Preston North End vs Wrexham prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Preston North End vs Wrexham

Championship · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Deepdale, Preston

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Preston North End vs Wrexham preview

Preston North End welcome Wrexham at Deepdale in Preston on Saturday 16 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. Preston North End sit 24th on 5 points after 14 matches, while Wrexham sit 19th on 14 points after 13 matches.

Preston North End come into the game with a L-L-D-L-L run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Wrexham's recent sequence reads L-L-W-L-D. Over their last 6, Preston North End have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Wrexham average 1.3 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 4 times in the records we hold: Preston North End won 0, 1 game was drawn and Wrexham won 3. Those games averaged 3.8 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 17 Oct 2026, ended Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
19Wrexham133551519-414DLWLL
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

4 meetings: Preston North End 0, draws 1, Wrexham 3.

Team news

Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny

Wrexham expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Anthony Patterson, Dominic Hyam, Callum Doyle, Joe Worrall, Jacques Ekomié, Callum O'Hare, Issa Kaboré, Matty James, Kieffer Moore

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