Come August, and English football is ready to begin a new season. One of the first events to start the 2025/2026 season will be the EFL Championship. This year it will commence on 8 August 2025 and end on 2 May 2026.
The Championship is the highest division of the English Football League open to teams from England and Wales. It is also the second highest in the English football league system after the Premier League. As such, teams can be promoted to the Championship from League One or relegated from the Premier League. Currently, the EFL Championship includes 24 clubs.
The second match of match day 1 out of 46 will see Southampton and Wrexham face each other on the field of the St Mary’s Stadium on 9 August 2025 in Southampton. The match will kick off at 12:30 BST.
Wrexham qualified for this competition after they finished second in the 2024/2025 League One season, to which they were promoted from League Two at the end of the 2023/2024 season.
Southampton comes from the Premier League. They finished the 2024/2025 season at the very bottom of the league table and as a consequence were relegated to the EFL Championship.
Southampton vs Wrexham – Betting Odds
Of course, the entire football community is getting ready for one of the most watched championships of English football. And it goes without saying that bookmakers are preparing to accept bets not only for this match but for the entire league event, while bettors are trying to determine which of their favourites will take the victory home.
Below we will take a look at some of the most popular betting markets for the match between Southampton and Wrexham and present the current odds 7bet has to offer on these markets.
1X2 Betting Odds
Whether it is presented as 1×2, straight win, 3 way, or match result, the idea behind this betting market is the same: as a punter you have to predict which of the two competing teams will win the match.
While you still need to know a thing or two about football, as a novice bettor you are encouraged to place this wager because it is very straightforward. The odds are presented for three possible outcomes, and you can place your bet on any of them: the home team (1) wins, the away team (2) wins, or the match ends in a draw (x).
At 7bet, we currently offer the following 1×2 betting odds on the Southampton vs Wrexham match:
| Southampton FC (1) | Draw (x) | Wrexham FC (2) |
| 9/13 | 11/4 | 7/2 |
Double Chance Odds
If you are not quite sure which of the three possible outcomes will take place, you can lower your risks a bit and place a wager on two out of three results:
- Either the home team wins or the match ends in a draw (1x)
- Either the home team or the away team wins (12)
- Either the away team wins or the match ends in a draw (x2)
This is a good way to add a level of protection if the competing teams are balanced and have virtually the same skills and same chances to win the match. However, remember that while decreasing your risks, you also decrease your potential winnings, as the odds for this betting market are lower than for the 1×2 bet.
Also, this bet is not recommended for the cases when the match has a clear favourite and the results are pretty obvious.
Your double chance wager will win if any of the two outcomes you betted on takes place.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following double chance betting odds on the Southampton vs Wrexham match:
| Southampton or draw (1x) | Southampton FC or Wrexham FC (12) | Wrexham FC or draw (x2) |
| 1/5 | 3/13 | 1/1 |
Draw No Bet Odds
Draw no bet betting market also helps you safeguard your bet in case of an unfavourable outcome. Essentially, you are still betting on the potential winner of the match, but if the game ends in a draw, your stake will be returned to you. If the opponent team wins, you lose your stake.
As your risks become lower with this wager, so do the odds and potential payouts. Another thing to remember here is that not all sports or matches will offer the draw no bet market.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following draw no bet betting odds on the Southampton vs Wrexham match:
| Southampton FC (1) | Wrexham FC (2) |
| 2/7 | 12/5 |
Handicap Betting Odds
Handicap betting odds fall into the category of more advanced bets that are usually recommended for more experienced punters. The mechanism behind the handicap bets is not too complicated but it still takes time to wrap your head around it. You will also need a more extensive knowledge both about the game and the betting processes to make an informed decision.
The main idea of the handicap betting market is to balance out a match where one of the sides has a very clear advantage, making betting on the outcome rather uninteresting, if not useless. Under the handicap bet, you are not only trying to predict the winner but also the exact conditions of how they will win.
Handicap betting varies based on the sport rules. In football, the most common market is predicting the specific goal difference between the winner’s and the loser’s score at the end of the game. For example, if you bet that Team A will win with a -1.5 goal handicap, it means that not only do they have to win, but they must also have at least two goals more than Team B.
At the same time, you don’t have to predict the exact score. Whether it is 2 – 0, 3 – 1, or even 4 – 1, your wager still wins. But if Team A wins with a smaller difference, you lose your stake.
Handicap betting allows you to bet on the team that in your opinion doesn’t have a chance to win. Their handicap odds are presented with a plus sign, for example, +2. If you placed your handicap wager on the underdog of the match with these odds, it means they have to lose only by 1 goal (for example, 0 – 1, 2 – 3, or similar). If they lose with a higher difference, it won’t count towards your bet.
Handicap bets can be placed on various parameters of the game. At 7bet, we currently offer the following handicap betting odds on the Southampton vs Wrexham match:
| Southampton FC -0.75 | Wrexham FC +0.75 |
| 10/11 | 10/11 |
Other popular handicap lines include:
| Southampton FC | Draw | Wrexham FC | |
| Starts 1 – 0 | 2/11 | 19/4 | 10/1 |
| Starts 0 – 1 | 9/5 | 8/3 | 13/12 |
| Starts 0 – 2 | 5/1 | 15/4 | 4/11 |
Both Teams to Score (BTTS) Odds
One of the easiest betting markets, both teams to score requires you to predict whether both teams will score at least one goal during the game. You don’t have to think about the final outcome, the winner, or the exact score, as none of them affect your bet.
This betting market is offered in a yes/no format and is recommended for beginners due to its simplicity. Of course, if you have prior knowledge of football, the championship, and the dynamics of the playing teams, it will be easier for you to make an informed decision.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following both teams to score betting odds on the Southampton vs Wrexham match:
| Yes | No |
| 17/20 | 8/9 |
Goal Total (Over/Under) Odds
Slightly more advanced than the both teams to score, the goal total betting market (better known as the over/under) is another bet that doesn’t depend on the outcome of the game. Here you have to predict if the total sum of all goals scored during the game will be more (over) or less (under) a specific number provided by the bookmakers.
The easy part of this bet is that you don’t have to predict who will score these goals or what the exact final result will be. For example, you assumed that a match between Team A and Team B will end with a total of over 2.5 goals. It means that when added together, all goals scored in the match should amount to 3 or more. The match result can be 2 – 1, 3 – 0, 1 – 2, or even 2 – 2, your stake will win anyway.
The over/under betting market is always presented in decimals. The explanation behind that is quite simple. If the betting market was presented with whole numbers, for example, as over/under 2, and the match ended with exactly two goals scored (doesn’t matter if its is 2 – 0 or 1 – 1), there would have been a lot of confusion between the bookies and the punters as to who gets to take the winnings.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following over/under betting odds on the Southampton vs Wrexham match:
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 11/13 | 6/7 |
Correct Score Odds
The correct score bet is another advanced betting market that punters are advised to venture in only after they gain some experience in the betting field. With this wager it is not enough to predict the winner of the match, you also need to name the exact score on the scoreboard at the end of the game.
If you think that the match will end in a draw, you can still place your wager, but you have to specify if the draw will be a goalless 0 – 0, 2 – 2, or 1 – 1.
With the higher risk involved in this bet, it usually comes with higher odds and, correspondingly, higher payouts. However, before you decide to place your bet on the correct score, make sure you are well familiar with the sport, the championship, and the current status of the playing teams.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following correct score betting odds for some of the most popular scorelines on the Southampton vs Wrexham match:
| Southampton FC | Wrexham FC | Odds |
| 0 | 0 | 10/1 |
| 1 | 0 | 17/3 |
| 0 | 1 | 12/1 |
| 1 | 1 | 6/1 |
| 2 | 0 | 7/1 |
| 2 | 1 | 7/1 |
| 2 | 2 | 16/1 |
Please note that the odds are accurate as per the publishing time of the article. Make sure to check the latest odds before placing a bet.
Always remember to gamble responsibly and treat betting as a form of entertainment and not means for financial gain.
Where to Watch Live
- When: Saturday, 9 August 2025
- What time: kick-off time at 12:30 BST
- TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football
- Venue: St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
- Home team: Southampton F.C.
- Away team: Wrexham F.C.
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