Preston vs Charlton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th January 2025

Preston enjoy home advantage, when visitors Charlton swing by on Saturday for a clash in the FA Cup. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

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

Preston only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 25 for an average of 2.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Charlton scored 24 goals, conceded 14 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Preston comes up against Charlton in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Preston vs Charlton Prediction

Preston Form

Preston recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1. They were then defeated 3-1 against West Bromwich, before drawing 1-1 against Oxford. Preston claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the FA Cup, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored eight and conceded 16 goals.

Charlton Form

Charlton look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 2-1 and 2-1 winners against Cambridge U and Wycombe, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Reading, as the match resulted in a 0-0 draw. Charlton claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 17 goals, whilst conceding nine.

The draw could easily be picked out as the value bet on Saturday, since Preston have settled for a stalemate quite often recently. Charlton could also be satisfied with a point at Deepdale.

Preston vs Charlton Squads

Preston Squad

Heckingbottom will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Charlton from the players listed below:

Alistair McCann, Andrew Hughes, Ben Whiteman, Brad Potts, Ched Evans, David Cornell, Duane Holmes, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Felipe, Freddie Woodman, Jack Whatmough, James Pradic, Jordan Storey, Josh Bowler, Kacper Pasiek, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Kian Best, Kian Taylor, Kitt Nelson, Lewis Gibson, Liam Lindsay, Mads Froekjaer-Jensen, Milutin Osmajic, Patrick Bauer, Robert Brady, Ryan Ledson, Sam Greenwood, Stefan Thordarson, Theo Mawene, Will Keane.

Charlton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Charlton players that the manager Nathan Jones will choose from for the upcoming game:

Maynard-Brewer, Reid, Mannion, Mitchell, Potts, Edwards, Ramsay, Jones, Gillesphey, Asiimwe, Edmonds-Green, Edun, Watson, Small, Mitchell, Campbell, Coventry, Docherty, Laqeretabua, Anderson, Berry, Taylor, Aneke, Kanu, Hylton, Ahadme, Dixon, Godden, Leaburn, Campbell.

Preston vs Charlton Team News

Charlton have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Preston at Deepdale.

Macauley Gillesphey nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Charlton.

Preston vs Charlton Lineups

Preston vs Charlton H2H

This is the first time Preston squares up against Charlton in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Preston picked up seven wins in their previous ten matches against Charlton, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 23/10.

Preston vs Charlton Results

Preston vs Charlton Betting Tips

While only scoring one goals in his last six outings for Preston, Emil Riis Jakobsen has been good for them over the course of the season with zero goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Charlton, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Preston won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Deepdale. They drew six and lost two as well, while Charlton won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Deepdale since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Preston. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for Charlton.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Charlton, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.