Wrexham vs Preston prediction

Wrexham have won three, drawn five and lost five of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 15 and letting in 19. That has them 18th on 14 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, three draws and two defeats, at 0.8 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 2-1 to West Bromwich Albion at home; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Derby and a 2-1 win at home to Southampton.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 4 conceded). B. Sheaf (injury), G. Thomason (thigh injury) and J. Windass (ankle injury), plus five others, are all unavailable.

So far in the Championship, Preston have won one, drawn two and lost ten of 13, with 10 goals scored and 27 conceded, good for 24th place and 5 points.

Over the last six matches it has been one win, one draw and four defeats, averaging 0.8 goals for and 1.8 against. Last time out they lost 4-0 to Birmingham away; before that came a 1-0 defeat at home to Millwall and a 2-2 draw away at Queens Park Rangers.

Preston haven't won in five. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won none of three recently (3 scored, 8 conceded). A. McCann (hamstring injury), B. Potts (ankle injury) and C. Wiley (inactive), plus five others, are all unavailable.

Home and away form points to Wrexham: Wrexham have won one of their last three at home, Preston none of their last three on the road. Nine points separate the two sides in the table.

We make Wrexham clear favourites at 54%, with Preston on 22% and the draw at 24%.

On goals, it expects around 2.8 in the game: 1.8 for Wrexham and 1.0 for Preston. Over 2.5 goals is 53% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 29 Dec 2025, Wrexham won 2-1.