Preston North End has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Wrexham has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Preston North End scores 1.39 goals per game and allows 1.06. Wrexham scores 1.28 and allows 1.11. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 61% of Preston North End's games and 61% of Wrexham's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 33%, compared with league averages of 59% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Wrexham has the higher season xG average, 1.27 to 1.26 per game. Preston North End takes 10.9 shots per game, while Wrexham takes 10.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Preston North End leads at halftime in 39% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Wrexham leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

Preston North End's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (7 goals). For Wrexham, it is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 1

First half

1 : 0

Second half

Game stats

57Possession (%)43

Preston North EndWrexham

24Shots9

Preston North EndWrexham

7Shots on target3

Preston North EndWrexham

2.58xG1

Preston North EndWrexham

16Corners2

Preston North EndWrexham

81Dangerous attacks30

Preston North EndWrexham

8Fouls6

Preston North EndWrexham

1Cards1

Preston North EndWrexham

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.67Points per game1.44

Preston North EndWrexham

1.39Goals scored / game1.28

Preston North EndWrexham

1.06Goals allowed / game1.11

Preston North EndWrexham

1.26xG for1.27

Preston North EndWrexham

45%Average possession46%

Preston North EndWrexham

3.67Shots on target / game3.94

Preston North EndWrexham

28%Clean sheets33%

Preston North EndWrexham

61%Both teams scored61%

Preston North EndWrexham

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.89Shots per game10.89

Preston North EndWrexham

3.67Shots on target3.94

Preston North EndWrexham

12.8%Shot conversion11.7%

Preston North EndWrexham

45%Possession46%

Preston North EndWrexham

1.26xG for1.27

Preston North EndWrexham

1.43xG against1.64

Preston North EndWrexham

Shooting quality

Preston North End: Counter-attackingWrexham: Balanced

	Preston North End	Wrexham
Accuracy (shots on target)	34%	36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)	0.12	0.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)	0.38	0.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Wrexham is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Preston North End · 1.8 pts / game - Wrexham

Preston North End

WDLDW

Season result split

44% W33% D22% L

Season (W-D-L)

8-6-4

1.67 pts / game · goal difference +6

Last 5 (W-D-L)

2-2-1

1.60 pts / game

Record at home (W-D-L)

5-2-2

Last 5 at home

3-0-2

WLWWL

Last 5 games - averages

Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%

Wrexham

DWDWD

Unbeaten in the last 5 games

Season result split

33% W44% D22% L

Season (W-D-L)

6-8-4

1.44 pts / game · goal difference +3

Last 5 (W-D-L)

2-3-0

1.80 pts / game

Record away (W-D-L)

2-4-2

Last 5 away

0-4-1

DLDDD

Last 5 games - averages

Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Preston North End is 9% better for: goals scored per game.

1.39 goals / game - Preston North End · 1.28 goals / game - Wrexham

Preston North End is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.06 goals / game - Preston North End · 1.11 goals / game - Wrexham

Preston North End scoring profile: very strong

Preston North End scores in 83% of games (15 of 18 meczów), while Wrexham keeps a clean sheet in 33% (6 of 18 meczów).

Wrexham scoring profile: very strong

Wrexham scores in 83% of games (15 of 18 meczów), while Preston North End keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 meczów).

25Goals scored (season)23

Preston North EndWrexham

19Goals conceded (season)20

Preston North EndWrexham

2.44Average goals per game2.39

Preston North EndWrexham

8Goals scored (last 5)4

Preston North EndWrexham

7Goals conceded (last 5)1

Preston North EndWrexham

Preston North End

28%

Clean sheets5 of 18 meczów

17%

No goal3 of 18 meczów

Wrexham

33%

Clean sheets6 of 18 meczów

17%

No goal3 of 18 meczów

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal83%

Preston North EndWrexham

44%2 goals33%

Preston North EndWrexham

11%3 goals11%

Preston North EndWrexham

0%4 goals0%

Preston North EndWrexham

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal67%

Preston North EndWrexham

33%2 goals33%

Preston North EndWrexham

0%3 goals11%

Preston North EndWrexham

0%4 goals0%

Preston North EndWrexham

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

61%

Preston North End - BTTS11 of 18 meczów

61%

Wrexham - BTTS11 of 18 meczów

59%

League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time6%

Preston North EndWrexham

0%BTTS in both halves6%

Preston North EndWrexham

33%Scored in both halves11%

Preston North EndWrexham

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%

Preston North EndWrexham

0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%

Preston North EndWrexham

100%BTTS - last 520%

Preston North EndWrexham

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

94%Min. 1 goal (Over 0.5)89%

Preston North EndWrexham

72%Min. 2 goals (Over 1.5)72%

Preston North EndWrexham

44%Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)33%

Preston North EndWrexham

22%Min. 4 goals (Over 3.5)28%

Preston North EndWrexham

11%Min. 5 goals (Over 4.5)17%

Preston North EndWrexham

Over / Under - Preston North End

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 94%Under 6%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 72%Under 28%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 44%Under 56%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 22%Under 78%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 11%Under 89%

Over / Under - Wrexham

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 89%Under 11%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 72%Under 28%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 33%Under 67%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 28%Under 72%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 17%Under 83%

1st half

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%

Preston North EndWrexham

33%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%

Preston North EndWrexham

11%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%

Preston North EndWrexham

2nd half

61%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%

Preston North EndWrexham

44%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%

Preston North EndWrexham

6%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%

Preston North EndWrexham

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Preston North End is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / game - Preston North End · 1.33 pts / game - Wrexham

Preston North End - half-time state

39% leading28% draw33% trailing

Wrexham - half-time state

33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per game (1st half)1.33

Preston North EndWrexham

0.72Goals scored (1st half)0.44

Preston North EndWrexham

0.61Goals conceded (1st half)0.44

Preston North EndWrexham

1.33Average goals (1st half)0.89

Preston North EndWrexham

50%Clean sheet before half-time61%

Preston North EndWrexham

33%No goal before half-time61%

Preston North EndWrexham

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per game (2nd half)1.5

Preston North EndWrexham

0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.83

Preston North EndWrexham

0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67

Preston North EndWrexham

1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.5

Preston North EndWrexham

67%Clean sheet after half-time50%

Preston North EndWrexham

50%No goal after half-time44%

Preston North EndWrexham

Preston North End - second-half results

28% W56% D17% L

Half-time points

Half-time goals

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.44

PPG before half-time

Lead holding113%

Leads at halftime in 39% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Wrexham - second-half results

39% W33% D28% L

Half-time points

Half-time goals

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.33

PPG before half-time

Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Preston North End - last 5 games by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per game	1.20	1.20
Goals scored / game	1.0	0.6
Goals allowed / game	1.0	0.4
Average goals per game	2.0	1.0
1 goal	100%	60%
2 goals	80%	40%
3 goals	20%	0%
Clean sheet	20%	60%
No goal	0%	60%
Goal difference	0	+1

Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing

2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 5

Wrexham - last 5 games by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per game	1.20	2.20
Goals scored / game	0.2	0.6
Goals allowed / game	0.2	0.0
Average goals per game	0.4	0.6
1 goal	40%	60%
2 goals	0%	0%
3 goals	0%	0%
Clean sheet	80%	100%
No goal	80%	40%
Goal difference	0	+3

Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing

2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Preston North End

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Wrexham

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.42

Estimated goals

attack vs. opponent defense

1.3 : 1.2

Estimated goal split

home : away

91%

Pace vs league

100% = league average

61%

Both teams scored (BTTS)

average from both teams' seasons

-100%

Derby effect

H2H goals vs typical matches

69%

BTTS estimate

from both teams' scoring frequency

0:0 risk

about 1 in 33 matches

0-1

Most common goal range

attack vs. defense for both teams

Preston North End

Net xG balance

Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.

-0.17

Results compared with xG

Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.

+0.50

Points compared with goal balance

Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.

-4.2 pts

Finishing efficiency

Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.

+0.13

Defensive efficiency

Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.

+0.37

Attack vs league

How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.

101%

Defense vs. league

Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.

83%

Form trend

Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.

-0.07

Stronger second half?

How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.

-0.0

Late goals

24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 28% come in the first quarter-hour.

24%

Wrexham

Net xG balance

Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.

-0.37

Results compared with xG

Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.

+0.54

Points compared with goal balance

Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.

-4.7 pts

Finishing efficiency

Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.

+0.01

Defensive efficiency

Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.

+0.53

Attack vs league

How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.

101%

Defense vs. league

Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.

81%

Form trend

Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.

+0.36

Stronger second half?

How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.

+0.4

Late goals

26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.

26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

	Preston North End	Liga	Wrexham
Average goals per game	▼ 2.44	2.65	▼ 2.39
Both teams scored	▲ 61%	59%	▲ 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)	▼ 44%	52%	▼ 33%
Clean sheets	▲ 28%	23%	▲ 33%
Goal before half-time	▲ 89%	74%	▼ 72%
Goal after half-time	▼ 61%	76%	▲ 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.65

Average goals per game

59%

Both teams scored

52%

Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)

23%

Clean sheets

1.37

Home goals / game

1.27

Away goals / game

+8%

Home attack advantage

+7%

Home defensive advantage

+8%

Total home advantage

Goals in 1st half (whole league)

74%

1 goal

32%

2 goals

15%

3 goals

4 goals

Goals in 2nd half (whole league)

76%

1 goal

42%

2 goals

16%

3 goals

4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Home team

Starting lineup

1Daniel Lønne Iversen 2Pol Valentín Sanchooff 60'4Benjamin Whiteman 6Liam Lindsay 14Jordan Storey 16Andrew Hughes 17Lewis Norman Dobbinoff 70'21Alfie Devine🟨 1 22Stefán Teitur Þórðarsonoff 60'24Michael John Smith 26Thierr Small

Substitutes

3Andrija Vukčevićon 1'5Harrison Armegang⚽ 1 · on 70'7Will Keaneon 1'9Daniel Jebbisonon 60'12Jack Waltonon 1'15Jordan Thompsonon 1'35Noah Maweneon 1'

36Ed Nolanon 1'

42Odeluga Offiahon 60'

Away team

Starting lineup

1Arthur Okonkwo🟨 1 4Max Cleworth 5Dominic Hyam 7James McClean 14George Thomason 15George Dobson 18Ben Sheafoff 79'19Kieffer Roberto Francisco Moore⚽ 1 24Dan Scarr 29Ryan Jack Barnettoff 75'33Nathan Broadheadoff 78'

Substitutes

2Callum Doyleon 1'9Ryan Hardieon 1'10Joshua Dean Windasson 78'20Oliver Rathboneon 1'

25Callum Burtonon 1'

27Lewis John O'Brienon 1'28Sam Smithon 1'37Matty Jameson 79'47Ryan Longmanon 75'

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

4'
WrexhamGoalKieffer Roberto Francisco Moore
49'
Preston North EndYellow cardAlfie Devine
63'
WrexhamYellow cardArthur Okonkwo
70'
Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Harrison ArmegangOff: Lewis Norman Dobbin
75'
WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Ryan LongmanOff: Ryan Jack Barnett
78'
WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Joshua Dean WindassOff: Nathan Broadhead
79'
WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Matty JamesOff: Ben Sheaf
81'
Preston North EndGoalHarrison Armegang

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

RefereeLewis Smith Home managerPaul Heckingbottom Away managerPhil Parkinson

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Lewis SmithMatches officiated: 22

3.82Cards per match

0Penalties per match

1 / X / 241%Home wins27%Draws32%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Preston North End vs Wrexham?

The Championship match finished Preston North End 1:1 Wrexham. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Preston North End vs Wrexham?

Preston North End score 1.39 goals per game on average and Wrexham 1.28. The Championship average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Preston North End's matches and 61% of Wrexham's.

What form are Preston North End and Wrexham in?

Over the last 5 games Preston North End have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Wrexham 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Preston North End vs Wrexham?

The statistical background for Preston North End vs Wrexham — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.