Wrexham fans have been dealt a massive blow with Opta’s supercomputer narrowly overlooking the Red Dragons from the promotion race.
Christmas came early for Wrexham fans in November, but did it stretch beyond 2025? Fairly, no.
The previous month slammed shut with draws spoiling a winning streak from growing. December, on it’s part, has been winless for the Red Dragons faithful.
Surely, this “W” in winless ain’t the “W” Wrexham fans wished to see filling the club’s winter calendar.
Very recently, Phil Parkinson and the first team lads were dishing out sweet results in the second division. And they can very well turn the tide in their favour again.
Unfortunately, time doesn’t always wait for the courageous and Wrexham must know better that they only have until the early days of May to shape their standings. Get in the top six and the season goes on for another few weeks, else it’s curtains everywhere on a resolute campaign.
That will be quite boring for the enthusiastic Wrexham fans, and mid-season predictions aren’t doing any favours to the morale. According to a report from Opta, their supercomputer has tipped Wrexham to get a heartbreak by a mere 6 points.
The Opta report believes having 68 points will be the benchmark for jetting off to the knockouts. One, which the Welsh outfit fails in the Supercomputer’s eyes, nevermind, if that’s a close call.
Will Wrexham get promoted again?
Hands down, it’s the question every Wrexham fan has on their lips whenever the new year is around the corner. The last three years have seen three promotions at the Racecourse, so writing off Wrexham from promotion talks isn’t a wise thing to do.
Still being real, it’s a whole lot difficult this time as compared to the other years when Wrexham had basically every team in the division looking up to them. In the Championship, there are plenty of big hitters who were juggling in Premier League kickoffs not long ago.
They won’t make life easy for Wrexham to close the gap on the top end of the table. The opening night against Southampton narrated the Saints’ willingness for a top flight return to us, and that won’t change among any rival.
Then there are the likes of Leicester City and Ipswich Town left to be overtaken, just to name a few.
How was the Championship playoff scenario this time last year?
Honestly, it’s easy to find playoff optimism from twelve months back. Peeping at this 24/25 Transfermarkt table until the 21st matchday, there were no traces of sides like Bristol City and Coventry City in the green zone.
Even then, they defied expectations and clawed their way to the semis. Undoubtedly, credit must go to those teams but some fundamentals from their successful blueprint can be applied to Wrexham’s greater good as well.
To start, a dominating home form is a non-negotiable. Claiming wins in the backyard isn’t a forgotten theme for Wrexham but asking for Premier League rights demands translating it into a habit.
On Saturday, the evening had a victory taste building up until Watford’s fightback ruined the mood. Yes, one can praise Ollie Rathbone while sitting in the home stand but that’s for sweeping away 1 crucial point, not 3. Think about it.
Same way, Parkinson and the players need to step up more against manageable opponents. The Blackburn Rovers game initiated a bunch of winnable fixtures for the Red Dragons, yet, the bitter truth is that not a single one could be stamped with three points.
Swansea are no different to them, and Wrexham shouldn’t take it for granted that it’ll be a normal evening for their Welsh neighbours. Swansea will arrive wanting to get an upper hand on this all-Welsh tie, let’s hope Wrexham are more than ready to take care of them.
