Sunday , 15 November 2026

Port Vale FC vs Mansfield Town FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Port Vale FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Mansfield Town FC
Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Mansfield Town FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
1
Port Vale FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Mansfield Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-20 Port Vale FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Mansfield Town FC H 2–1 W
13 Sep Exeter City FC A 2–0 W
06 Sep Leyton Orient FC H 2–3 L
30 Aug Reading FC A 0–1 L
23 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Stevenage FC H 1–2 L
Mansfield Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Port Vale FC A 1–2 L
13 Sep Stevenage FC H 1–1 D
06 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
30 Aug Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D
23 Aug Leyton Orient FC H 4–1 W
19 Aug Blackpool FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Mansfield Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Mansfield Town FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
7/4
31-45
2/5
46-60
5/3
61-75
3/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Mansfield Town FC
Michael Smith 6 G 2 A
Jonathan Russell 3 G 3 A
Nathan Moriah-Welsh 3 G 2 A
Louis Reed 2 G
Rhys Oates 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Port Vale FC kicks off things out of here…
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Port Vale FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Mansfield Town FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Mansfield Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC47% Draw27% Mansfield Town FC26%
Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Mansfield Town FC
53%
Port Vale FC or Mansfield Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC33% Draw47% Mansfield Town FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Mansfield Town FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Mansfield Town FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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