Wrexham vs Chelsea Prediction: Ride like the Windass, Josh!

Championship outfit Wrexham will host Chelsea on Saturday evening (17:45 GMT, live on BBC One) in an FA Cup fifth-round tie at the Racecourse Ground.

The hosts head into this contest on the back of three consecutive wins in the Championship, while Chelsea got back to winning ways on Wednesday night against Aston Villa. Read on for my Wrexham vs Chelsea predictions, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Arthur Okonkwo made his 100th league start for Wrexham last time out against Charlton Athletic, and he's expected to retain his place between the sticks here.

Josh Windass has five goals in his last five FA Cup starts, including the winner in the fourth round against Ipswich Town, so he may be drafted into midfield on Saturday.

The likes of Sam Smith, Zak Vyner, Dan Scarr and Ryan Longman are also competing for starting places after making substitute appearances on Saturday.

As for Chelsea, Joao Pedro is expected to keep his place up top after netting a hat-trick against Aston Villa, while Pedro Neto will be available for selection again serving a one-game suspension.

Marc Cucurella recovered from a hamstring injury to make a substitute appearance against Villa, so the Spaniard could be deployed at left-back here.

Wrexham vs Chelsea Odds

Wrexham are 6/1 to win in 90 minutes, the draw is 4/1 and Chelsea are 2/5, giving them an implied win probability of 71.4%. To win the tie, Wrexham are 10/3 and Chelsea are 1/5.

Both teams to score is available at 8/11, and over 2.5 goals can be backed at 8/15.

Josh Windass to score anytime @ 16/5

As mentioned above, Windass was Wrexham's FA Cup hero in the fourth round against Ipswich, and the midfielder has netted five goals in his last five starts in this competition.

In addition, all six goals he's scored in the FA Cup have come on home soil, so the anytime goalscorer price of 16/5 looks quite tasty heading into Saturday's contest.

Chelsea's last clean sheet away from home actually came in the previous round of this competition against Hull City, but that's their only shut out in their last 10 outings across all competitions.

Over 3.5 goals @ 5/4

Both sides have shown in recent weeks that they're full of goals. Chelsea stuck four past Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday night, and Wrexham's tussle with Ipswich a few weeks ago saw them prevail in an eight-goal thriller.

Both teams have scored 10 goals across their last four games, and clean sheets have been at a premium - Wrexham have kept two in their last six and, as mentioned above, Chelsea have kept just one across their last 10.

There should be plenty of goals on offer at the Racecourse on Saturday, which is why I'm backing over 3.5 goals at 5/4.

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