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

Mon 29th Dec, 19:45 BST, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Racecourse Ground

the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham is the stage on Monday evening, as Phil Parkinson's Wrexham are visited by Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End in the Championship. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with extra weighting given to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are tailored for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


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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
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Wrexham
39%
--
Draw
26%
--
Preston
35%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Wrexham 1-0
10%
--
Preston 1-0
9%
--
Wrexham 2-1
8%
--
Preston 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Wrexham 2-0
7%
--
Preston 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Wrexham 3-1
4%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Wrexham 3-0
3%
--
Preston 3-0
2%
--
Wrexham 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
53%
--
Wrexham win to nil
21%
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Preston win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Wrexham have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Wrexham have conceded 17 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Wrexham have played 11 games at home, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Preston lay in 3rd place on 35 points in the Championship league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 19 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Preston have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wrexham
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2114523047 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
2
M'Boro2112631142 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
3
Preston21984735 
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
-
-
4
Millwall211056-435 
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
5
Ipswich219751334 
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
6
Hull211047134 
Mar 10
l
 
2-0A
Jan 20
d
 
2-2F
7
Stoke211038833 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Mar 21
Dec 26
8
Leicester21876331 
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
9
QPR21948-531 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 24
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
10
Southampton21867530 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
May 2
w
 
0-2F
11
Bristol C21867430 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 13
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 4
12
Derby21867130 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
13
Birmingham21858429 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
14
Watford21786229 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 7
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
15
Wrexham216105128 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Dec 29
16
West Brom21849-328 
l
 
2-3A
Apr 3
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
17
Charlton20668-624 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
18
Sheff Utd217212-623 
Dec 26
Mar 21
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
19
Swansea216510-723 
Mar 14
Dec 19
w
 
2-1F
Feb 24
20
Blackburn206410-622 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
l
 
1-2A
Feb 20
21
Portsmouth205510-1020 
Feb 24
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
22
Oxford Utd214710-819 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
Mar 7
w
 
1-2F
23
Norwich214512-1017 
Jan 17
w
 
2-3A
Dec 20
Mar 14
24
Sheff Wed201613-25-9 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
Jan 1
w
 
2-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Wrexham 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wrexham2 - 2Watford
Wrexham1 - 1Blackburn
Wrexham2 - 0Bristol C
Wrexham1 - 0Charlton
Wrexham3 - 2Coventry
Wrexham1 - 0Oxford Utd
Wrexham1 - 1Birmingham
Wrexham1 - 1Derby
Wrexham1 - 3QPR
Wrexham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Wrexham2 - 3West Brom
Wrexham3 - 0Charlton
Wrexham1 - 1Bristol R
Wrexham3 - 0Burton
Wrexham1 - 0Stockport
Wrexham1 - 0Rotherham
Wrexham0 - 0Bolton
Wrexham1 - 2L Orient
Wrexham2 - 3Stevenage
Wrexham1 - 1Birmingham
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
10
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWrexham2 - 2Watford
AWrexham0 - 2Hull
AWrexham1 - 1Preston
HWrexham1 - 1Blackburn
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
Preston 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oxford Utd1 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed2 - 3Preston
Watford1 - 1Preston
Millwall1 - 1Preston
Southampton0 - 2Preston
West Brom2 - 1Preston
Hull2 - 2Preston
Derby0 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 0Preston
QPR1 - 1Preston
Bristol C2 - 2Preston
Hull2 - 1Preston
Leeds2 - 1Preston
Derby2 - 0Preston
Sunderland1 - 1Preston
Sheff Utd1 - 0Preston
Coventry2 - 1Preston
Norwich0 - 1Preston
Blackburn2 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 2Preston
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston2 - 1Oxford Utd
HPreston1 - 1Coventry
HPreston1 - 1Wrexham
APreston3 - 2Sheff Wed
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
Goal Statistics
Wrexham 15th Preston 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Wrexham will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Wrexham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+15
Preston have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Wrexham
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
WRX
PNE
11%
better
view stats
Games scored17
18
Failed to score4
3
Scored first11
12
Goals scored26
29
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
WRX
PNE
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
16
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first8
8
Goals conceded25
22
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
9
Conversion rate against12%
11%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Wrexham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21835
M CleworthK MooreM CleworthL O'Brien
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cleworth DEF2113
1
-
G Dobson MID211
4
-
M James MID211
2
-
K Moore FWD2081
4
-
R Longman FWD1911
1
-
A Okonkwo GLK18
1
-
J Windass MID1863
2
-
L O'Brien MID1732
5
-
N Broadhead FWD1731
-
S Smith FWD171
2
-
D Hyam DEF16
1
-
B Sheaf MID15
5
-
J McClean MID152
1
-
D Scarr DEF12
2
-
R Barnett DEF11
-
I Kaboré DEF103
1
-
G Thomason MID102
1
-
L Brunt DEF9
1
-
C Doyle DEF9
2
1
L Cacace DEF7
-
R Hardie FWD6
-
C Coady DEF5
-
D Ward GLK4
-
O Rathbone MID11
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21557
D IversenD JebbisonL DobbinA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK211
1
-
J Storey DEF2122
4
-
T Small DEF2132
4
-
M Smith FWD213
2
-
A Hughes DEF20
7
-
A Devine MID2032
3
-
B Whiteman MID2012
6
-
O Offiah DEF19
3
-
L Dobbin FWD1745
-
S Thórdarson MID151
3
-
D Jebbison FWD1552
2
-
L Lindsay DEF14
4
1
H. Armstrong MID1411
3
-
A Vukcevic DEF131
-
L Gibson DEF12
-
P Valentín DEF122
1
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID122
-
A McCann MID11
1
-
M Osmajic FWD114
2
-
J Thompson MID41
-
N Mawene MID1
-