Wrexham vs Portsmouth Prediction

Recent form

Wrexham's wider sample of results, which takes in cup ties and pre-season friendlies alongside the league, reads five wins, seven draws and eight losses, with 22 scored and 28 conceded. Within that run their Championship form has swung wildly: a 6-0 win over West Ham and a 4-1 home win over Preston sit alongside home defeats to Birmingham and West Brom in the same stretch.

Wrexham: 20 completed matches; Portsmouth: 20 completed matches.

Wrexham

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

26

Difference

-5

Portsmouth

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

27

Difference

-4

Portsmouth's equivalent record shows six wins, seven draws and seven losses, with 23 scored and 27 conceded. Their away form has dipped recently, with defeats at Millwall, Norwich and Southampton in their last few league trips, and only a scrappy win at Sheffield United to show for it.

Neither side has shown much consistency lately, so recent form alone doesn't point firmly either way.

Comparative Team Statistics: Wrexham vs Portsmouth

Head-to-head meetings

These two have met twice in the last year. Wrexham won 2-1 at home back in February, while Portsmouth held out for a goalless draw on the road the previous November.

It's a small sample, but it doesn't suggest either side has the measure of the other.

League position

Wrexham currently sit 14th with 14 points from 11 games, while Portsmouth are just above them in 13th on the same points total from one fewer match. Goals for and against are fairly close for both sides too.

The numbers suggest two teams fairly evenly matched rather than a clear favourite.

Team news

The only individual figures available concern Wrexham. K. Moore is their most productive forward with three goals in eight appearances, while Daniel Imray has two assists in six games. D. Hyam has picked up three yellow cards in eight outings but no reds, so discipline hasn't been a major issue for them.

Wrexham:

Best scorers:

K. Moore - 3

Best assist providers:

Daniel Edward Peter Imray - 2

Penalty cards:

D. Hyam x 3

How this one could play out

With both sides level on points and conceding at a similar rate, this looks like it could go either way. Wrexham have shown they can score heavily at home, as those wins over West Ham and Preston show, but they've also lost at home to Birmingham and West Brom in the same spell.

Portsmouth have struggled on the road lately, losing three of their last four away league games, which does give Wrexham something to lean on at home.