Friday night’s Championship fixture sees both of League One’s automatically promoted sides clash as Wrexham welcome Birmingham City.
EFL Championship
Our Three Predictions For Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City
- Prediction 1 – Jay Stansfield To Score – 13/7
- Prediction 2 – Over 2.5 Goals Scored – 21/20
- Prediction 3 – Birmingham City To Win – 7/5
First Prediction For Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City – Jay Stansfield To Score – 13/7
After late heroics from Demerai Gray to salvage a point at home against Sheffield Wednesday, Chris Davies will want to see a much better showing from his forwards after largely squandering the 20 shots they took against the Owls. Stansfield could be the man to do just that, having opened the scoring at St. Andrew’s on Tuesday night, but was forced off with an ankle issue with 15 minutes to go. With Kyogo Furuhashi playing the full game without much to write home about, the former Exeter City man may get a more advanced role on the pitch and ample opportunity to add to the three goals he already has this season. He is one of the best-performing strikers in the Championship across a number of metrics, including xG on target and shots taken in general. However, his inclusion on Friday is not yet guaranteed, meaning the Japanese international could retain his place through necessity.
Second Prediction For Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City – Over 2.5 Goals Scored – 21/20
Last season’s games were electric encounters with plenty of moments and goals to go with them. Both matches saw both teams get on the scoresheet and there’s no reason why that can’t be the case again with many of the same personnel on either side. Both teams’ inconsistent starts, having stepped up to a new division, have seen a lot of defensive issues, particularly in the way of Blues after keeping just one clean sheet in their last five matches. Wrexham have also been caught out in four of their last five, with the away win at Millwall being the only league clean sheet they have kept this season.
Third Prediction For Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City – Birmingham City To Win – 7/5
It was Blues that edged out Wrexham last season and they should feel confident about doing it again, even despite poor recent form. While they have lost three of their last five matches in the second tier, they have all come against the best in the competition at this early stage of the season, with Stoke City, Coventry City and Leicester City currently residing in the top five ahead of Wednesday night’s fixtures. Wrexham have also struggled for consistency this campaign, unlike Birmingham who did have a very strong string of results prior to facing Port Vale in the EFL Cup second round. Stansfield looked a cut above in the 3-1 win for City last season, and could be the man to lead his side to victory in North Wales.
Best Odds For Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City
| Bookmaker | Wrexham AFC | Draw | Birmingham City |
| 7bet Sports | 21/10 | 15/7 | 15/11 |
| Bet442 Sport | 2/1 | 11/5 | 7/5 |
| NRGBet Sports | 2/1 | 21/10 | 7/5 |
Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head
Wrexham currently stand in 15th place in the Championship table ahead of the final whistles of the four Wednesday night games, but could be as far down as 18th by the time of kickoff at the Racecourse Ground. Phil Parkinson’s future has come under slight scrutiny online after a slow start to this season, with two wins, three draws and as many losses to his Red Dragons’ side’s name in the second tier. Last time out it was a good draw on the road at Leicester City with Nathan Broadhead scoring deep into the second half in a game dominated by the Foxes, which was dubbed by Parkinson as a ‘great night’. There’s no fresh injury concerns for Wrexham heading into this match.
Birmingham City head to North Wales fully in hope of arresting their recent slide in form which has seen points dropped in four of their last five matches. Blues sit in a prospective 12th place ahead of Friday night, with Chris Davies picking up 11 points from eight matches. They added one more on Tuesday to their tally through dramatic circumstances, rescuing a draw from a 99th-minute equaliser against relegation favourites Sheffield Wednesday at home, compounded with losses to Coventry, Leicester and Stoke to make grim reading in the form tables. Davies provided a new injury update this morning, revealing after the game that Ethan Laird will be out for months while Jay Stansfield and Bright Osayi-Samuel wait for further evaluations.
Last season’s matches are the only recent games to go off of between Wrexham and Birmingham City, with the last competitive match between them in the 2006 League Cup. Birmingham won the first match at St. Andrew’s 3-1 thanks to a Jay Stansfield brace, while it was a 1-1 draw at the Racecourse in a decisive match in the League One title race, which ultimately went the way of Chris Davies’ Blues as they stormed towards an EFL points record.
Confrontation
Where To Watch Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City
Where can I watch the game, either on TV or in person?
- Location: The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL11 2AH
- Date: October 3rd, 2025
This game is available to watch in the UK, on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports +, with kick-off at 8 pm.
Probable Lineups For Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City
What sort of lineup can we expect from this important EFL Championship clash?
Predicted Wrexham AFC Lineup
- Lineup: Okonkwo; Cleworth, Coady, Hyam; McClean, Dobson, Thomson, Broadhead; O’Brien, Windass; Hardie
- Injured/Suspended: Ward, Cacace, Rodriguez, Cannon, Rathbone
- Manager: Phil Parkinson
Predicted Birmingham City Lineup
- Lineup: Beadle; Sampsted, Cashin, Neumann, Cochrane; Iwata, Paik; Koumas, Fujimoto, Gray; Furuhashi
- Injured/Suspended: Willumsson, Stansfield, Laird, Osayi-Samuel, Anderson, Wright, Ducksch, Buchanan
- Manager: Chris Davies
