ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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Deepdale
Referee: Lewis Smith, England
Preston
Match Timeline
Wrexham
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
4'
K. Moore
Wrexham
🟨
49'
Alfie Devine
Preston
🔄
60'
P. Valentin ↔ D. Jebbison
Preston
🔄
60'
S. T. Thordarson ↔ O. Offiah
Preston
🟨
63'
Arthur Okonkwo
Wrexham
🔄
70'
L. Dobbin ↔ H. Armstrong
Preston
🔄
75'
R. Barnett ↔ R. Longman
Wrexham
🔄
78'
N. Broadhead ↔ J. Windass
Wrexham
🔄
79'
B. Sheaf ↔ M. James
Wrexham
81'
H. Armstrong
Preston

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Preston Win 0%
Draw 0%
Wrexham Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Preston1.28
Wrexham1.19
Recent Form (Last 5)
Preston Preston
WWDLW
25 GF / 19 GA
Wrexham Wrexham
WLDWL
23 GF / 20 GA
Key Stats
1.39
Average Goals Scored
1.28
1.06
Average Goals Conceded
1.11
11
BTTS Yes
11
8
Over 2.5
6
3.67
Shots on Goal
3.94

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Preston Preston 18 matches
Wrexham Wrexham 18 matches
Preston Statistic Wrexham
8 Wins 6
6 Draws 8
4 Losses 4
25 Goals For 23
19 Goals Against 20
1.39 Avg Goals Scored 1.28
1.06 Avg Goals Conceded 1.11
11 BTTS Yes 11
13 Over 1.5 13
8 Over 2.5 6
4 Over 3.5 5
5 Clean Sheets 6
3 Failed To Score 3
3.67 Shots On Goal 3.94
10.94 Total Shots 10.89
3.61 Corners 4.28
45.4% Ball Possession 45.6%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 3 head-to-head meetings, Preston won 0 times, Wrexham won 2 times, while 1 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 4:6 from Preston's perspective. 2 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 3 matches, with an average of 3.33 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Preston 3-4-1-2 / Wrexham 3-5-2
H2H summary: Preston wins 0, draws 1, Wrexham wins 2
Stats
Preston Preston
Wrexham Wrexham
Shots on Goal
7
Shots on Goal
3
Shots off Goal
9
Shots off Goal
5
Blocked Shots
8
Blocked Shots
1
16 Corner Kicks 2
8 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 1
57% Ball Possession 43%
24 Total Shots 9
7 Shots on Goal 3
9 Shots off Goal 5
8 Blocked Shots 1
19 Shots insidebox 7
5 Shots outsidebox 2
2 Goalkeeper Saves 5
424 Total passes 342
329 Passes accurate 250
1.43 expected_goals 1.40
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Preston
Formation
Wrexham
D. Iversen
D. Iversen
J. Storey
J. Storey
L. Lindsay
L. Lindsay
A. Hughes
A. Hughes
P. Valentin
P. Valentin
S. T. Thordarson
S. T. Thordarson
B. Whiteman
B. Whiteman
T. Small
T. Small
A. Devine
A. Devine
L. Dobbin
L. Dobbin
M. Smith
M. Smith
A. Okonkwo
A. Okonkwo
M. Cleworth
M. Cleworth
D. Scarr
D. Scarr
D. Hyam
D. Hyam
R. Barnett
R. Barnett
B. Sheaf
B. Sheaf
G. Dobson
G. Dobson
G. Thomason
G. Thomason
J. McClean
J. McClean
N. Broadhead
N. Broadhead
K. Moore
K. Moore
Preston 3-4-1-2
Starting XI
1
D. Iversen
G
14
J. Storey
D
6
L. Lindsay
D
16
A. Hughes
D
2
P. Valentin
↓ 60'
M
22
S. T. Thordarson
↓ 60'
M
4
B. Whiteman
M
26
T. Small
M
21
A. Devine
🟨 49'
F
17
L. Dobbin
↓ 70'
F
24
M. Smith
F
Substitutes
12
J. Walton
G
3
A. Vukcevic
D
5
H. Armstrong
⚽ 81' ↑ 70'
M
7
W. Keane
F
9
D. Jebbison
↑ 60'
F
15
J. Thompson
M
35
N. Mawene
M
36
E. Nolan
D
42
O. Offiah
↑ 60'
D
Wrexham 3-5-2
Starting XI
1
A. Okonkwo
🟨 63'
G
4
M. Cleworth
D
24
D. Scarr
D
5
D. Hyam
D
29
R. Barnett
↓ 75'
M
18
B. Sheaf
↓ 79'
M
15
G. Dobson
M
14
G. Thomason
M
7
J. McClean
M
33
N. Broadhead
↓ 78'
F
19
K. Moore
⚽ 4'
F
Substitutes
25
C. Burton
G
2
C. Doyle
D
9
R. Hardie
F
10
J. Windass
↑ 78'
M
20
O. Rathbone
M
27
L. O'Brien
M
28
S. Smith
F
37
M. James
↑ 79'
M
47
R. Longman
↑ 75'
M
Last matches: Preston
15.08.26
Cha
Preston
Bolton
1
2
L
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
11.03.26
Cha
Preston
Coventry
0
3
L
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
Last matches: Wrexham
18.07.26
Fri
Wrexham
Manchester United
1
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Wrexham
Wisla Krakow
0
0
D
02.05.26
Cha
Wrexham
Middlesbrough
2
2
D
26.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
Coventry
1
3
L
21.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
Oxford United
1
0
W
18.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
Stoke City
2
0
W
12.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
Birmingham
0
2
L
07.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
Southampton
1
5
L
03.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
West Brom
2
2
D
21.03.26
Cha
Wrexham
Sheffield Utd
2
1
W
17.03.26
Cha
Wrexham
Watford
1
3
L
13.03.26
Cha
Wrexham
Swansea
2
0
W
10.03.26
Cha
Wrexham
Hull City
1
2
L
07.03.26
FA
Wrexham
Chelsea
2
4
L
28.02.26
Cha
Wrexham
Charlton
1
0
W
24.02.26
Cha
Wrexham
Portsmouth
2
1
W
21.02.26
Cha
Wrexham
Ipswich
5
3
W
17.02.26
Cha
Wrexham
Bristol City
2
2
D
13.02.26
FA
Wrexham
Ipswich
1
0
W
07.02.26
Cha
Wrexham
Millwall
0
2
L
H2H: Preston vs Wrexham
29.12.25
H2H
Wrexham
Preston
2
1
L
06.12.25
H2H
Preston
Wrexham
1
1
D
26.08.25
H2H
Preston
Wrexham
2
3
L
Last matches: Preston
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
14.02.26
Cha
Preston
Watford
2
2
D
07.02.26
Cha
Preston
Portsmouth
1
0
W
20.01.26
Cha
Preston
Hull City
0
3
L
17.01.26
Cha
Preston
Derby
0
1
L
09.01.26
FA
Preston
Wigan
0
1
L
01.01.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
0
W
20.12.25
Cha
Preston
Norwich
1
1
D
09.12.25
Cha
Preston
Coventry
1
1
D
21.11.25
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
1
2
L
05.11.25
Cha
Preston
Swansea
2
1
W
24.10.25
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
21.10.25
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
0
1
L
H2H at home: Preston
06.12.25
H2H
Preston
Wrexham
1
1
D
26.08.25
H2H
Preston
Wrexham
2
3
L
Last matches: Wrexham
18.07.26
Fri
Wrexham
Manchester United
1
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Wrexham
Wisla Krakow
0
0
D
26.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
Coventry
1
3
L
21.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
Oxford United
1
0
W
12.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
Birmingham
0
2
L
03.04.26
Cha
Wrexham
West Brom
2
2
D
21.03.26
Cha
Wrexham
Sheffield Utd
2
1
W
17.03.26
Cha
Wrexham
Watford
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Wrexham
Charlton
1
0
W
17.02.26
Cha
Wrexham
Bristol City
2
2
D
31.01.26
Cha
Wrexham
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
W
24.01.26
Cha
Wrexham
QPR
3
2
W
04.01.26
Cha
Wrexham
Derby
2
1
W
01.01.26
Cha
Wrexham
Blackburn
2
0
W
19.12.25
Cha
Wrexham
Swansea
1
2
L
10.12.25
Cha
Wrexham
Hull City
0
2
L
22.11.25
Cha
Wrexham
Ipswich
0
0
D
05.11.25
Cha
Wrexham
Portsmouth
0
0
D
25.10.25
Cha
Wrexham
Middlesbrough
1
1
D
18.10.25
Cha
Wrexham
Stoke City
0
1
L
H2H away: Wrexham
06.12.25
H2H
Preston
Wrexham
1
1
D
26.08.25
H2H
Preston
Wrexham
2
3
W

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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