Wrexham has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Preston North End has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Wrexham scores 1.10 goals per game and allows 1.50. Preston North End scores 0.80 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.93 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 70% of Wrexham's games and 60% of Preston North End's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 70%, compared with league averages of 66% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Preston North End has the higher season xG average, 1.28 to 1.24 per game. Wrexham takes 10.7 shots per game, while Preston North End takes 12.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Wrexham leads at halftime in 30% of its games and scores 0.70 goals per game after halftime. Preston North End leads at halftime in 30% and scores 0.30 after halftime.

When the teams score

Wrexham's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (3 goals). For Preston North End, it is minutes 0-15 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.93 goals. Both teams score in 66% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.76)

(3.65)

(4.29)

-Double chance 1X

-Double chance X2

-BTTS Yes odds

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.

1.1Points per game0.4

WrexhamPreston North End

1.1Goals scored / game0.8

WrexhamPreston North End

1.5Goals allowed / game2

WrexhamPreston North End

1.24xG for1.28

WrexhamPreston North End

48%Average possession42%

WrexhamPreston North End

3.4Shots on target / game2.7

WrexhamPreston North End

20%Clean sheets0%

WrexhamPreston North End

70%Both teams scored60%

WrexhamPreston North End

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.7Shots per game12.2

WrexhamPreston North End

3.4Shots on target2.7

WrexhamPreston North End

10.3%Shot conversion6.6%

WrexhamPreston North End

48%Possession42%

WrexhamPreston North End

1.24xG for1.28

WrexhamPreston North End

1.37xG against1.69

WrexhamPreston North End

Shooting quality

Wrexham: BalancedPreston North End: Balanced

	Wrexham	Preston North End
Accuracy (shots on target)	32%	22%
Chance quality (xG per shot)	0.12	0.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)	0.32	0.30

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 400% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Wrexham · 0.2 pts / game - Preston North End

Wrexham

DLWDL

Season result split

20% W50% D30% L

Season (W-D-L)

2-5-3

1.10 pts / game · goal difference -4

Last 5 (W-D-L)

1-2-2

1.00 pts / game

Record at home (W-D-L)

1-2-2

Last 5 at home

1-2-2

DLDWL

Last 5 games - averages

Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Preston North End

LLDLL

No win in the last 5 games

Season result split

10% W10% D80% L

Season (W-D-L)

1-1-8

0.40 pts / game · goal difference -12

Last 5 (W-D-L)

0-1-4

0.20 pts / game

Record away (W-D-L)

0-1-4

Last 5 away

0-1-4

LLLDL

Last 5 games - averages

Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.86BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Wrexham is 38% better for: goals scored per game.

1.1 goals / game - Wrexham · 0.8 goals / game - Preston North End

Wrexham is 33% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.5 goals / game - Wrexham · 2 goals / game - Preston North End

Wrexham scoring profile: very strong

Wrexham scores in 80% of games (8 of 10 games), while Preston North End keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 10 games).

Preston North End scoring profile: strong

Preston North End scores in 60% of games (6 of 10 games), while Wrexham keeps a clean sheet in 20% (2 of 10 games).

11Goals scored (season)8

WrexhamPreston North End

15Goals conceded (season)20

WrexhamPreston North End

2.6Average goals per game2.8

WrexhamPreston North End

5Goals scored (last 5)3

WrexhamPreston North End

11Goals conceded (last 5)10

WrexhamPreston North End

Wrexham

20%

Clean sheets2 of 10 games

20%

No goal2 of 10 games

Preston North End

Clean sheets0 of 10 games

40%

No goal4 of 10 games

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal60%

WrexhamPreston North End

20%2 goals20%

WrexhamPreston North End

10%3 goals0%

WrexhamPreston North End

0%4 goals0%

WrexhamPreston North End

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal100%

WrexhamPreston North End

30%2 goals60%

WrexhamPreston North End

10%3 goals30%

WrexhamPreston North End

10%4 goals10%

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.

70%

Wrexham - BTTS7 of 10 games

60%

Preston North End - BTTS6 of 10 games

66%

League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time0%

WrexhamPreston North End

0%BTTS in both halves0%

WrexhamPreston North End

20%Scored in both halves0%

WrexhamPreston North End

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%

WrexhamPreston North End

20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%

WrexhamPreston North End

80%BTTS - last 540%

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.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

90%Min. 1 goal (Over 0.5)100%

WrexhamPreston North End

90%Min. 2 goals (Over 1.5)70%

WrexhamPreston North End

50%Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)70%

WrexhamPreston North End

10%Min. 4 goals (Over 3.5)40%

WrexhamPreston North End

10%Min. 5 goals (Over 4.5)0%

WrexhamPreston North End

Over / Under - Wrexham

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 90%Under 10%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 90%Under 10%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 50%Under 50%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 10%Under 90%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 10%Under 90%

Over / Under - Preston North End

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 100%Under 0%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 70%Under 30%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 70%Under 30%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 40%Under 60%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 0%Under 100%

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%

WrexhamPreston North End

20%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%

WrexhamPreston North End

0%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%

WrexhamPreston North End

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%

WrexhamPreston North End

50%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%

WrexhamPreston North End

20%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%

WrexhamPreston North End

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.

Wrexham - half-time state

30% leading30% draw40% trailing

Preston North End - half-time state

30% leading30% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.2Points per game (1st half)1.2

WrexhamPreston North End

0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.5

WrexhamPreston North End

0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.7

WrexhamPreston North End

1Average goals (1st half)1.2

WrexhamPreston North End

50%Clean sheet before half-time60%

WrexhamPreston North End

60%No goal before half-time70%

WrexhamPreston North End

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per game (2nd half)0.3

WrexhamPreston North End

0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.3

WrexhamPreston North End

0.9Goals conceded (2nd half)1.3

WrexhamPreston North End

1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.6

WrexhamPreston North End

50%Clean sheet after half-time10%

WrexhamPreston North End

40%No goal after half-time70%

WrexhamPreston North End

Wrexham - second-half results

30% W40% D30% L

Half-time points

Half-time goals

-2

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

-2

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.20

PPG before half-time

Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 30% of games and wins 20%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Preston North End - second-half results

10% W0% D90% L

Half-time points

Half-time goals

-2

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

-10

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.20

PPG before half-time

Lead holding33%

Leads at halftime in 30% of games and wins 10%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Wrexham - last 5 games by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per game	0.80	1.40
Goals scored / game	0.2	0.8
Goals allowed / game	0.8	1.4
Average goals per game	1.0	2.2
1 goal	80%	100%
2 goals	20%	60%
3 goals	0%	40%
Clean sheet	40%	40%
No goal	80%	20%
Goal difference	-3	-3

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

2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost

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

Preston North End - last 5 games by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per game	1.60	0.00
Goals scored / game	0.6	0.0
Goals allowed / game	0.6	1.4
Average goals per game	1.2	1.4
1 goal	60%	100%
2 goals	40%	40%
3 goals	20%	0%
Clean sheet	80%	0%
No goal	60%	100%
Goal difference	0	-7

Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing

2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Wrexham

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Preston North End

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - 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

2.70

Estimated goals

attack vs. opponent defense

1.6 : 1.1

Estimated goal split

home : away

92%

Pace vs league

100% = league average

65%

Both teams scored (BTTS)

average from both teams' seasons

-7%

Derby effect

H2H goals vs typical matches

48%

BTTS estimate

from both teams' scoring frequency

0:0 risk

about 1 in 13 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.

-0.13

Results compared with xG

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

-0.27

Points compared with goal balance

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

+0.5 pts

Finishing efficiency

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

-0.14

Defensive efficiency

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

-0.13

Attack vs league

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

69%

Defense vs. league

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

113%

Form trend

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

-0.10

Stronger second half?

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

+0.3

Late goals

18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.

18%

Preston North End

Net xG balance

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

-0.41

Results compared with xG

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

-0.79

Points compared with goal balance

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

-0.1 pts

Finishing efficiency

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

-0.48

Defensive efficiency

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

-0.31

Attack vs league

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

60%

Defense vs. league

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

125%

Form trend

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

-0.20

Stronger second half?

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

-0.2

Late goals

25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 38% come in the first quarter-hour.

25%

* 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

	Wrexham	Liga	Preston North End
Average goals per game	▼ 2.60	2.93	▼ 2.80
Both teams scored	▲ 70%	66%	▼ 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)	▼ 50%	63%	▲ 70%
Clean sheets	• 20%	20%	▼ 0%
Goal before half-time	▲ 80%	78%	▼ 70%
Goal after half-time	• 80%	79%	▲ 100%

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

2.93

Average goals per game

66%

Both teams scored

63%

Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)

20%

Clean sheets

1.60

Home goals / game

1.33

Away goals / game

+20%

Home attack advantage

+17%

Home defensive advantage

+7%

Total home advantage

Goals in 1st half (whole league)

78%

1 goal

38%

2 goals

17%

3 goals

4 goals

Goals in 2nd half (whole league)

79%

1 goal

46%

2 goals

20%

3 goals

4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Wrexham's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Preston North End. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Wrexham and Preston North End play?

Wrexham face Preston North End on October 17, 2026 in Championship at Racecourse Ground. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Wrexham and Preston North End?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Wrexham won 1, Preston North End won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

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

Wrexham score 1.10 goals per game on average and Preston North End 0.80. The Championship average is 2.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 70% of Wrexham's matches and 60% 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 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

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

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