Preston North End FC vs Wycombe Wanderers FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 4

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FA Cup · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

4 – 2

Full Time

Wycombe Wanderers FC

Sat 8 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale 10,444 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Fred Onyedinma

Milutin Osmajic 45' Y

Ryan Ledson 90' Y

Y 110' Tyreeq Bakinson

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Wycombe Wanderers FC — FA Cup at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Wycombe Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals Wycombe Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-08 Preston North End FC 4–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2021-03-13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-01-09 Wycombe Wanderers FC 4–1 Preston North End FC 2020-12-05 Preston North End FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	4–2	W
31 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
25 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
21 Jan	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
18 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
14 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	H	2–1	W

Wycombe Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–4	L
01 Feb	Cambridge United FC	A	1–1	D
28 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jan	Northampton Town FC	H	0–0	D
18 Jan	Mansfield Town FC	A	2–1	W
10 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Wycombe Wanderers FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wycombe Wanderers FC

Cauley Woodrow

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Deepdale will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Wycombe Wanderers FC.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
15' Brad Potts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
25' The travelling Wycombe Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' Fred Onyedinma is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
31' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
36' It looks like no one’s ball. Wycombe Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
50' Alex Lowry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
55' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
60' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
64' Time for substitution for Wycombe Wanderers FC. Alex Lowry is replaced by Magnus Westergaard.
65' Another substitution for Wycombe Wanderers FC to replace Luke Leahy by Josh Scowen on 65 minute.
66' Another substitution for Wycombe Wanderers FC to replace Daniel Harvie by Adam Reach on 66 minute.
67' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Whatmough departs to be replaced by Kaine Kesler.
72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wycombe Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
73' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Lewis Gibson is replaced by Andrew Hughes.
77' Another substitution for Wycombe Wanderers FC to replace Fred Onyedinma by Gideon Kodua on 77 minute.
81' Wycombe Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Udoh is hanging Garath McCleary on the field on 81 minute.
86' It looks surprising Wycombe Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Lewis Gibson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' Ryan Ledson was booked on 90.
The final score is 4-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Jack Whatmough ↓ Kaine Kesler 67'
25
Duane Holmes ↓ Ched Evans 96'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
8
Alistair McCann
28
Milutin Osmajic
1
Freddie Woodman
19
Lewis Gibson ↓ Andrew Hughes 73'
20
Sam Greenwood
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Ryan Ledson 67'
3
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 66'

Bench

16
Andrew Hughes ↑ 73'
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 67'
26
Patrick Bauer
12
Ched Evans ↑ 96'
13
David Cornell
29
Kaine Kesler ↑ 67'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↑ 66'
24
Felipinho
32
Kacper Pasiek

Wycombe Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Dodds

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan Tafazolli	1
Tom Barkhuizen	1
Garath McCleary	1
Jason McCarthy	1
Scott Kashket	1
Emil Riis Jakobsen	1
Josh Knight	1
Fred Onyedinma	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2025-02-08 Preston North End FC 4–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-01-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W

Wycombe Wanderers FC Form

2025-02-08 Preston North End FC 4–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2025-02-01 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2025-01-28 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2025-01-25 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2025-01-18 Mansfield Town FC 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-01-10 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.82 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Wycombe Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC47% Draw25% Wycombe Wanderers FC28%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Wycombe Wanderers FC

53%

Preston North End FC or Wycombe Wanderers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC34% Draw42% Wycombe Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Wycombe Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Wycombe Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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