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

Sat 17th Oct, 15:00 BST, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Racecourse Ground

It's a long trek for Graham Alexander's Preston North End side on Saturday afternoon, as they head to the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham for a Championship tie with Phil Parkinson's Wrexham. Below we've got predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds. Access it all via the tabs below.


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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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Wrexham
46%
--
Draw
25%
--
Preston
29%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Wrexham 1-0
10%
--
Wrexham 2-1
9%
--
Wrexham 2-0
8%
--
Preston 1-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Wrexham 3-1
5%
--
Preston 2-0
5%
--
Wrexham 3-0
4%
--
Wrexham 3-2
3%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Wrexham 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
71%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
63%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Wrexham win to nil
24%
--
Preston win to nil
15%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Wrexham have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table. Wrexham are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 3 games. Wrexham are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams below them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 0, drawn 3 and lost no matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Wrexham have outscored their opponents by 9 goals to 8 goals.

Home League Performance

Wrexham have played 4 games at home winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Preston are in 23rd position in the Championship on 4 points having played 8 matches so far this season. Preston are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Preston have conceded 15 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wrexham
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea8521717 
Apr 10
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
Dec 19
2
West Ham84311115 
Feb 13
l
 
6-0A
Feb 6
Nov 21
3
M'Boro8431415 
Nov 4
Jan 27
Dec 12
Jan 1
4
Wolves7421514 
Nov 7
Jan 30
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
5
West Brom8422214 
Oct 13
Feb 16
Oct 24
Dec 29
6
QPR8341313 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Feb 20
d
 
2-2F
7
Stoke8413113 
Mar 20
Dec 26
Jan 23
Oct 31
8
Bristol C8413-113 
May 1
Nov 24
l
 
1-3A
Apr 21
9
Charlton8332-312 
Dec 8
Apr 24
Apr 17
l
 
1-0A
10
Birmingham8251111 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 17
Feb 16
Oct 13
11
Millwall8323011 
Apr 20
w
 
0-3F
Oct 10
Feb 27
12
Lincoln8323-111 
Feb 6
Nov 21
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
13
Southampton8422910 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 20
Nov 7
Jan 30
14
Wrexham8242-310 
-
-
Jan 16
Oct 17
15
Bolton8314-410 
Jan 1
Dec 11
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
16
Blackburn823309 
Dec 29
Oct 24
w
 
2-1F
Apr 10
17
Norwich8305-19 
Mar 16
Dec 5
Nov 28
Mar 13
18
Sheff Utd8233-29 
Jan 23
Oct 30
Nov 3
Jan 26
19
Portsmouth7223-18 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Dec 9
Apr 24
20
Watford8224-38 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 2
Apr 7
l
 
2-1F
21
Cardiff8143-27 
Mar 6
d
 
1-1F
May 1
Nov 24
22
Derby8125-75 
Feb 27
Oct 10
Dec 26
Mar 20
23
Preston8116-74 
Oct 17
Jan 16
-
-
24
Burnley8044-84 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Mar 16
Dec 6
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Wrexham 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wrexham2 - 1Southampton
Wrexham1 - 1Burnley
Wrexham1 - 2Birmingham
Wrexham1 - 1Watford
Wrexham2 - 2M'Boro
Wrexham2 - 0Stoke
Wrexham1 - 5Southampton
Wrexham2 - 0Swansea
Wrexham1 - 2Hull
Wrexham2 - 1Portsmouth
Wrexham5 - 3Ipswich
Wrexham0 - 2Millwall
Wrexham1 - 1Leicester
Wrexham1 - 2Norwich
Wrexham2 - 1Preston
Wrexham5 - 3Sheff Utd
Wrexham2 - 2Watford
Wrexham1 - 1Blackburn
Wrexham2 - 0Bristol C
Wrexham1 - 0Charlton
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWrexham2 - 1Southampton
AWrexham0 - 6West Ham
HWrexham1 - 1Burnley
AWrexham0 - 0Swansea
AWrexham3 - 0Millwall
HWrexham1 - 2Birmingham
HWrexham1 - 1Watford
AWrexham1 - 1Cardiff
HWrexham2 - 2M'Boro
AWrexham1 - 3Coventry
AWrexham1 - 0Oxford Utd
HWrexham2 - 0Stoke
AWrexham0 - 2Birmingham
HWrexham1 - 5Southampton
AWrexham2 - 2West Brom
AWrexham2 - 1Sheff Utd
AWrexham1 - 3Watford
HWrexham2 - 0Swansea
HWrexham1 - 2Hull
AWrexham1 - 0Charlton
Preston 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
QPR2 - 2Preston
Watford2 - 1Preston
Charlton1 - 0Preston
Bolton2 - 1Preston
Sheff Utd2 - 3Preston
Birmingham2 - 1Preston
Charlton1 - 2Preston
Leicester2 - 2Preston
Norwich2 - 0Preston
Coventry3 - 0Preston
Swansea1 - 1Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Ipswich1 - 1Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Wrexham2 - 1Preston
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Oxford Utd1 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed2 - 3Preston
Watford1 - 1Preston
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston2 - 2QPR
HPreston0 - 1Lincoln
APreston1 - 2Watford
HPreston2 - 1Blackburn
HPreston1 - 3Bristol C
APreston0 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 3Wolves
APreston1 - 2Bolton
HPreston1 - 3Southampton
APreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston1 - 2Birmingham
HPreston0 - 2West Brom
APreston2 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Leicester
HPreston3 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Norwich
APreston0 - 3Coventry
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston0 - 2Millwall
Goal Statistics

Wrexham's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Preston North End have conceded in each of their last 23 Championship games. A PG of 1.6 for P. Parkinson's side suggests that run should continue.

Wrexham 14th Preston 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Wrexham will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Wrexham have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
+3
Preston’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Wrexham
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
5%
better
WRX
PNE
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Games scored6
6
Failed to score2
2
Scored first3
3
Goals scored9
8
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
26%
better
WRX
PNE
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Games conceded6
8
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded12
15
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
15%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+26%

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

Wrexham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8323
A PattersonK MooreD. ImrayD Hyam
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Patterson GLK8
-
D Hyam DEF8
3
-
C Doyle DEF81
-
B Whiteman MID81
2
-
L O'Brien MID81
-
S Smith FWD8
-
K Moore FWD831
1
-
M James MID7
-
Z Vyner DEF6
-
J Ekomié DEF62
-
I Kaboré DEF61
1
-
D. Imray DEF612
-
O Rathbone MID6
-
R Longman MID6
-
J Windass MID51
-
M Cleworth DEF4
-
C O'Hare MID4
-
N Broadhead FWD3
1
-
G Dobson MID2
-
G Thomason MID2
-
B Cadamarteri FWD2
1
-
J Worrall DEF1
-
B Sheaf MID1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8324
D IversenC Lang D BurgzorgH Clarke
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK8
-
L Leroy MID8
2
-
A Devine MID8
-
J Thompson MID811
3
-
J Erabi FWD81
-
C Lang  FWD83
-
H Clarke DEF7
4
-
A Vukcevic DEF71
1
-
D Burgzorg FWD72
1
-
O Offiah DEF6
-
T Small DEF6
-
J Storey DEF6
-
S Mills FWD61
1
-
L Gibson DEF5
1
-
L Lindsay DEF4
1
-
A Hughes DEF4
2
-
L Gibbs MID4
-
J Kenny FWD42
-
C Wiley DEF31
-
P Valentín DEF2
1
-
A McCann MID2
2
-
A Moran MID1
-