West Bromwich Albion arrive at this Championship fixture carrying excellent form of 9 out of 10 against hosts mired in a patchy spell rated at just 4.6, a gap of 4.4 points that speaks to vastly different trajectories heading into the opening weeks of the season. The visitors have won all 5 of their last outings, scoring 17 goals and conceding only 3, while Wrexham have managed 2 wins from 5, finding the net just 4 times and shipping 5. That contrast in attacking output sets the tone for a meeting between a side that has scored in every recent match and one that has failed to score in 40 percent of games this season.

Wrexham's recent record makes for grim reading. Beaten 1-0 at Middlesbrough in the League Cup, 1-0 at home to Sunderland and 1-0 away to Liverpool in the Premier League Summer Series, they have managed only 4 goals across their last 5 fixtures. A 3-2 home win against Leeds and a 1-0 friendly victory at Manchester United provide the only positive results in a spell that has seen them keep a clean sheet in just 1 of 5. Their season profile shows 4 shots on target per game from 12.8 attempts, 49.2 percent possession and 1.37 expected goals per match. With 40 percent of their games ending without a goal scored, the conversion problem is evident.

West Bromwich Albion have been ruthless. A 4-1 win at Rotherham in the League Cup underlined their competitive sharpness, and while the 2-0 victory at Peterborough and the trio of 4-1 and 3-0 friendly wins carry less weight, the consistency of performance is undeniable. They average 5.2 shots on target from 13.5 attempts, control 57.5 percent of possession and post 1.53 expected goals per game. With clean sheets in 60 percent of fixtures and goals in all 5 recent outings, they have yet to be held scoreless in 20 percent of their sample, a defensive and offensive balance Wrexham cannot currently match.

The head to head record over the last 2 meetings offers little comfort for the hosts. West Bromwich Albion took the fixture 3-2 at Wrexham in August 2025, while a 2-2 draw in April 2026 maintained the visitors' unbeaten run in the series. Both meetings produced over 2.5 goals and saw both teams score, averaging 4.5 goals per game. That pattern of open, high-scoring encounters aligns with West Bromwich Albion's current firepower but sits awkwardly against Wrexham's recent struggles to find the net. The away side's 17 goals in 5 matches and their dominance in possession and expected goals suggest they will carry the threat here. Whether Wrexham can replicate the 2 goals they managed in each of those previous meetings, given they have scored in only 2 of their last 5, will determine whether this remains competitive or whether the form gap of 4.4 translates into a commanding visiting performance.