The battle of American celebrity owners will be staged at the Racecourse Ground on Friday night when Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham host Tom Brady’s Birmingham City in the English Championship.
Both sides escaped League One last season and have made unspectacular starts to the current campaign, Wrexham placed in 15th and Birmingham in 11th after eight matches. Both were held to draws midweek, the Red Dragons earning a point away at Leicester City and the Blues avoiding an embarrassing home defeat to struggling Sheffield Wednesday thanks to Demarai Gray’s 99th-minute equaliser.
Wrexham are now unbeaten in their last three matches and will be satisfied with a point from the King Power Stadium, but their home record leaves much to be desired. They are yet to taste victory at the Racecourse Ground in the Championship, drawing two and losing two of their four outings.
Birmingham are unbeaten at home but have been hugely underwhelming on the road. They have lost their last three away matches in the league without scoring, falling to Midlands sides Leicester, Coventry City and Stoke City. Chris Davies’ men have won just one of their last six fixtures and will be aiming to get back on track in Wales.
Here is guide to an intriguing battle under the floodlights.
