Wrexham vs West Brom predictions, team news, betting tips, odds and Bet Builder

Wrexham vs West Brom kick-off, date & TV info 

Date Saturday, August 16
Kick-off 12.30pm
Venue Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Competition Championship
TV ITV1, Sky Sports Football & Main Event

Wrexham welcome West Brom to the Racecourse Ground on Saturday lunchtime, the first second-tier match to be hosted by the North Wales club since 1982.

They came unstuck on their return to this level last Saturday, blowing a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 at Southampton, just a few hours before Ryan Mason marked his first competitive match in charge of the Baggies with a 1-0 win over Blackburn.

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Wrexham vs West Brom betting tips & predictions

Best bet

Draw
1pt 11-5 general

Player prop bet

Callum Styles over 0.5 shots on target
18-5 Ladbrokes

Longshot

1-1 correct score
5-1 bet365

Wrexham vs West Brom preview 

Wrexham are very quickly getting a handle on what a tough school the Championship is and a third lesson is incoming from the visit of West Brom.

Last week they were deservedly beaten 2-1 at Southampton, moaning long into the night of the lateness of Saints' fightback while forgetting they were second-best for most of the game.

Then a reshuffled side struggled against another Championship side, Hull, in the EFL Cup before providing a late fightback of their own to snatch a draw.

Phil Parkinson has a big group of players to pick from and that's a bonus as they prepare for their next test against West Brom.

The Baggies were obduracy itself last season, drawing far too many games - 19 in total - which cost them a shot at the playoffs and Tony Mowbray his job.

Ryan Mason would hope to make the Throstles edgier and last week against Blackburn was certainly more uplifting, for the first hour or so at least. They won 1-0 with six shots on target, more than their 3.9 average at home last season.

They then reverted to type in the EFL Cup by drawing against Derby, though while Wrexham won their shootout against Hull, the Baggies blew theirs.

West Brom are hard-bitten at this level and Mason's team are going to be hard to beat again.

Wrexham will huff and puff and be able to draw on decent impact resources off the bench, but if this ended all-square it would surprise few.

Callum Styles (left) could be a thorn in Wrexham's sideCredit: West Bromwich Albion FC via Gett

Styles to strike the right note

Southampton tore Wrexham apart down the Welsh side's right side at St Mary's last weekend and West Brom will hope for more joy on that flank.

Callum Styles scored three times for Mowbray's team last term and the left-back is already showing his positivity under Mason with two shots in each outing against Blackburn and Derby. Back him to get one on target at the Racecourse.

Yet another 1-1 on the cards?

West Brom’s 1-1 draw at home to Derby in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night won't have raised any eyebrows around The Hawthorns.

They managed ten 1-1 scorelines last term and may find an old habit hard to break across the border this weekend.

Wrexham vs West Brom Bet Builder

Danny Ward 3+ saves

Wrexham's Danny Ward made seven saves at Southampton and his stand-in Arthur Okonkwo another three against Hull on Tuesday. It could be that sort of season for the Championship newcomers.

Over 9.5 corners

There have been 11 and ten corners in Wrexham's two games to date, and ten in each of West Brom's matches during the first week of term.

West Brom or draw double chance

Another test for Wrexham against a top Championship side and while there will be real positivity around the Racecourse for this biggest of days, Mason's men can steal their thunder.

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Key stats for Wrexham vs West Brom

♦ Wrexham keeper Danny Ward made seven saves at Southampton last weekend
♦ The Dragons have lost one of their last 12 matches
♦ West Brom have scored 11 goals in their last 16 away games
♦ The Baggies drew 11 away games in the league last term, the joint most with Preston.

Wrexham vs West Brom betting odds

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Wrexham vs West Brom team news and predicted line-ups

Wrexham

Nathan Broadhead is Wrexham's latest big-money signing and the £10m acquisition from Ipswich will go straight into Phil Parkinson's thinking after Kieffer Moore was injured last week.

Ollie Palmer, their two-goal hero against Hull, must also be under consideration while Jay Rodriguez and George Thomason remain out.

Predicted line-up (3-4-1-2): Ward; Cleworth, Coady, Brunt; Barnett, Dobson, James, O'Brien, Cacace; Hardie, Windass.
Subs: O'Connell, Scarr, McLean, Lee, Palmer, Marriott, Broadhead.

West Brom

The Baggies welcome back right-back Darnell Furlong, who served his ban in Tuesday's EFL Cup tie against Derby after being sent off against Blackburn last Saturday.

George Campbell should partner Nat Phillips in defence after Torbjorn Heggem's move to Bologna.

Predicted line-up (4-2-3-1): Griffiths; Furlong, Phillips, Campbell, Styles; Molumby, Mowatt; Fellows, Price, Johnston; Heggebo.
Subs: Taylor, Williams, Johnston, Diakite, Wallace, Maja, Cole, Grant.

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FAQs for Wrexham vs West Brom

When is Wrexham vs West Brom in the Championship?

Wrexham will play West Brom in the Championship on Saturday, August 16.

Where is Wrexham vs West Brom?

The Championship encounter between Wrexham and West Brom will take place at The Racecourse Ground in Wrexham.

What is the match betting for Wrexham vs West Brom?

West Brom are 13-8 favourites to win at West Brom on Saturday. The hosts are 7-4 with the draw an 11-5 chance.

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