Wrexham v Southampton: play-off push meets top-six chase | OneFootball

Wrexham host Southampton in the Championship on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 in Wrexham, with a single point separating the sides as the play-off race tightens.

Wrexham are sixth on 64 points, while Southampton sit seventh on 63 having played 39 games to the hosts' 40. The visitors won the reverse fixture 2-1 in August.

Recent form points to a tight contest. Wrexham beat Sheffield United and Swansea, drew at West Brom, and lost to Watford and Hull. Saints have momentum from league wins over Coventry, Norwich and Oxford, plus a draw at West Brom, and they also defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup.

Both teams have absentees. For Wrexham, Matty James, Ben Sheaf and Liberato Cacace are sidelined. Southampton are without Alex McCarthy, Mads Roerslev and Léo Scienza.

On the pitch, the hosts' route may be wide and aerial. Wrexham have delivered 622 open-play crosses at 19.61% accuracy and scored 16 headed goals this season, a platform for Kieffer Moore and Josh Windass, who each have 11 league goals. The Saints, who average 57% possession with 84.22% passing accuracy, could look to control the ball and feed threats such as Adam Armstrong on 11 league goals and Finn Azaz, who has 10 goals and six assists.

A home win would move Wrexham to 67 points and strengthen their play-off grip. An away victory would put the Saints on 66 points and could take them into the top six, with their extra game still in hand over the hosts.