 points over the Rabbitohs in the NRL.
*South Sydney won six of their last nine games to finish last season.
*St George Illawarra lost five of their last six games to finish last season.
*The Dragons have won five of their past six matches at ANZ Stadium, their only loss coming against he Rabbitohs 41-6 in round 25 last year.
*South Sydney were equal first (with the Bulldogs) for average points scored per game last season (23.6).
*South Sydney were the most disciplined team last season, conceding an average of only five penalties per game.
*Nathan Merritt is the second highest try-scorer at ANZ Stadium with 36 tries from 46 games (Hazem EL Masri holds the record of 58 tries in 100 games).

Charity Shield history

Played 26: Dragons14, Rabbitohs 9, drawn 3

1982: South Sydney 7-9 St George
1983: South Sydney 10-28 St George
1984:South Sydney 24-6 S. George
1985: South Sydney 8-10 St George
1986: South Sydney 0-12 St George
1987: South Sydney 14-28 St George
1988:South Sydney 30-6 St George
1989:South Sydney 20-16 St George
1990: South Sydney 10-10 St George
1991: South Sydney 16-16 St George
1992:South Sydney 21-20 St George
1993: South Sydney 8-10 St George
1994: South Sydney 11-14 St George
1995: South Sydney 10-18 St George
1996: South Sydney 6-30 St George
1997: South Sydney 18-26 St George
1998: South Sydney 4-14 St George
1999:South Sydney 16-14 St George
2002: South Sydney 20-20 St George Illawarra
2003: South Sydney 10-28 St George Illawarra
2004: South Sydney 8-34 St George Illawarra
2005:South Sydney 30-6 St George Illawarra
2006:South Sydney 14-12 St George Illawarra
2007: South Sydney 14-16 St George Illawarra
2008:South Sydney 24-20 St George Illawarra
2009:South Sydney 18-6 St George Illawarra