Preston North End vs Wrexham prediction | 16 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Preston North End Rating: 61.2
H
34%
16 January 2027
Championship
D
31%
Wrexham Rating: 64.6
A
35%
Preston North End
Ranking: #356 overall, #46 in England

60.7 → 61.2 (+0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 08 Sep Watford (A) 62.5 +1.0
0-1 12 Sep Lincoln City (H) 62.2 -0.3
2-2 19 Sep QPR (A) 61.8 -0.4
0-1 10 Oct Millwall (H) 61.7 -0.1
4-0 13 Oct Birmingham (A) 61.2 -0.5
Wrexham
Ranking: #240 overall, #34 in England

64.6 → 64.6 (0.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Burnley (H) 65.7 -0.2
6-0 11 Sep West Ham (A) 65.4 -0.3
2-1 19 Sep Southampton (H) 64.5 -0.9
1-1 10 Oct Derby (A) 65.2 +0.7
1-2 13 Oct West Brom (H) 64.6 -0.6

Preston North End vs Wrexham: by the numbers

There are 116 places between these two in our European rankings, with Wrexham the higher, and 12 places between them in England.

Preston North End arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.5 rating points over their last 10 matches against Wrexham's +0.0.

Wrexham gained 0.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 29 December 2025.

Preston North End first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 68.9 on 9 February 2019.

The highest Wrexham have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #207, first reached on 21 February 2026.