Stoke City vs Wrexham: Prediction, Lineups & Odds (18/10)

Stoke City welcome Wrexham to the bet365 Stadium as they look to maintain their pressure on those at the top of the Championship.

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Match Result - Draw

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Our Three Predictions For Stoke City vs Wrexham

• First Prediction: Match Result – Draw – 5/2
• Second Prediction: Both Teams To Score – 5/6
• Third Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals – 2/7

First Prediction For Stoke City vs Wrexham – Match Result – Draw – 5/2

After years in the bottom half of the Championship, Stoke seem like they have just cause for optimism this season. They enter this game fifth in the table, although they are winless in 4 games. This includes 3 successive draws, with a point picked up against Norwich City, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers.

Although form has tailed off, it’s worth noting that only 1 of the last 4 games has been played at the bet365 Stadium, which was the 1-1 draw with the Canaries. 

Wrexham also travel to Staffordshire on the back of 3 ties, with all 3 ending 1-1. Coupled with a 3-2 win over Norwich at Carrow Road on September 20th, it’s been a dramatic upturn in fortunes for the Red Dragons, who initially struggled to adjust to life in the second tier.

Having had almost two weeks off due to the international break, another stalemate looks likely here.

Second Prediction For Stoke City vs Wrexham – Both Teams To Score – 5/6

Stoke rank reasonably low in this market, with just 44% of their fixtures to date seeing both teams score. However, that rises slightly to 50% at the bet365 Stadium.

Despite that, the Potters have scored and conceded in 2 of their last 3 outings, with the 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough the only anomaly. They now come up against a team that have seen 29 goals for and against this season though.

No other team in the Championship has been involved in more games where both teams have scored than Wrexham. A staggering 89% of their fixtures has achieved this feat, a figure only matched by Southampton. 

Phil Parkinson’s team have also scored in every game this season but have only kept one clean sheet. This came in a 2-0 win over Millwall in August.

Third Prediction For Stoke City vs Wrexham – Under 3.5 Goals – 2/7

When looking at Stoke’s form, this one seems pretty much a banker. The Potters have only been involved in 1 game that has seen four or more goals, which was the opening day 3-1 victory over Derby County. 

Furthermore, Mark Robins’ team have been involved in low scoring games in their last 6 outings. All of those games have produced no more than 2 goals, whilst three have seen just 1. 

Based on Stoke’s statistics, it is tempting to opt for under 2.5 goals at 5/6, but Wrexham have been one of the divisions most exciting teams to watch from a neutral perspective. Their 9 games have seen 29 goals thus far, with 44% of those fixtures going over the 3.5 goal marker.

Although they’ll be confident of scoring, they are up against the joint best defence and it’s hard to see this being a goal fest.

Best Odds For Stoke City vs Wrexham

Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head:

Stoke started the season brilliantly, winning 4 of their opening 5 fixtures. This included impressive maximum point hauls against the likes of Southampton (2-1) and Birmingham City (1-0), which saw the Potters briefly top the table.

Form has dipped slightly since, starting with their second defeat of the season when they lost 1-0 to Queens Park Rangers on September 20th. Their 3 games before the recent international break all ended level, having drawn with Norwich City (1-1), Middlesbrough (0-0) and Blackburn Rovers (1-1).

Mark Robins’ team currently sit fifth in the Championship, 4 points behind leaders Coventry City.

Wrexham’s rise through the football pyramid has been well documented. There was talk prior to the season as to whether the Red Dragons could earn a fourth successive promotion and with it, a place in the Premier League.

It was a poor start though. They lost their opening two fixtures against Southampton (2-1) and West Bromwich Albion (3-2) before picking up a first point in a 2-2 draw with struggling Sheffield Wednesday.

Remarkably, this led to speculation that Phil Parkinson was under pressure, but that eased with a 2-0 win over Millwall. The Welsh-based outfit seem to have stabilised somewhat in recent weeks and head into this game unbeaten in four. Like their opponents though, they have drawn their last three.

Wrexham have a miserable record against Stoke over the years. This is the first meeting since 2015 when the pair met in the FA Cup third round, which the Potters won 3-1.

You have to go back to 2002 for the last time these two teams were in the same division, but it is Stoke that were the dominant force. They have won the last 7 clashes and have only lost once to the Red Dragons overall. In 17 prior meetings, the Staffordshire-based side have won a staggering 16, whilst there has never been a draw.

Confrontation

18/10/2025

Championship Championship

Stoke

Wrexham

1

0

Last Results - Stoke

08/11/2025

Championship Championship

Stoke

Coventry

0

1

L

04/11/2025

Championship Championship

Oxford Utd

Stoke

0

3

W

01/11/2025

Championship Championship

Stoke

Bristol City

5

1

W

25/10/2025

Championship Championship

Portsmouth

Stoke

0

1

W

21/10/2025

Championship Championship

Millwall

Stoke

2

0

L

Last Results - Wrexham

08/11/2025

Championship Championship

Wrexham

Charlton

1

0

W

05/11/2025

Championship Championship

Portsmouth

Wrexham

0

0

D

31/10/2025

Championship Championship

Wrexham

Coventry

3

2

W

28/10/2025

League Cup League Cup

Wrexham

Cardiff

1

2

L

25/10/2025

Championship Championship

Middlesbrough

Wrexham

1

1

D

Where To Watch Stoke City vs Wrexham

Where can I watch this game, either in person or on TV?

• Location: bet365 Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EG
• Date: October 18th, 2025
• TV Channel: This game is not scheduled for TV broadcast.

Probable Lineups For Stoke City vs Wrexham

Predicted Stoke City Lineup

• Lineup: Johansson; Tchamadeu, Phillips, Wilmot, Cresswell; Rigo, Seko; Manhoef, Bae, Thomas; Mubama
• Injured/Suspended: Lawal, Baker, Gallagher, Jun-ho (doubtful)
• Manager: Mark Robins

Predicted Wrexham Lineup

• Lineup: Okonkwo; Cleworth, Hyam, Doyle; Kabore, Dobson, Sheaf, Longman; Windass, O’Brien; Moore
• Injured/Suspended: Ward, Cannon, Cacace, Ashfield, Rodriguez
• Manager: Phil Parkinson

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