Championship: Wrexham vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Wrexham and Southampton who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Southampton visit Wrexham, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 8 match taking place at SToK Cae Ras this coming Saturday.

Wrexham are placed 19th with seven points after seven matches. Southampton occupy a position as eightth in the league on ten points.

Team form: Wrexham vs Southampton

Wrexham Form

Wrexham only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Swansea, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Burnley, before going down in a 6-0 defeat against West Ham. Wrexham just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the SToK Cae Ras. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Lincoln City, before downing first Swansea by 3-1, then Bristol City in a 4-1 win. Southampton managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored 13 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting stats for Wrexham and Southampton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Wrexham and Southampton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Wrexham vs Southampton

Look no further than Jacques Ekomie, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Wrexham in the Championship, while Cyle Larin managed six goals in the last half dozen matches for Southampton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Wrexham vs Southampton

Full-time result

Wrexham claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Southampton won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing two in this series of matches. Southampton remained unbeaten in their last 6 games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Wrexham only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Southampton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Wrexham played. Both teams have scored in last 11 consecutive Southampton games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wrexham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Southampton kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wrexham, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Southampton, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches. Southampton are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 27 matches.