Derby host Wrexham in the Championship. Wrexham have generally had the better of things lately and sit higher in the table than their visitors this season.
The two sides met twice last season with contrasting results, and both arrive here on the back of some genuinely mixed form. That's the kind of context worth digging into before deciding where the value lies.
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Form guide: contrasting recent runs
Derby's home form has been the bigger concern in this sample. Across their last four Championship games at home they've lost three and drawn one, without managing a win.
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Derby: 20 completed matches; Wrexham: 20 completed matches.
Derby
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 60% 12 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- -9
Wrexham
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- -9
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Burnley | Derby | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Derby | Birmingham | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Derby | West Brom | 09.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | West Ham | Derby | 05.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Championship | Portsmouth | Derby | 01.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Championship | Derby | Swansea | 29.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Championship | Derby | Cardiff | 22.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Charlton | Derby | 15.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| League Cup | Derby | Lincoln | 08.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Rotherham | Derby | 04.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Wrexham | Southampton | 19.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Championship | West Ham | Wrexham | 11.09.2026 | 6-0 |
| Championship | Wrexham | Burnley | 08.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Swansea | Wrexham | 05.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Millwall | Wrexham | 02.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Championship | Wrexham | Birmingham | 28.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Wrexham | Watford | 22.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Cardiff | Wrexham | 17.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League Cup | Middlesbrough | Wrexham | 07.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League - Summer Series | Wrexham | Sunderland | 02.08.2026 | 0-1 |
Wrexham's form is more mixed. They beat Southampton at home and won away at Millwall recently, but a 6-0 defeat at West Ham shows they can be caught out too. Plenty of draws are mixed in as well.
Comparative Team Statistics: Derby vs Wrexham
Recent head-to-head meetings
These two have met twice recently. Wrexham won 2-1 away at Derby back in January, and the sides drew 1-1 at Wrexham the previous September. It's a small sample, but Wrexham have already shown they can get a result at Derby's ground.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Derby | Wrexham | 04.01.2026 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Wrexham | Derby | 27.09.2025 | 1-1 |
League position tells its own story
After eight matches apiece, Wrexham sit 14th with ten points, while Derby are down in 22nd with just five. That's a meaningful gap this early in the campaign.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19/10 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9/12 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11/15 | 10 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10/12 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7/14 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8/15 | 4 |
A ten-point lead over eight games is a real early-season difference, not just noise.
Players making a difference
Wrexham's K. Moore has three goals in eight appearances, their most productive forward this term. Daniel Edward Peter Imray has added two assists, while D. Hyam already has three yellow cards without a red, a disciplinary record worth watching. For Derby, B. Clark leads the assist charts with two in eight games.
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How this one might play out
Given the table gap and Derby's recent home struggles, Wrexham arrive with more going for them on paper. But Wrexham haven't been fully convincing away from home either, with plenty of draws mixed into their results. That leaves room for a scrappy, tight contest rather than a one-sided one.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Brewster | England | 26 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| L. Salvesen | Norway | 30 | Attacker | 186 | 82 |
| J. Vickers | England | 30 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 72 |
| S. Szmodics | Republic of Ireland | 31 | Midfielder | 168 | 64 |
| C. Taylor | England | 33 | Defender | 176 | 70 |
| C. Morris | England | 30 | Attacker | 185 | 85 |
| C. Forsyth | Scotland | 37 | Defender | 189 | 83 |
| R. Nyambe | Namibia | 28 | Defender | 183 | 70 |
| L. Travis | England | 28 | Midfielder | 183 | 83 |
| A. Mowatt | England | 31 | Midfielder | 170 | 71 |
| R. Hedges | Wales | 31 | Midfielder | 185 | 65 |
| M. Clarke | England | 30 | Defender | 185 | 83 |
| J. Ward | England | 31 | Defender | 167 | 68 |
| C. Blackett-Taylor | England | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 67 |
| R. O'Donnell | England | 38 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 84 |
| J. Widell Zetterström | Sweden | 28 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 82 |
| D. Sanderson | England | 26 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| F. Bilbija | Germany | 26 | Midfielder | 189 | 78 |
| E. Cashin | Republic of Ireland | 24 | Defender | 180 | 86 |
| O. Fraulo | Denmark | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Worrall | England | 29 | Defender | 193 | 64 |
| C. O'Hare | England | 28 | Midfielder | 175 | 65 |
| D. Ward | Wales | 33 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 88 |
| M. James | England | 35 | Midfielder | 181 | 86 |
| J. Windass | England | 32 | Midfielder | 175 | 68 |
| Z. Vyner | England | 29 | Defender | 178 | 68 |
| K. Moore | Wales | 34 | Attacker | 196 | 89 |
| A. Patterson | England | 26 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 77 |
| B. Whiteman | England | 30 | Midfielder | 185 | 68 |
| D. Hyam | Scotland | 30 | Defender | 188 | 70 |
| O. Rathbone | England | 29 | Midfielder | 170 | 66 |
| S. Smith | England | 28 | Attacker | 181 | 73 |
| D. Scarr | England | 31 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| G. Dobson | England | 28 | Midfielder | 185 | 73 |
| L. O'Brien | England | 27 | Midfielder | 173 | 74 |
| D. Keillor-Dunn | England | 28 | Attacker | 180 | 68 |
| B. Sheaf | England | 28 | Midfielder | 185 | 64 |
| N. Broadhead | Wales | 28 | Attacker | 178 | 73 |
| R. Longman | England | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 83 |
| I. Kaboré | Burkina Faso | 25 | Defender | 180 | 77 |
Everything here points to Wrexham as the team in better shape, and Derby's home form makes it hard to back the hosts with any real confidence.
It's not a banker given Wrexham's own tendency to draw, but the gap between these two sides looks too wide to ignore.
Match result odds
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