This is the first meeting in any competition between Southampton and Wrexham since the 1979-80 League Cup second round, when Saints won 5-0 at home and 3-0 away in that two-legged tie.

The last league encounter between Southampton and Wrexham was in April 1960 in the third tier with the Welsh side winning 2-1 with goals from Ron Harbertson and Bernard Evans.

Southampton have won just one of their last 11 opening fixtures of a league campaign (D4 L6), though that sole victory came during their only Championship fixture in that time – a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in August 2023.

Wrexham are unbeaten across their last 10 league games (W7 D3), conceding multiple goals in just one of those matches. The Welsh side last had a longer unbeaten stint in the EFL between March and August 2003 (18 games).

Wrexham will play their first second-tier game in 43 years and 86 days when they face Southampton in their opening Championship fixture of the 2025-26 season. It’s the longest gap between matches in England’s second-tier since Doncaster Rovers returned in 2008 (50y, 105d).