Wrexham vs Preston Prediction & Betting Tips

Last updated 27 Sep 2026
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Wrexham host Preston in the Championship. Wrexham have been picking up reasonably solid results of late, while Preston have found wins hard to come by all season.

The fixture is still a few weeks off, so the current form picture may not be exactly how things look by kickoff. The two sides have met three times recently, and each of those games was settled by a single goal or finished level.

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Form Check: Wrexham vs Preston

Wrexham's last 20 matches, spanning pre-season friendlies, cup ties and league games, show six wins, six draws and eight losses. They've scored 20 and conceded 29 across that stretch, a mixed return rather than anything red-hot.

Wrexham: 20 completed matches; Preston: 20 completed matches.

Wrexham

20 matches
Win
30% 6 / 20
Draw
30% 6 / 20
Loss
40% 8 / 20
Scored
20
Conceded
29
Difference
-9

Preston

20 matches
Win
15% 3 / 20
Draw
10% 2 / 20
Loss
75% 15 / 20
Scored
22
Conceded
41
Difference
-19
Wrexham
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
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Preston
League Home Away Date Score
Championship QPR Preston 19.09.2026 2-2
Championship Preston Lincoln 12.09.2026 0-1
Championship Watford Preston 08.09.2026 2-1
Championship Preston Blackburn 05.09.2026 2-1
Championship Preston Bristol City 01.09.2026 1-3
Championship Charlton Preston 29.08.2026 1-0
League Cup Preston Everton 26.08.2026 0-4
Championship Preston Wolves 22.08.2026 1-3
Championship Bolton Preston 15.08.2026 2-1
League Cup Preston Huddersfield 08.08.2026 1-1
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Preston's equivalent sample is much rougher: three wins, two draws and fifteen losses from twenty games, with 22 scored against 41 conceded. That run includes a 0-4 home defeat to Everton in the League Cup and a 1-3 loss to Bristol City.

Preston's results across this sample have been poor almost regardless of opponent or competition.

Comparative Team Statistics: Wrexham vs Preston

Wrexham vs Preston statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

How Recent Meetings Have Gone

The last three meetings between these two have been close. Wrexham won 2-1 at home in December, Preston held them to a 1-1 draw at Deepdale that same month, and Preston edged a 3-2 League Cup tie back in August 2025.

Head 2 Head
League Home Away Date Score
Championship Wrexham Preston 29.12.2025 2-1
Championship Preston Wrexham 06.12.2025 1-1
League Cup Preston Wrexham 26.08.2025 2-3

None of those results was settled by more than a single goal, and both teams scored in every one of them.

Recent head-to-heads suggest tight games rather than one-sided contests, even with the current gap in league form.

Where They Sit in the Table

The league standings paint a clearer picture than the mixed form sample. After eight games, Wrexham are 14th with ten points from two wins, four draws and two losses. Preston are down in 23rd with just four points, having won only once.

№ 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
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 7/14 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 8/15 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 9/17 4

Wrexham have scored nine and conceded twelve this season, while Preston have eight for and fifteen against. It's still early days, but the points gap between them is already sizeable.

Preston's position deep in the bottom half is the most concrete sign of their struggles so far.

Wrexham vs Preston: England Championship match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

Players to Watch

K. Moore has been Wrexham's most productive forward lately with three goals in eight appearances, matched by Preston's C. Lang over the same number of games. Daniel Edward Peter Imray has added two assists for Wrexham in six matches.

Wrexham:
Best scorers:
K. Moore - 3
Best assist providers:
Daniel Edward Peter Imray - 2
Penalty cards:
D. Hyam red card x 3
Preston:
Best scorers:
C. Lang - 3
Penalty cards:
H. Clarke red card x 4
J. Thompson red card x 3

On discipline, Preston's H. Clarke has four yellow cards in seven games and J. Thompson three in eight, while Wrexham's D. Hyam has three yellows in eight. These are partial lists rather than confirmed lineups, so they don't guarantee who plays.

Squad lists and player details

Squad and player details

Wrexham
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
Preston
Name Country Age Position Height Weight
L. Nicholls England 34 Goalkeeper 195 85
A. Hughes Wales 34 Defender 188 75
D. Iversen Denmark 29 Goalkeeper 193 80
C. Lang England 28 Attacker 180 70
J. Storey England 29 Defender 188 75
L. Lindsay Scotland 30 Defender 193 79
J. Thompson Northern Ireland 29 Midfielder 175 65
L. Leroy France 26 Midfielder 187 82
D. Burgzorg Netherlands 27 Attacker 186 76
A. Vukčević Montenegro 29 Midfielder 180 77
Pol Valentín Spain 29 Midfielder 180 73
M. Osmajić Montenegro 27 Attacker 186 75
A. McCann Northern Ireland 26 Midfielder 176 64
A. Moran Republic of Ireland 22 Midfielder 177 73
H. Clarke England 25 Defender 180 71
L. Gibson England 26 Defender 185 73
L. Gibbs England 23 Midfielder 178 60
C. Wiley USA 21 Defender 180 73
A. Devine England 22 Attacker 182 75
O. Offiah England 23 Defender 187 77

Wrexham sit well clear of Preston in the table right now, and that gap is the clearest signal here. But recent meetings between these two have all been close, and Preston have shown they can still compete even during a poor run.

With no market to weigh up and a decent amount of time before kickoff, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a view.

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Last updated: September 2026
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