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

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pre-match analysis

Preston North End Preston Rating: 60.6
H
34%
16 Jan 2027
Championship
D
29%
Wrexham Wrexham Rating: 65.0
A
37%
Preston North End
Ranking: #367 overall, #46 in England

59.9 → 60.6 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 25 Apr Sheff Utd (A) 60.8 +0.5
1-3 02 May Southampton (H) 60.6 -0.2
2-1 15 Aug Bolton (A) 60.7 +0.1
1-3 22 Aug Wolves (H) 60.4 -0.3
1-0 29 Aug Charlton (A) 60.6 +0.2
Wrexham
Ranking: #228 overall, #31 in England

64.2 → 65.0 (+0.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 26 Apr Coventry (A) 64.2 +0.2
2-2 02 May Boro (H) 64.2 0.0
1-1 17 Aug Cardiff City (A) 64.6 +0.4
1-1 22 Aug Watford (H) 65.2 +0.6
1-2 28 Aug Birmingham (H) 65.0 -0.2

Preston North End vs Wrexham: by the numbers

There are 139 places between these two in our European rankings, with Wrexham the higher, and 15 places between them in England.

Wrexham arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.8 rating points over their last 10 matches against Preston North End's +0.7.

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

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

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