Championship: Wrexham vs Preston – Betting preview

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

Wrexham and Preston will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Ranked as number 16 in the Championship standings, Wrexham, have so far collected 11 points this season, while Preston collected four points. This puts them up as number 24 after ten rounds.

Form: Wrexham vs Preston

Wrexham Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Wrexham at the moment. Against Southampton, they came out on top in a 2-1 win, before drawing 1-1 against Derby. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-2 defeat against West Bromwich. Wrexham claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Preston Form

A draw is all that prevents Preston from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Queens Park Rangers as the match ended 2-2 before getting trounced against Millwall by a 0-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Birmingham won the game and the exact score was 4-0. Preston claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Wrexham and Preston

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Wrexham and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Wrexham vs Preston

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kieffer Moore, who is performing well for Wrexham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Preston.The visitors will be looking to Callum Lang to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Preston in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Wrexham claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Preston won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Astonishingly, Preston conceded a goal in their last 25 matches.

Both teams to score

Wrexham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Preston only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Wrexham played. Wrexham will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Preston have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Wrexham and Preston.

Total goals

Wrexham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Preston, who scored 0.7 times on average in these matches.