Wrexham AFC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Wrexham AFC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Racecourse Ground.
- Wrexham AFC 46 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adam Herczeg
- Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
- Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W 12 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L 07 Apr Southampton FC H 1–5 L 03 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D 21 Mar Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W 17 Mar Watford FC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Wrexham AFC A 0–2 L 11 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D 06 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L 03 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W 20 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–3 L 14 Mar Watford FC H 3–1 W Season Stats
Wrexham AFC Stoke City FC #7 Position #17 71 Points 55 46 Played 46 19 / 14 / 13 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21 69 Scored 51 65 Conceded 56 +4 GD -5 1.54 PPG 1.20 41% Win % 33% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Wrexham AFC this season28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this seasonWrexham AFC are 7th (71 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Racecourse Ground will turn into a battlefield for Wrexham AFC and Stoke City FC.
- 5' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matty James made 344 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Wrexham AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 31' What a strike from George Thomason! The score is 1-0.
- 33' GOAL! Josh Windass scores on 33.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
- 46' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Cresswell on 46 minute.
- 47' Stoke City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 52' Robert Bozenik has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Gallagher on 52 minute.
- 57' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Issa Kabore has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Stoke City FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 67' Wrexham AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 68' The whistle greets Lewis Baker as he departs to be replaced by Tatsuki Seko.
- 73' The Wrexham AFC manager makes a substitution. Oliver Rathbone departs to be replaced by Lewis O'Brien.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Broadhead. He replaces Josh Windass on 78 minute.
- 79' Wrexham AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kieffer Moore is hanging Sam Smith on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wrexham AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 86' The whistle greets Bosun Lawal as he departs to be replaced by Pijus Otegbayo.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Wrexham AFC
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Josh Windass ↓ Nathan Broadhead 78'
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Sam Smith ↓ Kieffer Moore 79'
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Oliver Rathbone ↓ Lewis O'Brien 73'
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Bench-
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Kieffer Moore ↑ 79'
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Lewis O'Brien ↑ 73'
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Nathan Broadhead ↑ 78'
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Coach Phil ParkinsonStoke City FC
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Sam Gallagher ↓ Robert Bozenik 52'
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Lewis Baker ↓ Tatsuki Seko 68'
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Bosun Lawal ↓ Pijus Otegbayo 86'
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Robert Bozenik ↑ 52'
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Tatsuki Seko ↑ 68'
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Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↑ 46'
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Pijus Otegbayo ↑ 86'
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Coach Mark Robins -
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