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Wrexham v Nottingham Forest : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Racecourse Ground

It's an away trip for Sean Dyche's Nottingham Forest side on Friday evening, as they head to the STōK Cae Ras for a FA Cup showdown with Phil Parkinson's Wrexham. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Flipping the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.

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Wrexham's next match is v Norwich at 15:00 on Saturday 17th January
Nottingham Forest's next match is v Arsenal at 17:30 on Saturday 17th January
The last English FA Cup meeting between Wrexham and Nottm Forest was on Friday 9th January 2026
English FA Cup
January 9th 2026
Wrexham 3
3 Nottm Forest
 
L. Cacace 37'64' I. da Cruz
O. Rathbone 40'76' C. Hudson-Odoi
D. Hyam 74'89' C. Hudson-Odoi
 
WRX
NFO
Shots On
7
10
Shots Off
8
8
Corners
8
7
Possession
37%
63%
Fouls
10
12
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
WrexhamNottm Forest
 
A. Okonkwo
C. Doyle
D. Hyamfootball icon
L. Cacacefootball icon (G. Thomason 60')
G. Dobson
B. Sheaf (J. McClean 88')
D. Scarr
O. Rathbonefootball icon (L. O'Brien 69')
S. Smith (J. Rodriguez 100')
N. Broadhead (J. Windass 69')
R. Longman (R. Barnett 91')
F. Rodrigues
M. Sels
J. da Cunha Filho
(N. Williams 46') O. Zinchenko
(M. Santiago Costa dos Santos 97') N. Savona
(T. Awoniyi 88') D. Soares de Paulo
O. Giraud-Hutchinson
(N. Domínguez 46') J. Mcatee
(C. Hudson-Odoi 69') D. Ndoye
(M. Gibbs-White 46') D. Bakwa
football iconI. da Cruz

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there's a 78% chance of Wrexham and Nottm Forest scoring at least 2 goals in this FA Cup clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it would appear that the bookies are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 55% chance of Nottm Forest coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Wrexham
22%
7/2
10%
12/1
4%
Draw
23%
29/10
5%
1/9
Nottm Forest
55%
8/11
4%
8/1
1%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1
7%
5/1
Nottm Forest 2-1
10%
15/28/1
Nottm Forest 1-0
10%
13/218/5
8%
Nottm Forest 2-0
9%
15/2
6%
6/1
Nottm Forest 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
18/1
Wrexham 2-1
6%
14/121/20
Wrexham 1-0
6%
12/1
8%
7/1
Nottm Forest 3-0
6%
12/1
8%
14/1
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/5
13%
Draw 0-0
5%
11/1
9%
4/1
Nottm Forest 3-2
3%
22/18/1
Wrexham 2-0
3%
22/1
13%
9/5
Nottm Forest 4-1
3%
25/1
10%
33/1
Nottm Forest 4-0
3%
25/1
12%
28/1
Wrexham 3-1
2%
33/113/2
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
4/52/5
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1/19/5
2%
Home 1st Goal
43%
8/5
5%
2/1
3%
Away 1st Goal
54%
4/7
4%
7/10
1%
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1
9%
4/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
4/54/6
3%
BTTS - No
44%
19/2011/10
3%
BTTS - Home Win
12%
15/2
6%
2/11
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/119/5
BTTS - Away Win
27%
13/5
4%
22/1
3%
Home/draw
45%
21/20
7%
1/20
2%
Away/draw
78%
2/11
2%
1/50
1%
Home/away
77%
1/4
2%
5/1
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/4
3%
4/6
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
11/4
7%
11/10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2/1
4%
7/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
4/11
2%
11/10
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
5/1
8%
7/2
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/8
2%
2/11
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
12/1
13%
21/10
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/25
1%
1/3
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/7
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
9%
4/1
Home DNB
38%
12/5
10%
1/1000
3%
Away DNB
71%
3/10
4%
20/1
3%
Wrexham win to nil
10%
7/1
13%
-
Nottm Forest win to nil
28%
2/1
4%
-
Wrexham / Wrexham
11%
7/1
6%
1/4
7%
Wrexham / Nottm Forest
4%
20/1
9%
15/2
Wrexham / Draw
6%
14/1
13%
4/1
Draw / Wrexham
8%
9/1
10%
125/1
Draw / Nottm Forest
17%
15/480/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
125/1
4%
Nottm Forest / Wrexham
3%
33/1
21%
1/50
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
31%
13/8
5%
1/50
4%
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
12/11/50
Win / draw / win form
Wrexham
20 games
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Nottm Forest
20 games
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
Goal Statistics
Wrexham Nottm Forest
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Wrexham will score no more than 1 goal
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Nottm Forest will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.9
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
Wrexham
PG (predicted goals)
Nottm Forest
1.1
1.9
Attack rating
%
better
WRX
NFO
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
WRX
NFO
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between Wrexham v Nottm Forest will show here when available.

Wrexham FA Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1121
A OkonkwoD HyamG DobsonJ Windass
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Okonkwo GLK1
-
D Scarr DEF1
-
D Hyam DEF11
-
C Doyle DEF1
-
R Longman MID1
-
G Dobson MID12
-
B Sheaf MID1
-
L Cacace MID11
-
O Rathbone FWD11
-
N Broadhead FWD11
-
S Smith FWD1
-
Subs
C Burton GLK
-
C Coady DEF
-
L O'Brien MID1
-
R Barnett MID1
-
H. Ashfield MID
-
J McClean MID1
-
J Windass MID1
1
-
G Thomason MID1
-
J Rodríguez FWD1
-
Nottm Forest FA Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1221
M SelsC Hudson-OdoiN. SavonaMorato
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK1
-
N. Savona DEF12
-
Morato DEF1
1
-
J Paula DEF1
-
O Zinchenko DEF1
-
J McAtee MID1
-
D Luiz MID1
1
-
D Ndoye MID1
-
O Hutchinson MID1
1
-
D Bakwa MID1
-
I Jesus FWD11
-
Subs
A Gunn GLK
-
N Williams DEF1
-
Murillo DEF1
-
N Milenković DEF
-
Z Abbott DEF
-
M Gibbs-White MID1
-
N Domínguez MID1
1
-
C Hudson-Odoi FWD12
-
T Awoniyi FWD1
-