Wrexham vs Preston North End: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Wrexham played against Preston North End in Championship (England). The game was played on December 29, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Wrexham has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Preston North End has 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Wrexham scores 1.39 goals per game and allows 1.30. Preston North End scores 1.30 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.63 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 65% of Wrexham's games and 65% of Preston North End's. The Over 2.5 rates are 39% and 39%, compared with league averages of 59% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Preston North End has the higher season xG average, 1.28 to 1.26 per game. Wrexham takes 11.0 shots per game, while Preston North End takes 11.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Wrexham leads at halftime in 35% of its games and scores 0.83 goals per game after halftime. Preston North End leads at halftime in 35% and scores 0.70 after halftime.

When the teams score

Wrexham's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Preston North End, it is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.63 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

46Possession (%)54
WrexhamPreston North End
14Shots13
WrexhamPreston North End
6Shots on target4
WrexhamPreston North End
1.53xG1.55
WrexhamPreston North End
3Corners3
WrexhamPreston North End
30Dangerous attacks62
WrexhamPreston North End
11Fouls10
WrexhamPreston North End
0Cards0
WrexhamPreston North End

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

WrexhamPreston North End
1.39Goals scored / game1.3
WrexhamPreston North End
1.3Goals allowed / game1
WrexhamPreston North End
46%Average possession45%
WrexhamPreston North End
3.78Shots on target / game3.7
WrexhamPreston North End

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.96Shots per game11
WrexhamPreston North End
3.78Shots on target3.7
WrexhamPreston North End
12.7%Shot conversion11.9%
WrexhamPreston North End
46%Possession45%
WrexhamPreston North End
1.26xG for1.28
WrexhamPreston North End
1.7xG against1.46
WrexhamPreston North End

Shooting quality

Wrexham: Counter-attackingPreston North End: Balanced
WrexhamPreston North End
Accuracy (shots on target)34%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.35

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Preston North End is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Wrexham · 1.4 pts / game - Preston North End

Wrexham
DLDLW
Season result split
30% W43% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-10-6
1.35 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-5-2
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.90BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Preston North End
DDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
39% W43% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-10-4
1.61 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-2
Last 5 away
2-3-0
DDWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow 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.

Wrexham is 7% better for: goals scored per game.

1.39 goals / game - Wrexham · 1.3 goals / game - Preston North End

Preston North End is 30% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.3 goals / game - Wrexham · 1 goals / game - Preston North End

Wrexham scoring profile: very strong

Wrexham scores in 83% of games (19 of 23 meczów), while Preston North End keeps a clean sheet in 26% (6 of 23 meczów).

Preston North End scoring profile: very strong

Preston North End scores in 83% of games (19 of 23 meczów), while Wrexham keeps a clean sheet in 26% (6 of 23 meczów).

32Goals scored (season)30
WrexhamPreston North End
30Goals conceded (season)23
WrexhamPreston North End
2.7Average goals per game2.3
WrexhamPreston North End
9Goals scored (last 5)5
WrexhamPreston North End
10Goals conceded (last 5)4
WrexhamPreston North End

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal83%
WrexhamPreston North End
35%2 goals39%
WrexhamPreston North End
13%3 goals9%
WrexhamPreston North End
4%4 goals0%
WrexhamPreston North End

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal74%
WrexhamPreston North End
43%2 goals26%
WrexhamPreston North End
13%3 goals0%
WrexhamPreston North End
0%4 goals0%
WrexhamPreston North End

* 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.

65%
Preston North End - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 23 meczów
59%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time22%
WrexhamPreston North End
4%BTTS in both halves0%
WrexhamPreston North End
17%Scored in both halves30%
WrexhamPreston North End

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
WrexhamPreston North End
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
WrexhamPreston North End
80%BTTS - last 580%
WrexhamPreston North End

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.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
WrexhamPreston North End
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
WrexhamPreston North End
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
WrexhamPreston North End

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
WrexhamPreston North End
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
WrexhamPreston North End
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
WrexhamPreston North End

Game halveswhen 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 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / game - Wrexham · 1.39 pts / game - Preston North End

Wrexham - half-time state
35% leading26% draw39% trailing
Preston North End - half-time state
35% leading35% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per game (1st half)1.39
WrexhamPreston North End
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.61
WrexhamPreston North End
0.61Goals conceded (1st half)0.52
WrexhamPreston North End
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.13
WrexhamPreston North End
57%Clean sheet before half-time57%
WrexhamPreston North End
52%No goal before half-time43%
WrexhamPreston North End

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per game (2nd half)1.39
WrexhamPreston North End
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
WrexhamPreston North End
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.48
WrexhamPreston North End
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.17
WrexhamPreston North End
48%Clean sheet after half-time61%
WrexhamPreston North End
48%No goal after half-time43%
WrexhamPreston North End

Wrexham - second-half results

39% W26% D35% L
30
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 30%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Preston North End - second-half results

26% W61% D13% L
32
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 39%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Wrexham - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.20
Goals scored / game1.00.8
Goals allowed / game1.20.8
Average goals per game2.21.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Preston North End - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.40
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.41.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Wrexham
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
4
4
16-30
2
6
31-45
7
1
46-60
3
6
61-75
9
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Preston North End
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
4
1
16-30
3
7
31-45
6
2
46-60
1
6
61-75
9
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Wrexham

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.7 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.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Preston North End

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

WrexhamLigaPreston North End
Average goals per game 2.702.63 2.30
Both teams scored 65%59% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%51% 39%
Clean sheets 26%23% 26%
Goal before half-time 78%74% 78%
Goal after half-time 83%78% 65%

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

2.63
Average goals per game
59%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

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

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Sam SmithOff: Kieffer Roberto Francisco Moore
  2. Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Pol Valentín SanchoOff: Brad Potts
  3. Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Michael John SmithOff: Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  4. WrexhamGoalOliver RathboneAssist: George Dobson
  5. Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Alistair McCannOff: Liam Lindsay
  6. Preston North EndGoalAlfie DevineAssist: Michael John Smith
  7. WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Jay RodriguezOff: Nathan Broadhead

Referee and managers

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

Referee context

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

Ruebyn RicardoMatches officiated: 17
4.88Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 247%Home wins24%Draws28%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Wrexham's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Preston North End. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Wrexham vs Preston North End?

The Championship match finished Wrexham 2:1 Preston North End. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Wrexham score 1.39 goals per game on average and Preston North End 1.30. The Championship average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Wrexham's matches and 65% of Preston North End's.

What form are Wrexham and Preston North End in?

Over the last 5 games Wrexham have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Preston North End 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Wrexham vs Preston North End: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.