Round 17 of the 2025-26 Championship season sees Wrexham and Bristol City go head-to-head at Racecourse Ground on Wednesday evening.
Having had to settle for a point last time out, the hosts will be looking to go one better in front of their fans, while the away side seek consecutive wins to continue their surge up the standings.
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Wrexham vs Bristol City prediction: Honours even in Wales
Key stats
- Wrexham are unbeaten in their last four matches across all competitions and six league affairs.
- The Championship newcomers have also kept clean sheets in each of their most recent three games since the turn of the month, following a run of three consecutive games without a shutout to end October.
- Each of Bristol City's last six matches has yielded fewer than five bookings.
- However, Wrexham have been involved in more feisty affairs of late, with five of their last seven games producing at least five cautions.
Correct score prediction: Wrexham 2-2 Bristol City
With no goals in two of their last three outings leading up to Wednesday, Wrexham have had issues finding the back of the net lately, but the home side are not short on firepower and should get back on the score sheet here.
Still, we can see them playing out a third share of the spoils in four matches.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Wrexham backed to edge tight affair
- HOME: 6/4 (2.50) – 40%
- DRAW: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.3%
- AWAY: 9/5 (2.80) –35.7%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Unbeaten in each of their last five home league matches, Wrexham have been a tough nut to crack in front of their fans lately.
Albeit by only a narrow margin, the hosts are favourites to emerge victorious here with a win probability of 40%.
Phil Parkinson's men played out a goalless draw against Ipswich Town on Saturday, a result that saw them drop down to 14th place in the Championship table.
Bristol City, on the other hand, secured maximum points from their last involvement against Swansea City courtesy of a 3-0 triumph.
Nonetheless, Gerhard Struber's men are slight underdogs going into Wednesday's clash, where they have been given a 35.7% chance of carrying the day.
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Most recent H2Hs: Bristol aiming to make it a dozen games without defeat
While Wednesday's encounter will be the first edition of this fixture in two decades, the teams met regularly between 1996 and 2005.
A 1-0 triumph in the most recent encounter 20 years ago saw Bristol extend their unbeaten run to 11 matches, during which they have come out on top on all but two occasions.
Wrexham preview: Lewis O'Brien the latest absentee
After crossing the five yellow-card threshold required for a one-game suspension last time out, O'Brien is ineligible to feature for Wrexham here.
He becomes the latest midfielder unavailable for the hosts, joining Andy Cannon and Elliot Lee.
Lewis Brunt, Aaron James, Issa Kabore, Jay Rodriguez and Danny Wards are also sidelined.
Predicted lineup: Okonkwo(GK), Cleworth, Scarr, Hyam, Longman, Dobson, Sheaf, Thomason, McClean, Broadhead & Smith
Wrexham's last five matches:
- Ipswich 0-0 Wrexham (Championship)
- Wexham 1-0 Charlton (Championship)
- Portsmouth 0-0 Wrexham (Championship)
- Wrexham 3-2 Coventry (Championship)
- Wrexham 1-2 Cardiff (EFL Cup)
Bristol City preview: Sinclair Armstrong to undergo late fitness check
Armstrong was unable to last the full 90 minutes in Bristol City's last outing against Swansea, where he had to come off with an injury.
The forward has featured in each of his side's last 12 games but is now a major doubt for Wednesday's affair.
While Armstrong's hangs in the balance, Robert Atkinson, Max Bird, Luke McNally, Josh Stokes and Joe Williams are guaranteed absentees.
Predicted lineup: Vitek(GK), Roberts, Dickie, Tanner, Borges, Vyner, Randell, McCrorie, Mehmeti, Twine & Riis
Bristol City's last five matches:
- Bristol City 3-0 Swansea (Championship)
- Watford 1-1 Bristol City (Championship)
- Bristol City 0-1 Blackburn (Championship)
- Stoke 5-1 Bristol City (Championship)
- Bristol City 1-0 Birmingham (Championship)
Player to watch – Anis Mehmeti
Mehmeti delivered a creative masterclass in Bristol City's recent triumph with three assists and was subsequently named man of the match.
Consequently, the Albanian international is now up to five goals and six assists for the season, only trailing Brandon Thomas-Asante (13) in terms of direct goal contributions of all Championship players.
While he saw his goalless streak extend to five matches last time out, Mehmeti has shown he can impact the game in other ways and is definitely one to keep an eye on.