League One promotion could be in doubt with Wrexham playing Exeter at the worst possible time

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Wrexham should be fearful of playing Exeter City as they look to secure promotion from League One.

The Red Dragons are just eight games away from potentially securing promotion to the Championship for the 2025/26 season.

Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds’ club go into the latest round of fixtures sat second in League One.

Wrexham beat Stockport County last weekend, seeing off close rivals Wycombe Wanderers by one goal to nil in their previous fixture.

Said victories, combined with a much-improved away record, has catapulted Phil Parkinson’s men firmly back into the automatic promotion picture after Wycombe did look set to run away with second place earlier this year.

On paper, the Red Dragons now have a much easier fixture coming up after back-to-back meetings with two of the top five.

However, there is a chance that despite their league position, Exeter City can cause a major upset.

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Wrexham playing Exeter City at the worst possible time

Wrexham travel to Exeter for a 3pm kick-off on Saturday, March 29th.

There are currently 29 points separating the two teams in the League One table, with the home outfit all the way down in 16th place.

So, on paper, a win for Wrexham seems very likely, and their promotion push should continue for another week.

However, despite the massive gap between them, the Welsh outfit are probably facing Exeter at the worst possible time.

This is because the Grecians are one of the most in-form teams in the third tier right now.

They are unbeaten in their last six matches and are one of just three teams across all of League One who are unbeaten in their previous five fixtures.

Not even Birmingham City, Wrexham, or Wycombe are unbeaten over the same period.

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Wrexham predicted League One finish

Should Parkinson and co. drop points on Saturday, which does seem like a real possibility given Exeter’s recent form, their promotion hopes will take a big blow.

Wycombe already have a game in hand and a better goal difference, so trying to overturn an even bigger gap really wouldn’t be ideal in the final seven games of the season.

Currently, Wrexham are predicted to finish third in League One by Opta, who back the Chairboys to take second place.

There is not much between the clubs in the prediction, however, and a lot can still change before the final day in May.