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Wrexham v Stoke City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Racecourse Ground

Mark Robins takes his Stoke City charges to the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, with Phil Parkinson's Wrexham waiting for them. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Flipping the market with the tabs changes all statistics and the odds, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.

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Wrexham's next match is v Coventry at 12:00 on Sunday 26th April
Stoke City's next match is v Portsmouth at 15:00 on Saturday 25th April
The last English Championship meeting between Wrexham and Stoke was on Saturday 18th April 2026
English Championship
April 18th 2026
Wrexham 2
0 Stoke
 
G. Thomason 31'
J. Windass 33'
 
WRX
STK
Shots On
4
Shots Off
3
4
Corners
2
6
Possession
53%
47%
Fouls
8
8
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
WrexhamStoke
 
C. Doyle
D. Hyam
I. Kabore
J. Windassfootball icon (N. Broadhead 78')
G. Thomasonfootball icon
G. Dobson
D. Ward
D. Scarr
O. Rathbone (L. O'Brien 73')
M. James
S. Smith (K. Moore 79')
(J. Rak-Sakyi 46') A. Cresswell
(T. Seko 68') L. Baker
J. Bae
S. Thomas
E. Bocat
(R. Otegbayo 86') M. Bosun Lawal
G. Bazunu
B. Pearson
L. Cisse
M. Manhoef
(R. Boženík 52') S. Gallagher

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Wrexham and Stoke will score at least two between them during 90 minutes. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 78%. The bookies have it available at 1.25.

In-Play
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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Wrexham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Wrexham
47%
4/5
9%
1/1000
7%
Draw
24%
27/10
3%
80/1
1%
Stoke
29%
31/10
18%
1/50
19%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/119/4
Wrexham 2-1
9%
15/215/2
Wrexham 1-0
9%
15/2
13%
17/4
7%
Wrexham 2-0
8%
17/2
19%
2/9
13%
Stoke 2-1
7%
14/1
12%
11/1
15%
Stoke 1-0
7%
12/1
13%
13/2
8%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
50/1
8%
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
18%
5/1
16%
Wrexham 3-1
5%
12/133/1
9%
Wrexham 3-0
4%
14/1
15%
6/1
18%
Stoke 2-0
4%
22/1
12%
14/1
11%
Wrexham 3-2
3%
22/1125/1
11%
Stoke 3-1
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
12%
Stoke 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
125/1
10%
Wrexham 4-1
2%
28/1
12%
125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
8/11
4%
5/1
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
11/10
5%
1/9
5%
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/13
6%
4/5
5%
Away 1st Goal
45%
11/8
10%
8/5
13%
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
18%
5/1
16%
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/6
7%
10/1
6%
BTTS - No
42%
11/10
10%
1/33
8%
BTTS - Home Win
24%
5/213/2
3%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
5%
45/1
2%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
13/2
21%
90/1
19%
Home/draw
71%
2/9
4%
1/50
6%
Away/draw
53%
19/20
11%
66/1
9%
Home/away
76%
2/71/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/9
2%
1/2
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
10/3
8%
29/20
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
7/4
14%
33/1
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
4/9
6%
1/1000
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
4/1
9%
125/1
9%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/6
3%
1/200
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/1
9%
1/50
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
1/50
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/10
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
18%
5/1
16%
Home DNB
64%
1/3
6%
1/1000
5%
Away DNB
45%
9/4
13%
90/1
18%
Wrexham win to nil
23%
12/5
24%
-
Stoke win to nil
13%
7/1
11%
-
Wrexham / Wrexham
29%
15/8
11%
1/14
8%
Wrexham / Stoke
3%
33/122/1
10%
Wrexham / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
8/1
8%
Draw / Wrexham
16%
4/1
11%
66/1
4%
Draw / Stoke
9%
8/1
10%
60/1
6%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/160/1
10%
Stoke / Wrexham
4%
20/11/50
Stoke / Stoke
13%
11/2
19%
150/1
18%
Stoke / Draw
6%
14/11/50
8%
Win / draw / win Championship table

Wrexham have played 42 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 10 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Wrexham have outscored their opponents by 63 goals to 49 goals.

Home League Performance

Wrexham have played 21 games at home winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 37 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 35 goals at home.

Stoke are in 16th position in the Championship on 55 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 10 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 6 and won 9. Stoke have conceded 31 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wrexham
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry44261174689 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 26
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
2
Ipswich43221383079 
w
 
5-3F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
3-3F
l
 
1-0A
3
Millwall442310111379 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
4
Southampton442113102476 
l
 
1-5A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
5
M'Boro442113102176 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Wrexham44191312670 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
7
Hull44201014470 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
8
Derby4419916866 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
9
Norwich4419718864 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
10
Birmingham44161216060 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
11
Swansea4417918-460 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
12
Bristol C44161117-159 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
5-1F
May 2
13
QPR44161018-858 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
14
Sheff Utd4417621057 
w
 
5-3A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
15
Watford44141515-457 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
16
Preston44141515-657 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1F
17
Stoke44151019-155 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
18
West Brom44131318-952 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
19
Blackburn45131319-1352 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
20
Portsmouth44131219-1751 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
21
Charlton44121418-1350 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
22
Oxford Utd44101420-1544 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
23
Leicester44111518-1142 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
24
Sheff Wed4411231-58-3 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Wrexham 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Stoke 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goal Statistics
Wrexham 6th Stoke 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Wrexham will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Wrexham have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-35
Stoke have scored 35% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Wrexham
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
24%
better
WRX
STK
view stats
Games scored36
27
Failed to score6
15
Scored first22
20
Goals scored63
49
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for19
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
WRX
STK
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded32
29
Clean sheets10
13
Conceded first18
18
Goals conceded60
46
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Wrexham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
401468
M CleworthJ WindassI KaboréG Dobson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Ward GLK6
-
D Hyam DEF38
4
-
D Scarr DEF181
3
-
C Doyle DEF3222
6
1
I Kaboré MID286
3
-
M James MID3512
3
-
G Dobson MID3822
8
-
G Thomason MID3225
2
-
O Rathbone FWD2461
3
-
J Windass FWD39145
2
-
S Smith FWD3872
5
-
Subs
A Okonkwo GLK39
1
-
L Brunt DEF9
1
-
M Cleworth DEF4134
6
-
R Longman MID3221
4
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID5
-
L O'Brien MID3746
5
-
B Cadamarteri FWD3
-
K Moore FWD37114
5
-
N Broadhead FWD3574
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
43101111
S ThomasS ThomasS ThomasS Thomas
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Bazunu GLK6
-
S Thomas DEF431011
10
1
M Lawal DEF271
6
1
A Cresswell  DEF253
2
-
E Bocat DEF271
-
B Pearson MID291
9
1
L Baker MID1741
3
-
M Manhoef MID4374
4
-
L Cissé MID3223
4
-
J. Bae MID4123
1
-
S Gallagher FWD172
-
Subs
T. Simkim GLK14
2
-
T Seko MID411
3
-
S. Agina MID3
1
-
R. Otegbayo MID2
-
G. Gartside-Kelly MID
-
D Mubama FWD2651
3
1
R Bozenik FWD211
2
-
J Rak-Sakyi FWD132
2
-
M Smit FWD1221
-