+0.95 points a game is the venue form gap, in Wrexham's favour: Wrexham takes 1.71 a game at home over the last two seasons, West Bromwich Albion 0.76 away.
Wrexham: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season. West Bromwich Albion: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Wrexham -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 2, lost 1 of 4, scoring 5 and conceding 5. Last season at home: won 10, drew 6, lost 4 of 20, scoring 36 and conceding 29 -- 1.80 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Derby County 1-1 away; beat Southampton 2-1 at home; lost to West Ham United 0-6 away; drew with Burnley 1-1 at home; drew with Swansea City 0-0 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 37 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Phil Parkinson. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
West Bromwich Albion -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 0, lost 2 of 4, scoring 4 and conceding 5. Last season away: won 3, drew 4, lost 14 of 21, scoring 16 and conceding 31 -- 0.62 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Birmingham City 0-1 at home; lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 away; drew with Queens Park Rangers 1-1 at home; beat Derby County 1-0 away; beat Watford 1-0 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 19 matches with one recorded (18, 1 apiece), most recently Eric Ramsay with 1. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 19:31 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.