England - Championship29/12/2025, 19:45Data current as of 11 September 2026

Wrexham vs Preston North End: match statistics

Wrexham

2 : 1half-time 1:0

Preston North End

135%(2.21)

X40%(3.16)

225%(3.32)

BTTS Over/Under HT/FT

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Pick score:27.60

Value:26.40%

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

Key match information

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

Current form

Wrexham: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Preston North End: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Wrexham scores 1.39 and concedes 1.30 goals per match. Preston North End scores 1.30 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Wrexham 65%, Preston North End 65%. Over 2.5: Wrexham 39%, Preston North End 39%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Preston North End has higher xG: 1.28 vs 1.26. Wrexham: 11.0 shots per match, Preston North End: 11.0.

Match halves

Wrexham: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.83. Preston North End: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Wrexham: 76-90+ (9 goals). Preston North End: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0

1st half

1 : 1

2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.35Points per match1.61

WrexhamPreston North End

1.39Goals scored / match1.3

WrexhamPreston North End

1.3Goals conceded / match1

WrexhamPreston North End

1.26xG for1.28

WrexhamPreston North End

46%Average possession45%

WrexhamPreston North End

3.78Shots on target / match3.7

WrexhamPreston North End

26%Clean sheets26%

WrexhamPreston North End

65%Both teams scored65%

WrexhamPreston North End

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.96Shots per match11

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

	Wrexham	Preston North End
Accuracy (shots on target)	34%	34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)	0.11	0.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)	0.37	0.35

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Wrexham

DLDLW

Season result split

30% W43% D26% L

Season (W-D-L)

7-10-6

1.35 pts / match · goal difference +2

Last 5 (W-D-L)

1-2-2

1.00 pts / match

Record at home (W-D-L)

5-5-2

Last 5 at home

3-2-0

WWDDW

Last 5 matches - 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 matches

Season result split

39% W43% D17% L

Season (W-D-L)

9-10-4

1.61 pts / match · goal difference +7

Last 5 (W-D-L)

1-4-0

1.40 pts / match

Record away (W-D-L)

4-5-2

Last 5 away

2-3-0

DDWWD

Last 5 matches - averages

Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%

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 7% better for: goals scored per match.

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

Preston North End is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Wrexham scoring profile: very strong

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

Preston North End scoring profile: very strong

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

32Goals scored (season)30

WrexhamPreston North End

30Goals conceded (season)23

WrexhamPreston North End

2.7Average goals in match2.3

WrexhamPreston North End

9Goals scored (last 5)5

WrexhamPreston North End

10Goals conceded (last 5)4

WrexhamPreston North End

Wrexham

26%

Clean sheets6 of 23 matches

17%

No goal4 of 23 matches

Preston North End

26%

Clean sheets6 of 23 matches

17%

No goal4 of 23 matches

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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

65%

Wrexham - BTTS15 of 23 matches

65%

Preston North End - BTTS15 of 23 matches

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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

91%Min. 1 goal (Over 0.5)91%

WrexhamPreston North End

78%Min. 2 goals (Over 1.5)74%

WrexhamPreston North End

39%Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)39%

WrexhamPreston North End

30%Min. 4 goals (Over 3.5)17%

WrexhamPreston North End

17%Min. 5 goals (Over 4.5)9%

WrexhamPreston North End

Over / Under - Wrexham

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 91%Under 9%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 78%Under 22%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 39%Under 61%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 30%Under 70%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 17%Under 83%

Over / Under - Preston North End

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 91%Under 9%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 74%Under 26%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 39%Under 61%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 17%Under 83%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 9%Under 91%

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

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

1.3 pts / match - Wrexham · 1.39 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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

Half-time points

Half-time goals

-1

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.30

PPG before half-time

Lead holding86%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 30%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Preston North End - second-half results

26% W61% D13% L

Half-time points

Half-time goals

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.39

PPG before half-time

Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Wrexham - last 5 matches by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per match	1.20	1.20
Goals scored / match	1.0	0.8
Goals conceded / match	1.2	0.8
Average goals in match	2.2	1.6
1 goal	100%	100%
2 goals	40%	40%
3 goals	40%	20%
Clean sheet	40%	40%
No goal	20%	60%
Goal difference	-1	0

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 matches by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per match	1.20	1.40
Goals scored / match	0.2	0.8
Goals conceded / match	0.2	0.6
Average goals in match	0.4	1.4
1 goal	40%	80%
2 goals	0%	60%
3 goals	0%	0%
Clean sheet	80%	40%
No goal	80%	20%
Goal difference	0	+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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Wrexham

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

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

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

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 indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50

Estimated goals

attack vs opponent defence

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

0:0 risk

about 1 in 33 matches

0-1

Most common goal range

attack vs defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.

+0.40

Attack vs league

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

98%

Defence vs league

How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.

108%

Form trend

Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.

+0.46

Attack vs league

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

108%

Defence vs league

How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.

70%

Form trend

Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match	• 2.70	2.63	▼ 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 match

59%

Both teams scored

51%

Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)

23%

Clean sheets

1.42

Home goals / match

1.20

Away goals / match

+18%

Home attack advantage

+15%

Home defence advantage

+14%

Total home advantage

Goals in 1st half (whole league)

74%

1 goal

32%

2 goals

13%

3 goals

4 goals

Goals in 2nd half (whole league)

78%

1 goal

42%

2 goals

15%

3 goals

4 goals

Lineups and player events

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

Home team

Starting lineup

1Arthur Okonkwo 2Callum Doyle 4Max Cleworth 5Dominic Hyam 10Joshua Dean Windassoff 70'14George Thomason 18Ben Sheafoff 70'19Kieffer Roberto Francisco MooreA 1 · off 46'33Nathan Broadhead⚽ 1 · off 86'37Matty James 47Ryan Longman

Substitutes

6Conor David Coadyon 1'13Liberato Gianpaolo Cacaceon 1'15George DobsonA 1 · on 70'16Jay Rodriguezon 86'20Oliver Rathbone⚽ 1 · on 70'24Dan Scarron 1'

25Callum Burtonon 1'

28Sam Smithon 46'29Ryan Jack Barnetton 1'

Away team

Starting lineup

1Daniel Lønne Iversen 4Benjamin Whiteman 5Harrison Armegangoff 78'6Liam Lindsayoff 79'9Daniel Jebbisonoff 78'10Mads Frøkjær-Jensenoff 64'14Jordan Storey 21Alfie Devine⚽ 1 26Thierr Small 42Odeluga Offiah 44Brad Pottsoff 59'

Substitutes

2Pol Valentín Sanchoon 59'7Will Keaneon 78'8Alistair McCannon 79'12Jack Waltonon 1'15Jordan Thompsonon 1'18Jamal Piaras Lewison 78'24Michael John SmithA 1 · on 64'35Noah Maweneon 1'

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

39'
WrexhamGoalNathan BroadheadAssist: Kieffer Roberto Francisco Moore
46'
WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Sam SmithOff: Kieffer Roberto Francisco Moore
59'
Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Pol Valentín SanchoOff: Brad Potts
64'
Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Michael John SmithOff: Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
77'
WrexhamGoalOliver RathboneAssist: George Dobson
79'
Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Alistair McCannOff: Liam Lindsay
84'
Preston North EndGoalAlfie DevineAssist: Michael John Smith
86'
WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Jay RodriguezOff: Nathan Broadhead

Referee and managers

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

RefereeRuebyn Ricardo

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

Previous meeting: Wrexham 0 - 1 - 0 Preston North End. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Preston North End FC

1 : 106/12/2025

Wrexham FC

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.