Preview: Wrexham favourite to overcome Boreham Wood at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (15500 seats)

Wrexham and Boreham Wood are both successful in the National League with their 1st and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great match!

Insights:
  • Wrexham have the most scored goals (112) in National League
  • Boreham Wood have the fewest conceded goals (35) in National League

Wrexham are battling for top spots and have everything to play for.

The hosts Wrexham saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the National League. This match was also played here at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Boreham Wood have had more rest.

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Wrexham form and stats

Wrexham have been very solid at home in the National League so far, with 64 points collected from 22 matches (21-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Wrexham has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. We remember; it was Woking.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ben Foster not having conceded a league goal in 195 minutes.

A nice win for Wrexham last time playing, versus Yeovil Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Forde, Mullin and Jones scoring for the victors.

Before that, Wrexham played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Barnet.

Wrexham are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 16 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 14, drew 2 and lost 0.

Lots of goals? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 19 of the 22 most recent league games with this side has contained at least three goals.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Wrexham is on fire here. A stunning 71 from 22 league matches. From these home matches, Wrexham have conceded only 18 goals.

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Boreham Wood form and stats

10 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Boreham Wood playing as the away team in the National League this season.

Impressive finishing from Broadbent secured the home win 1-0 against Wealdstone in their previous game.

Before that, Boreham travelled to Bromley and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Low-scoring game? 14 of this side's last 15 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gateshead in just three days.

The visiting Boreham Wood have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 29 goals from 22 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (18 so far).

Head 2 Head

Wrexham have put together a streak of 9 consecutive matches without defeat (6-3-0) when facing Boreham Wood.

The latest head-to-head match ended Boreham Wood - Wrexham 1-1, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

WrexhamP. Mullin
P. Mullin
36 goals
WrexhamO. Palmer
O. Palmer
17 goals
WrexhamA. Hayden
A. Hayden
11 goals

Wrexham missing players

Boreham Wood missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wrexham Boreham Wood
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 22 43
33 21 5 Won W 0 10 18
8 1 1 Drew D 3 7 15
3 0 0 Lost L 3 5 10
112 71 18 Scored S 5 29 50
41 18 12 Conceded C 9 18 35
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
86% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 73% 65%
70% 82% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 23% 21%
48% 59% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 14% 12%
25% 32% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 2%
57% 55% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 47%
39% 45% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 35%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 21%
 
6.6 7.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.3 5
3.7 3.3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.9 4.5
1.1 0.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 3 5 5
 
12.6 14.2 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9.2 9.9
5.6 6.3 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.1 4
46% 51% 51% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 32% 29%
 
7.7 6.2 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 10.2 9.2
3.2 2.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4 3.6
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Boreham Wood have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boreham Wood have the fewest conceded goals (18) away in National League
  • Boreham Wood have the fewest conceded goals (35) in National League
  • Boreham Wood have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (19) in National League
  • Boreham Wood have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in National League
  • Boreham Wood have the most clean sheets (8) away in National League
  • Boreham Wood have the most matches under the total-line (34) in National League
  • Boreham Wood haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wrexham have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Wrexham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wrexham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wrexham have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Wrexham have scored more than double the goals of Boreham Wood.
  • Wrexham have the most points (64) at home in National League
  • Wrexham have the most scored goals (112) in National League
  • Wrexham have the most scored goals (71) at home in National League
  • Wrexham have the most scored goals in the second half (63) in National League
  • Wrexham have the the best goal difference (+53) at home in National League
  • Wrexham have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Wrexham haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wrexham 44 33 8 3 112 41 22 21 1 0 71 18 22 12 7 3 41 23 71 107
2 Notts County 44 31 10 3 111 39 22 17 4 1 53 11 22 14 6 2 58 28 72 103
3 Chesterfield 44 24 9 11 77 50 22 14 2 6 44 27 22 10 7 5 33 23 27 81
4 Woking 43 22 10 11 68 46 21 10 7 4 36 22 22 12 3 7 32 24 22 76
5 Barnet 44 21 10 13 74 64 22 12 5 5 35 28 22 9 5 8 39 36 10 73
6 Boreham Wood 43 18 15 10 50 35 21 8 8 5 21 17 22 10 7 5 29 18 15 69
7 Bromley 44 17 16 11 65 52 22 8 10 4 33 23 22 9 6 7 32 29 13 67
8 Eastleigh 44 19 8 17 55 56 22 14 4 4 33 22 22 5 4 13 22 34 -1 65
9 Southend United 44 18 9 17 52 43 22 11 4 7 30 18 22 7 5 10 22 25 9 63
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 44 17 8 19 59 72 22 10 4 8 33 34 22 7 4 11 26 38 -13 59
11 Solihull Moors 43 15 12 16 62 62 22 9 7 6 36 26 21 6 5 10 26 36 0 57
12 Oldham Athletic 44 15 12 17 59 63 22 11 5 6 36 29 22 4 7 11 23 34 -4 57
13 Halifax Town 43 15 11 17 47 47 22 11 5 6 32 22 21 4 6 11 15 25 0 56
14 Wealdstone 43 15 11 17 51 68 21 9 5 7 30 30 22 6 6 10 21 38 -17 56
15 Altrincham 44 14 12 18 65 79 22 10 4 8 33 29 22 4 8 10 32 50 -14 54
16 Gateshead 43 13 15 15 60 60 22 6 9 7 30 29 21 7 6 8 30 31 0 53
17 Dorking Wanderers 44 15 8 21 63 88 22 11 4 7 38 41 22 4 4 14 25 47 -25 53
18 Aldershot Town 44 14 9 21 61 73 22 6 5 11 30 35 22 8 4 10 31 38 -12 51
19 York City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 7 6 9 25 30 22 6 4 12 27 30 -8 49
20 Maidenhead United 44 13 10 21 46 61 22 8 7 7 26 25 22 5 3 14 20 36 -15 49
21 Torquay United 44 12 10 22 55 77 22 6 6 10 35 40 22 6 4 12 20 37 -22 46
22 Yeovil Town 44 7 19 18 35 56 22 6 8 8 18 22 22 1 11 10 17 34 -21 40
23 Scunthorpe United 44 8 10 26 47 82 22 7 3 12 32 40 22 1 7 14 15 42 -35 34
24 Maidstone United 44 5 10 29 43 95 22 3 8 11 22 39 22 2 2 18 21 56 -52 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wrexham 44 33 8 3 112 41 22 21 1 0 71 18 22 12 7 3 41 23 71 107
2 Notts County 44 31 10 3 111 39 22 17 4 1 53 11 22 14 6 2 58 28 72 103
3 Chesterfield 44 24 9 11 77 50 22 14 2 6 44 27 22 10 7 5 33 23 27 81
4 Woking 43 22 10 11 68 46 21 10 7 4 36 22 22 12 3 7 32 24 22 76
5 Barnet 44 21 10 13 74 64 22 12 5 5 35 28 22 9 5 8 39 36 10 73
6 Boreham Wood 43 18 15 10 50 35 21 8 8 5 21 17 22 10 7 5 29 18 15 69
7 Bromley 44 17 16 11 65 52 22 8 10 4 33 23 22 9 6 7 32 29 13 67
8 Eastleigh 44 19 8 17 55 56 22 14 4 4 33 22 22 5 4 13 22 34 -1 65
9 Southend United 44 18 9 17 52 43 22 11 4 7 30 18 22 7 5 10 22 25 9 63
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 44 17 8 19 59 72 22 10 4 8 33 34 22 7 4 11 26 38 -13 59
11 Solihull Moors 43 15 12 16 62 62 22 9 7 6 36 26 21 6 5 10 26 36 0 57
12 Oldham Athletic 44 15 12 17 59 63 22 11 5 6 36 29 22 4 7 11 23 34 -4 57
13 Halifax Town 43 15 11 17 47 47 22 11 5 6 32 22 21 4 6 11 15 25 0 56
14 Wealdstone 43 15 11 17 51 68 21 9 5 7 30 30 22 6 6 10 21 38 -17 56
15 Altrincham 44 14 12 18 65 79 22 10 4 8 33 29 22 4 8 10 32 50 -14 54
16 Gateshead 43 13 15 15 60 60 22 6 9 7 30 29 21 7 6 8 30 31 0 53
17 Dorking Wanderers 44 15 8 21 63 88 22 11 4 7 38 41 22 4 4 14 25 47 -25 53
18 Aldershot Town 44 14 9 21 61 73 22 6 5 11 30 35 22 8 4 10 31 38 -12 51
19 York City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 7 6 9 25 30 22 6 4 12 27 30 -8 49
20 Maidenhead United 44 13 10 21 46 61 22 8 7 7 26 25 22 5 3 14 20 36 -15 49
21 Torquay United 44 12 10 22 55 77 22 6 6 10 35 40 22 6 4 12 20 37 -22 46
22 Yeovil Town 44 7 19 18 35 56 22 6 8 8 18 22 22 1 11 10 17 34 -21 40
23 Scunthorpe United 44 8 10 26 47 82 22 7 3 12 32 40 22 1 7 14 15 42 -35 34
24 Maidstone United 44 5 10 29 43 95 22 3 8 11 22 39 22 2 2 18 21 56 -52 25

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