England - Championship17/10/2026, 14:00Racecourse GroundData current as of 17 October 2026

Wrexham vs Preston North End: match statistics

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Preston North End

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

Key match information

Wrexham play Preston North End in Championship (England). The match date is 17 October 2026. Venue: Racecourse Ground.

Current form

Wrexham: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Preston North End: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Wrexham scores 1.10 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Preston North End scores 0.80 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.93 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Wrexham 70%, Preston North End 60%. Over 2.5: Wrexham 50%, Preston North End 70%. League level: BTTS 66%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Preston North End has higher xG: 1.28 vs 1.24. Wrexham: 10.7 shots per match, Preston North End: 12.2.

Match halves

Wrexham: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.70. Preston North End: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.30.

Goals by minute

Wrexham: 46-60 (3 goals). Preston North End: 0-15 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.93 goals per match, BTTS 66%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.76)

(3.65)

(4.29)

-Double chance 1X

-Double chance X2

-BTTS yes odds

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.

1.1Points per match0.4

WrexhamPreston North End

1.1Goals scored / match0.8

WrexhamPreston North End

1.5Goals conceded / match2

WrexhamPreston North End

1.24xG for1.28

WrexhamPreston North End

48%Average possession42%

WrexhamPreston North End

3.4Shots on target / match2.7

WrexhamPreston North End

20%Clean sheets0%

WrexhamPreston North End

70%Both teams scored60%

WrexhamPreston North End

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

10.7Shots per match12.2

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

Wrexham is 400% better for: last-5 form.

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

Wrexham

DLWDL

Season result split

20% W50% D30% L

Season (W-D-L)

2-5-3

1.10 pts / match · goal difference -4

Last 5 (W-D-L)

1-2-2

1.00 pts / match

Record at home (W-D-L)

1-2-2

Last 5 at home

1-2-2

DLDWL

Last 5 matches - 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 matches

Season result split

10% W10% D80% L

Season (W-D-L)

1-1-8

0.40 pts / match · goal difference -12

Last 5 (W-D-L)

0-1-4

0.20 pts / match

Record away (W-D-L)

0-1-4

Last 5 away

0-1-4

LLLDL

Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Wrexham is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Wrexham scoring profile: very strong

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

Preston North End scoring profile: strong

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

11Goals scored (season)8

WrexhamPreston North End

15Goals conceded (season)20

WrexhamPreston North End

2.6Average goals in match2.8

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 matches

20%

No goal2 of 10 matches

Preston North End

Clean sheets0 of 10 matches

40%

No goal4 of 10 matches

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 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.

70%

Wrexham - BTTS7 of 10 matches

60%

Preston North End - BTTS6 of 10 matches

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 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)

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

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.

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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 30% of matches and wins 20%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 30% of matches and wins 10%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Wrexham - last 5 matches by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per match	0.80	1.40
Goals scored / match	0.2	0.8
Goals conceded / match	0.8	1.4
Average goals in match	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 matches by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per match	1.60	0.00
Goals scored / match	0.6	0.0
Goals conceded / match	0.6	1.4
Average goals in match	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

* 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 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.70

Estimated goals

attack vs opponent defence

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 defence on both sides

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

-0.13

Attack vs league

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

69%

Defence vs league

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

113%

Form trend

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

-0.31

Attack vs league

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

60%

Defence vs league

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

125%

Form trend

Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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	▼ 2.60	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 match

66%

Both teams scored

63%

Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)

20%

Clean sheets

1.60

Home goals / match

1.33

Away goals / match

+20%

Home attack advantage

+17%

Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Wrexham 1 - 1 - 0 Preston North End. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Wrexham and Preston North End play?

Wrexham face Preston North End on 17 October 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?

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.