Wrexham v Preston North End — EFL Championship

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Wrexham 49%Draw 28%Preston North End 23%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

WrexhamPreston North End

62Possession38

1.97Expected goals (xG)0.79

18Shots11

6Shots on target1

5Shots off target5

7Blocked shots5

13Shots inside box6

5Shots outside box5

8Corners2

3Offsides3

9Fouls14

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

0Saves2

467Passes298

331Accurate passes169

Match events

9′Andrija Vukčević
21′Benjamin Whiteman
31′Joe Worrall (assist Danny Imray)
36′Alfie Devine
42′Benjamin Whiteman
56′Liam Lindsay ← Brad Potts
59′Sam Smith (assist Benjamin Whiteman)
62′Andrew Hughes
63′Kieffer Moore (assist Joe Worrall)
66′Jordan Thompson
68′Danny Imray → Issa Kaboré
69′Johnny Kenny ← Delano Burgzorg
70′Callum Lang ← Jusef Erabi
79′Alfie Devine
80′Callum Doyle
80′Léo Leroy
81′Matthew James → George Dobson
81′Kieffer Moore → Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
81′Callum O'Hare → Oliver Rathbone
90′Sam Smith → Lewis O'Brien

Wrexham · Preston North End

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Wrexham5-3-2

376.8↓81'James

197.8↓81'Moore

88.3Whiteman

68.6Worrall

56.8Hyam

287.8↓90'Smith

176.8↓81'O'Hare

226.8Patterson

26.5Doyle

36.8Ekomié

307.5↓68'Imray

Preston North End5-3-2

66.3↓56'Lindsay

166.0Hughes

106.3↓70'Lang

146.3Storey

15.7Iversen

156.0Thompson

276.0Leroy

36.0Vukčević

77.3↓79'Devine

386.3↓69'Kenny

246.3Offiah

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Wrexham

37Matthew James6.8
19Kieffer Moore7.8
8Benjamin Whiteman8.3
6Joe Worrall8.6
5Dominic Hyam6.8
28Sam Smith7.8
17Callum O'Hare6.8
22Anthony Patterson6.8
2Callum Doyle6.5
3Jacques Ekomié6.8
30Danny Imray7.5

Preston North End

6Liam Lindsay6.3
16Andrew Hughes6.0
10Callum Lang6.3
14Jordan Storey6.3
1Daniel Iversen5.7
15Jordan Thompson6.0
27Léo Leroy6.0
3Andrija Vukčević6.0
7Alfie Devine7.3
38Johnny Kenny6.3
24Odeluga Offiah6.3

WrexhamTale of the tapePreston North End

5-3-2Formation5-3-2

14 ptsTable4 pts

-1Goal difference-15

LDWLDFormLLDLL

1Head-to-head wins0

49%Win chance23%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Wrexham 1W1D0W Preston North End

Goals 3–2

2025-12-29Wrexham2–1Preston North End
2025-12-06Preston North End1–1Wrexham

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Wrexham

LDWLD

vsWest Bromwich Albion1-2
@Derby County1-1
vsSouthampton2-1
@West Ham United0-6
vsBurnley1-1

Preston North End

LLDLL

@Birmingham City0-4
vsMillwall0-1
@Queens Park Rangers2-2
vsLincoln City0-1
@Watford1-2

This season — other meeting

Preston North EndvWrexham

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Wrexham	11	3	5	3	-1	14
Preston North End	11	1	1	9	-15	4

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