Preston North End FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, FA Cup 2025-26 ROUND 3

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FA Cup · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Fri 9 Jan 2026 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — FA Cup .

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-02-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-07-30 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
04 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
01 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–0	W
29 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	Burton Albion FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Bradford City AFC	A	1–2	L
20 Dec	Blackpool FC	H	0–2	L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
Another three points for Wigan Athletic FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tom Barkhuizen	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Paul Gallagher	2
Sean Maguire	1
Dan Burn	1
Louis Moult	1
Callum Robinson	1
Chey Dunkley	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-01-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-01-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-12-29 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-12-26 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-12-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.9 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC43% Draw31% Wigan Athletic FC26%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

57%

Preston North End FC or Wigan Athletic FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC29% Draw53% Wigan Athletic FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

14.1%

1 – 0

13.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.