Wrexham vs West Bromwich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th August 2025

As the early season favourites, Wrexham will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on West Bromwich for a round 2 match in the Championship.

Looking at the Championship standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and eight places.

Wrexham will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new Championship campaign which left them empty-handed.

We should expect an interesting game on SToK Cae Ras, as the teams are still waiting for the first win after the opening round and both are hopeful the three points will come this coming Saturday.

Wrexham are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady one goals in their previous one matches, for an average of one per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents two goals, or an average of two a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

West Bromwich are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 14 goals, and while West Bromwich claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

Having never played each other in the Championship in the 21st century, this is the first time Wrexham comes up against West Bromwich in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Wrexham vs West Bromwich Prediction

Wrexham Form

Wrexham recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Lincoln City 0-2. They were then defeated 2-1 against Southampton, before drawing 3-3 against Hull.

West Bromwich Form

In their three most recent outings, West Bromwich won 5-3 and 1-0 against Luton and Blackburn, before drawing 1-1 against Derby. West Bromwich are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded seven goals while scoring three themselves.

Both Wrexham and West Bromwich are having a hard time finding their way to the net. With the teams clashing in this round 2, we find a low scoring match is the natural pick.

Wrexham vs West Bromwich Squads

Wrexham Squad

The 57-year-old coach of the home team, Phil Parkinson, will select the lineup against West Bromwich from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Arthur Okonkwo (0/0), Callum Burton (0/0), Danny Ward (0/1), Aaron James (0/0), Conor Coady (0/1), Dan Scarr (0/0), Eoghan O'Connell (0/0), Jacob Mendy (0/0), Liberato Cacace (0/1), Max Cleworth (0/1), Sebastian Revan (0/0), Andy Cannon (0/0), Elliot Lee (0/0), George Dobson (0/1), George Evans (0/0), George Thomason (0/0), Harry Ashfield (0/0), James McClean (0/1), Josh Windass (1/1), Lewis Brunt (0/1), Lewis O'Brien (0/1), Matthew James (0/1), Oliver Rathbone (0/0), Ryan Barnett (0/1), Thomas O'Connor (0/0), Callum Edwards (0/0), Jack Marriott (0/0), James Rainbird (0/0), Jay Rodriguez (0/0), Kieffer Moore (0/1), Ollie Palmer (0/0), Ryan Hardie (0/1), Ryan Longman (0/1), Sam Smith (0/1).

West Bromwich Squad

Here is the full team squad of West Bromwich. The 34 year-old Ryan Mason will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Joseph Wildsmith (0/0), Joshua Griffiths (0/1), Caleb Taylor (0/0), Darnell Furlong (0/1), George Campbell (0/1), Nathaniel Phillips (0/1), Torbjoern Lysaker Heggem (0/1), Alex Mowatt (0/1), Callum Styles (0/1), Isaac Price (1/1), Jayson Molumby (0/1), Jed Wallace (0/1), Ousmane Diakite (0/1), Aune Selland Heggeboe (0/1), Daryl Dike (0/0), Devante Cole (0/0), Josh Maja (0/0), Karlan Grant (0/1), Michael Johnston (0/0), Tammer Bany Odeh (0/0), Tom Fellows (0/1).

Wrexham vs West Bromwich Team News

Wrexham have an almost full squad available against West Bromwich at SToK Cae Ras with only one player possibly missing.

Wrexham are unable to field Ryan Longman on Saturday against West Bromwich, as he is sidelined with an injury.

West Bromwich seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to SToK Cae Ras to face Wrexham. For instance, West Bromwich won't be able to field Darnell Furlong as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Wrexham vs West Bromwich Lineups

Wrexham vs West Bromwich H2H

Having never shared a season in the Championship in recent past, this is the first time Wrexham comes up against West Bromwich in this context.

Wrexham vs West Bromwich Results

Wrexham vs West Bromwich Betting Tips

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Wrexham and West Bromwich this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Wrexham claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. West Bromwich won zero, drew five and lost five of their last 10 games away. Wrexham should feel good about scoring on Saturday, since West Bromwich managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to six clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wrexham, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Bromwich's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.