Glen Harrington
7:02pm, Mon 13th Feb 2023
Wrexham vs Woking
Vanarama National League
Tuesday 14th February 2023
Woking will be aiming to cause a Valentine’s Day upset as they look to end the league’s only one hundred percent home record at Wrexham on Tuesday evening.
The Cards, who have the league’s third best away record, behind only Wrexham and Notts County, enjoyed a successful mid-week outing last week when they defeated Chesterfield 3-1. Things were tougher on home soil this past weekend, but they showed great character to come from 2-0 down to claim a point against play-off hopefuls Boreham Wood, with a second-half Rhys Browne double earning them a hard-fought draw. They’ll now be looking to carry that momentum into their trip to the Racecourse Ground, notoriously a difficult trip for the Cards in any season, having lost on their last five visits and failed to score in the last four.
Darren Sarll made just once change against the Wood, with Jake Hessenthaler replacing the injured Jermaine Anderson, but he could be tempted by the inclusion of one or both of Kyran Lofthouse or Solomon Nwabuokei, who both had a big impact on the game after coming on early in the second-half. The Woking boss also has recent addition, Cambridge United loanee Lewis Simper to call upon should he wish, with the 21-year-old having already made 16 appearances in all competitions for the League One side this season.
Opposition Watch
It looks to well and truly be a two-horse race for the National League title with Wrexham and rivals Notts County set to battle it out until the end of the campaign. The pair have virtually been neck-and-neck since August. Notts currently lead the way, three points better off, but Wrexham have two games in hand – mostly as a result of their extended run in the FA Cup, which saw them beaten in a round four replay by Championship side Sheffield United. Woking, in third, are currently 14 and 17 points behind the top two respectively.
Wrexham’s success has been built on a remarkable home record which has so far seen them win all 13 league games – with their meagre tally of 16 dropped points all coming on the road. Their count of 75 goals scored is the second best in the league, one less than Notts, whilst their record of just 25 goals conceded is the best in the division – two better than Woking’s last opponents, Boreham Wood. Their top scorer is Paul Mullin, with 29 in 34 games in all competitions, whilst former Card Ollie Palmer has chipped in with 14.
The Red Dragons are on an eight-match winning streak in the league, dating back to a 1-1 draw with York City at the start of December. However, they haven’t had it all their own way in that time, with four of those games settled by just one goal, including late winners against bottom side Maidstone and Altrincham, who also knocked Phil Parkinson’s side out of the FA Trophy on penalties last month.
Recent Meetings
• Woking
2-3 Wrexham – 27th August 2022, National League (Daly, Grego-Cox)
• Woking
2-1 Wrexham – 23rd April 2022, National League (Kretzschmar, Loza)
• Wrexham
1-0 Woking – 11th September 2021, National League
• Woking
0-4 Wrexham – 17th April 2021, National League
• Wrexham
2-0 Woking – 16th February 2021, National League
Tickets
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