- Team form: Birmingham have won one, drawn one and lost one of their last three home games (W1 D1 L1).
- Away form: Wrexham have won one, drawn one and lost one of their last three away games (W1 D1 L1).
Recent history and recent form
Standings and recent form
Birmingham City (16th, 53 points from 41 games) are far below Wrexham (7th, 64 points from 41) in the Championship 2025-2026 table and they are also in poor form, with one win and three defeats in their last five games, whereas Wrexham have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five.
Fixture background
This fixture always has a little more edge than most, as the two clubs are both recently promoted and Wrexham are playing in their first Championship since 1981 - 82, but Birmingham have won once and drawn twice in the last three head-to-heads in all competitions and the most recent meeting in the Championship, away at Wrexham six months ago, finished 1-1.
Birmingham aim to stifle Wrexham’s creativity
Birmingham's approach
Chris Davies’ Birmingham team are a well-organised side who have played in a possession-based style with an aggressive pressing system since Davies arrived at the helm in July 2024. Davies has implemented a methodical system which focuses on keeping the ball in controlled areas and pressing opponents in structured fashion and recovering the ball quickly.
Wrexham's approach
Wrexham play an almost completely different way to Davies’ Blues, preferring to play direct football where long balls and through passes are prioritised over possession and intricate passing. Phil Parkinson’s Red Dragons play a very physical style where wing-backs overlap and underlap to disrupt opponents and create chances, while also playing a sturdy 3-5-2 system designed to be compact and defensively sound.
Who’s the man in form?
Marvin Ducksch is Birmingham City’s top scorer in the Championship this season with 10 goals in 32 appearances and the forward’s movement and finishing ability could be the key for Birmingham in this game, particularly if they need a goal in a tight game. Josh Windass has been Wrexham’s main man this season with 12 Championship goals in 36 games, including three of the team's last seven goals.
Gameplan and conclusion
We expect this game to be tense and close, but with the home form of Birmingham and the away form of Wrexham being almost identical, it’s difficult to pick a winner in this one and the draw looks the most likely result.
Both teams have been in poor defensive form of late, so we’re going to bet on both teams to score and over 2.5 goals in the game.
