Preston vs Wycombe Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th February 2025

When Wycombe come to Deepdale for the FA Cup match on Saturday, Preston will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Preston and Wycombe look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Preston go into their next FA Cup match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 24. That amounts to an average of 2.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Wycombe travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 15 goals against. An average of 1.5 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

Preston face off against Wycombe for the first time in a while, with Wycombe claiming a 4-1 win at Adams Park back then.

Preston vs Wycombe Prediction

Preston Form

Preston are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Watford by 1-2, before beating Middlesbrough by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Blackburn, who ran out 2-1 winners. Preston only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent FA Cup matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored nine and conceded 14 goals.

Wycombe Form

Wycombe go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Northampton. They went on to beat Barnsley by 2-1, before sharing the spoils with Cambridge U in a 1-1 draw. Wycombe won three of a possible six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten while also conceding seven times.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Preston welcome Wycombe on Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Preston vs Wycombe Squads

Preston Squad

The 47-year-old manager of Preston, Paul Heckingbottom, will select the lineup against Wycombe from the players listed below:

David Cornell, Freddie Woodman, James Pradic, Andrew Hughes, Jack Whatmough, Jayden Meghoma, Jordan Storey, Joshua Seary, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Lewis Gibson, Liam Lindsay, Patrick Bauer, Ryan Porteous, Alistair McCann, Ben Whiteman, Brad Potts, Duane Holmes, Mads Froekjaer-Jensen, Robert Brady, Ryan Ledson, Sam Greenwood, Stefan Thordarson, Theo Mawene, Ched Evans, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Felipe, Milutin Osmajic, Will Keane.

Wycombe Squad

Below is the full team squad of Wycombe. The manager Dodds will pick his starting XI against Preston from these players:

Ravizzoli, Shala, George, Norris, Hagelskjaer, Taylor, Harvie, Charles, Skura, Back, Grimmer, Matton, McCarthy, Low, Bradley, Reach, Lowry, Ward, Wheeler, Onyedinma, McCleary, Kodua, Young, Berry, Pattenden, Scowen, Sadlier, Leahy, Westergaard, Bakinson, Simons, Lubala, Humphreys, Udoh, Dotse, Bartolo, Kone, Ogam, Vokes.

Preston vs Wycombe Team News

At the time of writing, Preston have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Wycombe this coming Saturday. Preston have to alter their line-up, as both Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous and Ryan Porteous get a day in the shade.

Preston vs Wycombe Lineups

Preston vs Wycombe H2H

The last time Preston faced off against Wycombe, Wycombe claimed a 4-1 win at Adams Park. Preston have a 67% win rate against Wycombe, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 2-0-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Preston vs Wycombe Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last three matches between Preston and Wycombe.

Preston vs Wycombe Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Milutin Osmajic, who is performing well for Preston. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent FA Cup outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Wycombe.The visitors will be looking to Luke Leahy to find the net once again, after managing two FA Cup goals for Wycombe in recent matches.

Preston won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing five and losing one as well. Wycombe won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Preston on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Wycombe in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past three encounters between Preston and Wycombe, with Preston scoring 2.33 goals on average per game. Wycombe averaged 1.66 goals, while both teams scored two times. Preston saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Wycombe's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.