Two teams at opposite ends of the National League will collide on Saturday as King's Lynn Town will host Wrexham at The Walks Stadium.
The Linnets currently find themselves in the relegation zone, while the visitors are pushing towards the playoff positions.
Match preview
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King's Lynn Town were knocked out of the FA Cup at the weekend when a 15th-minute goal from Brendan Kiernan proved to be enough for Walsall to secure the victory.
This marked the fourth defeat in a row for the club, with that period of games also seeing the team fail to score a single goal, which has stopped them from taking any results.
Defensively, the Linnets have not been poor, as all of those matches ended 1-0, but the lack of action at the other end of the pitch has been a problem.
So far, King's Lynn Town have only won two games this season in the National League, which has led to them sitting in 21st place and six points adrift of safety.
The pressure is on the club to start picking up results soon, before the fight for survival simply becomes too difficult, making this an important match.
Wrexham were also knocked out of the FA Cup at the weekend, despite taking the lead via Jordan Ponticelli, as they conceded two goals in six minutes towards the end of the game.
However, Phil Parkinson's squad bounced back in midweek when they travelled to Aldershot Town, getting back to winning ways immediately with an impressive 5-0 victory.
To make the performance even better for the squad, every goal was scored by a different player, showing the attacking qualities they possess around the pitch.
Currently, Wrexham sit just five points behind the playoff positions, which is a gap that they shall be hoping to close at the weekend.
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Team News
King's Lynn Town could use this fixture to provide a debut for their new signing Baris Altintop, who recently joined the club on loan from Bury Town.
Tyler Denton missed out on the recent FA Cup defeat to Walsall due to injury, which is likely to be the case again this weekend, while the club will still be without the suspended Michael Gyasi.
He is not the only player missing this game due to that reason, as Wrexham shall be without Bryce Hosannah due to the straight red card that he received.
Reece Hall-Johnson was brought back into the team in midweek, and he could make only his third start of the campaign on Saturday after an impressive performance.
Daniel Jarvis was also handed his first appearance in the starting XI on Tuesday and after the excellent result, he shall be hopeful of retaining his spot.
King's Lynn Town possible starting lineup:
Jones; Bowry, McFadden, Fernandez; Jones, Coleman, Clunan, Barrows, Davis; Morais, Linton
Wrexham possible starting lineup:
Lainton; Hall-Johnson, Tozer, Hayden; Green, Jarvis, Young, Jones, French; Ponticelli, Davies
We say: King's Lynn Town 0-2 Wrexham
King's Lynn have not scored in their previous four games and facing a team that is knocking on the door of the playoff positions will likely see that run continue.
Wrexham were back to their dominant best in midweek when they scored five times and that confidence should see them secure another positive result at the weekend.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wrexham win with a probability of 48.99%. A win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 26.89% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wrexham win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.53%) and 0-2 (8.07%). The likeliest King's Lynn Town win was 1-0 (6.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-6 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wrexham would win this match.
