Thursday , 1 October 2026

Port Vale FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Port Vale FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Doncaster Rovers FC
Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

2
Port Vale FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Doncaster Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-23 Port Vale FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Stevenage FC H 1–2 L
16 Aug Burton Albion FC A 0–0 D
07 Aug Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
02 Aug Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
02 Nov Barnsley FC H 1–3 L
Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Port Vale FC A 1–0 W
19 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
16 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
09 Aug Mansfield Town FC A 2–1 W
02 Aug Exeter City FC H 1–0 W
10 Feb Crystal Palace FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC
Isaac Hutchinson 2 G
Jack Senior 2 G

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.87 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Doncaster Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC28% Draw32% Doncaster Rovers FC40%
Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
72%
Port Vale FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC19% Draw55% Doncaster Rovers FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 18% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 23% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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