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Middlesbrough v Wrexham : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg and Phil Parkinson take on one another in the League Cup on Friday night, as Middlesbrough face Wrexham at the Riverside Stadium. All stats, including each side's 20 game form and head-to-head history, will update as you click through each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.

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Middlesbrough's next match is v Lincoln at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August
Wrexham's next match is v Cardiff at 20:00 on Monday 17th August
The last English League Cup meeting between M'Boro and Wrexham was on Friday 7th August 2026
English League Cup
August 7th 2026
M'Boro 1
0 Wrexham
 
W. Lankshear 61'
 
MID
WRX
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
8
7
Corners
7
3
Possession
49%
51%
Fouls
10
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
M'BoroWrexham
 
C. Brittain
L. Ayling
S. Berhalter
L. Castledine
W. Lankshearfootball icon (F. Cartwright 80')
M. Whittaker (C. Ibeh 90')
J. Sarmiento (K. Joseph 67')
M. Arfsten (S. Edmundson 67')
S. Brynn
A. Malanda
V. Borges dos Santos Neto
D. Ward
C. Doyle
D. Hyam
G. Thomason
Z. Vyner
(B. Cadamarteri 72') O. Rathbone
(R. Longman 65') D. Imray
L. O'Brien
(B. Whiteman 72') M. James
(K. Moore 72') S. Smith
(D. Keillor-Dunn 76') N. Broadhead

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither M'Boro or Wrexham are in the kind of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

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 M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
57%
4/6
18%
4/5
Draw
22%
29/10
11%
29/10
Wrexham
20%
7/2
46%
3/1
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2
7%
11/2
M'Boro 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
M'Boro 1-0
10%
7/1
12%
13/2
M'Boro 2-0
9%
15/2
27%
15/2
M'Boro 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
M'Boro 3-0
6%
12/1
32%
11/1
Wrexham 2-1
5%
14/1
25%
11/1
Wrexham 1-0
5%
14/1
36%
10/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/111/1
M'Boro 3-2
3%
22/118/1
M'Boro 4-1
3%
22/1
24%
20/1
M'Boro 4-0
3%
25/1
44%
20/1
Wrexham 2-0
3%
25/1
53%
16/1
Wrexham 3-1
2%
40/1
58%
22/1
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
8/118/11
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
43/4021/20
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/15
12%
4/7
Away 1st Goal
42%
8/5
20%
6/4
No 1st Goal
3%
12/111/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/10
8%
7/10
BTTS - No
44%
21/20
7%
21/20
BTTS - Home Win
28%
12/5
13%
12/5
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
11%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
11%
15/2
50%
11/2
Home/draw
80%
2/11
11%
2/9
Away/draw
43%
23/20
22%
19/20
Home/away
78%
1/4
3%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
2/9
2%
2/9
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
3/1
6%
3/1
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
7/47/4
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
2/52/5
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
9/2
9%
4/1
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/7
1%
1/7
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/25
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/40
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
8%
11/1
Home DNB
73%
2/7
18%
7/20
Away DNB
36%
5/2
58%
2/1
M'Boro win to nil
30%
2/1
27%
-
Wrexham win to nil
10%
8/1
50%
-
M'Boro / M'Boro
31%
8/5
23%
17/10
M'Boro / Wrexham
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
M'Boro / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / M'Boro
17%
15/4
18%
19/5
Draw / Wrexham
8%
9/1
47%
15/2
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
19/4
Wrexham / M'Boro
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
Wrexham / Wrexham
11%
7/1
55%
5/1
Wrexham / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
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Win / draw / win form
M'Boro
20 games
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro0 - 1Hull
AM'Boro1 - 1Southampton
HM'Boro0 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro2 - 2Wrexham
HM'Boro5 - 1Watford
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
AM'Boro2 - 2Ipswich
HM'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
AM'Boro2 - 2Swansea
HM'Boro1 - 2Millwall
AM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
HM'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
HM'Boro0 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 0QPR
AM'Boro3 - 1Birmingham
HM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
HM'Boro0 - 0Oxford Utd
AM'Boro1 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro2 - 1Sheff Utd
HM'Boro1 - 0Norwich
Wrexham
20 games
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HWrexham2 - 2Chelsea
AWrexham1 - 0Charlton
HWrexham2 - 1Portsmouth
HWrexham5 - 3Ipswich
AWrexham2 - 2Bristol C
HWrexham1 - 0Ipswich
HWrexham0 - 2Millwall
AWrexham1 - 0Sheff Wed
AWrexham3 - 2QPR
Goal Statistics
M'Boro Wrexham
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
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 games
20 home / away games
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Wrexham
1.9
1.1
Attack rating
MID
WRX
21%
better
view stats
Games scored14
18
Failed to score6
2
Scored first12
10
Goals scored27
32
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for11
20
Avg. XG for2
1.2
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
21%
better
MID
WRX
view stats
Games conceded14
14
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first5
10
Goals conceded20
32
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+21%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between M'Boro v Wrexham will show here when available.

M'Boro League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
S BrynnW. LankshearS BerhalterW. Lankshear
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK1
-
C Brittain DEF1
-
L Ayling DEF1
-
N Borges DEF1
-
M Arfsten DEF1
-
A Malanda MID1
-
S Berhalter MID11
-
L. Castledine MID1
-
M Whittaker FWD1
-
J Sarmiento  FWD1
-
W. Lankshear FWD11
1
-
Subs
K Joseph1
-
G Edmundson1
-
L. McCabe
-
J McLaughlin
-
C. Ibeh1
-
F. Cartwright1
-
J. Dede
-
J. Daley
-
S Dieng
-
Wrexham League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
D WardD Hyam
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Ward GLK1
-
Z Vyner DEF1
-
D Hyam DEF1
1
-
C Doyle DEF1
1
-
D. Imray MID1
-
O Rathbone MID1
-
M James MID1
-
L O'Brien MID1
1
-
G Thomason MID1
-
S Smith FWD1
1
-
N Broadhead FWD1
-
Subs
A Okonkwo
-
M Cleworth
-
D Keillor-Dunn1
-
B Whiteman
-
B Cadamarteri1
-
G Dobson
-
K Moore1
-
D Scarr
-
R Longman1
-
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