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Preston North End v Wrexham : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 6th Dec, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Phil Parkinson pays counterpart Paul Heckingbottom a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Championship, as their Wrexham and Preston North End teams face each other at the Deepdale. This preview has odds from leading bookmakers for 17 different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall performance can be found, while you'll also find head-to-head history later on in the preview.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Preston
37%
--
Draw
29%
--
Wrexham
33%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
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Preston 1-0
13%
--
Wrexham 1-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Preston 2-1
8%
--
Preston 2-0
7%
--
Wrexham 2-1
7%
--
Wrexham 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Preston 3-0
3%
--
Wrexham 3-1
2%
--
Wrexham 3-0
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Wrexham 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
44%
--
BTTS - No
56%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
67%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
54%
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Preston win to nil
24%
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Wrexham win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Both Preston and Wrexham have scored 22 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 9 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Wrexham are in 10th position in the Championship on 25 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Wrexham have conceded 6 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Wrexham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1712413040 
Dec 9
Mar 11
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
2
Stoke179351330 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
3
M'Boro17863430 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
May 2
d
 
1-1F
4
Millwall17845-428 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
5
Ipswich167631227 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
6
Preston17764527 
-
-
Dec 29
Dec 6
7
Bristol C17755526 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 4
w
 
2-0F
Feb 13
8
Derby17755126 
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
9
Birmingham17746625 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
10
Wrexham17674325 
Dec 6
Dec 29
-
-
11
Hull17746-125 
Jan 20
d
 
2-2F
Mar 10
Dec 10
12
QPR17746-425 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3A
Jan 24
13
Southampton17665424 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
14
Watford17665224 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Dec 13
Mar 7
15
Leicester17665024 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
16
Charlton17656-323 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
17
West Brom17647-322 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-3A
Apr 3
18
Blackburn16619-519 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 20
Nov 29
Jan 1
19
Swansea17458-817 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 24
Mar 14
Dec 19
20
Portsmouth17458-917 
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
Feb 24
d
 
0-00-0
21
Sheff Utd175111-916 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
Dec 26
Mar 21
22
Oxford Utd17368-615 
Mar 7
Dec 13
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
23
Norwich172411-1210 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Jan 17
w
 
2-3A
24
Sheff Wed171511-21-4 
Jan 1
Nov 29
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Wrexham have drawn 3 consecutive away league games
5
Wrexham have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Preston 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1Swansea
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Preston2 - 0Charlton
Preston0 - 0Bristol C
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Preston1 - 0Ipswich
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Preston1 - 2Plymouth
Preston1 - 2QPR
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
Preston1 - 1Stoke
Preston2 - 1Portsmouth
Preston0 - 0Swansea
Preston1 - 1Millwall
Preston0 - 0Burnley
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Preston1 - 1Oxford Utd
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston1 - 1Watford
HPreston1 - 2Blackburn
APreston1 - 1Millwall
HPreston2 - 1Swansea
APreston2 - 0Southampton
HPreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
HPreston0 - 1Birmingham
APreston1 - 2West Brom
HPreston2 - 0Charlton
APreston2 - 2Hull
HPreston0 - 0Bristol C
APreston1 - 0Derby
HPreston2 - 2M'Boro
APreston0 - 1Portsmouth
HPreston1 - 0Ipswich
HPreston2 - 1Leicester
APreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Bristol C
HPreston1 - 2Plymouth
APreston1 - 2Hull
Wrexham 10TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ipswich0 - 0Wrexham
Portsmouth0 - 0Wrexham
M'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
Stoke1 - 0Wrexham
Leicester1 - 1Wrexham
Norwich2 - 3Wrexham
Millwall0 - 2Wrexham
Southampton2 - 1Wrexham
Lincoln0 - 2Wrexham
Blackpool1 - 2Wrexham
Wigan0 - 0Wrexham
Cambridge2 - 2Wrexham
Exeter0 - 2Wrexham
Wycombe0 - 1Wrexham
Reading2 - 0Wrexham
Huddersfield0 - 1Wrexham
Mansfield1 - 2Wrexham
Northampton0 - 2Wrexham
Crawley1 - 2Wrexham
Shrewsbury2 - 1Wrexham
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWrexham2 - 0Bristol C
AWrexham0 - 0Ipswich
HWrexham1 - 0Charlton
AWrexham0 - 0Portsmouth
HWrexham3 - 2Coventry
AWrexham1 - 1M'Boro
HWrexham1 - 0Oxford Utd
AWrexham0 - 1Stoke
HWrexham1 - 1Birmingham
AWrexham1 - 1Leicester
HWrexham1 - 1Derby
AWrexham3 - 2Norwich
HWrexham1 - 3QPR
AWrexham2 - 0Millwall
HWrexham2 - 2Sheff Wed
HWrexham2 - 3West Brom
AWrexham1 - 2Southampton
AWrexham2 - 0Lincoln
HWrexham3 - 0Charlton
AWrexham2 - 1Blackpool
Goal Statistics
Preston 6th Wrexham 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Wrexham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Wrexham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Wrexham
1.1
1.1
Attack rating
2%
better
PNE
WRX
view stats
Games scored14
14
Failed to score3
3
Scored first11
9
Goals scored22
22
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
2%
better
PNE
WRX
view stats
Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded17
19
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
9
Conversion rate against11%
11%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+2%

Preston v Wrexham Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17447
D IversenM OsmajicL DobbinA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK171
1
-
T Small DEF1731
4
-
J Storey DEF1711
4
-
M Smith FWD173
2
-
A Hughes DEF16
7
-
B Whiteman MID162
5
-
A Devine MID1631
2
-
O Offiah DEF15
2
-
L Dobbin FWD1334
-
L Gibson DEF12
-
A Vukcevic DEF111
-
L Lindsay DEF11
4
-
A McCann MID11
1
-
S Thórdarson MID111
3
-
H. Armstrong MID111
3
-
D Jebbison FWD1132
-
M Osmajic FWD114
2
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID101
-
P Valentín DEF81
1
-
J Thompson MID1
-
N Mawene MID1
-
Wrexham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17735
M CleworthK MooreM CleworthL O'Brien
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cleworth DEF173
1
-
G Dobson MID171
3
-
M James MID17
1
-
K Moore FWD1671
3
-
L O'Brien MID1532
5
-
S Smith FWD151
2
-
R Longman FWD1511
1
-
A Okonkwo GLK14
-
J Windass MID1453
1
-
N Broadhead FWD133
-
D Hyam DEF12
1
-
J McClean MID112
1
-
B Sheaf MID11
4
-
I Kaboré DEF103
1
-
D Scarr DEF9
3
-
L Brunt DEF9
1
-
G Thomason MID82
1
-
L Cacace DEF7
-
R Barnett DEF7
-
C Doyle DEF6
2
1
C Coady DEF5
-
R Hardie FWD5
-
D Ward GLK4
-