Port Vale FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Port Vale FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Vale Park 6,701 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ethan Chislett 21' 1–0

Ethan Chislett 43' 2–0

2–1 63' Chris Sze

2–2 77' Charlie Wyke

Ethan Chislett 83' 3–2

Alfie Devine 59' Y

Y 59' Jordan Jones

Kofi Balmer 67' Y

Y 67' Callum McManaman

Gavin Massey 68' Y

Y 84' Sam Tickle

Connor Ripley 85' Y

Y 85' Chris Sze

Y 90' Scott Smith

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Vale Park.

Port Vale FC 46 games · 42 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Ryan Williams (England)
Assistant 2 Lisa Rashid

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

Port Vale FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-16 Port Vale FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–2	W
12 Dec	Stevenage FC	H	3–4	L
09 Dec	Exeter City FC	A	1–0	W
02 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	1–1	D
28 Nov	Derby County FC	H	0–1	L
25 Nov	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–2	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Port Vale FC	A	2–3	L
09 Dec	Lincoln City FC	H	0–0	D
01 Dec	York City FC	A	1–0	W
28 Nov	Fleetwood Town FC	H	3–0	W
25 Nov	Leyton Orient FC	A	1–1	D
11 Nov	Cheltenham Town FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Port Vale FC is hosting Wigan Athletic FC for another epic battle.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Port Vale FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
21' Ethan Chislett adds to his 0 season tally! Port Vale FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
26' Alfie Devine is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
31' A quiet spell here at Vale Park. Port Vale FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' Port Vale 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.
41' Ollie Arblaster has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 370 appearances.
43' A stunning finish from Ethan Chislett — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Liam Morrison comes on to replace Scott Smith.
51' Liam Morrison, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
59' Alfie Devine was booked on 59.
62' The Port Vale FC manager makes a substitution. Conor Grant departs to be replaced by Thomas Sang.
63' Chris Sze does the damage! The net is bulging and Wigan Athletic FC surge ahead!
67' Kofi Balmer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' It’s a booking for Port Vale FC player. Gavin Massey gets a card.
73' Ryan Loft is replacing Funso Ojo for the Port Vale FC side.
77' Assisted by Callum McManaman with the perfectly-timed delivery and Charlie Wyke makes no mistake. 2-2!
81' A tactical swap from Port Vale FC — Alex Iacovitti on, Kofi Balmer off on 81 minutes.
83' Ethan Chislett adds to his 0 season tally! Port Vale FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
84' That looks like a foul for a card for Sam Tickle.
85' It’s gonna be a card for Connor Ripley.
86' The crowd applauds Babajide Adeeko as he leaves the pitch. Josh Magennis steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Scott Smith argues furiously but the card stands.
It finishes all square. Port Vale FC and Wigan Athletic FC share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy Crosby

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Ben Amos
9
Charlie Wyke ↑ 46'
16
Liam Shaw
28
Josh Magennis ↑ 86'
20
Callum McManaman
4
Liam Morrison ↑ 46'
22
Chris Sze

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ethan Chislett	3
Charlie Wyke	1
Chris Sze	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 Port Vale FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Port Vale FC46% Draw24% Wigan Athletic FC30%

Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

54%

Port Vale FC or Wigan Athletic FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Port Vale FC33% Draw41% Wigan Athletic FC26%

Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap	Port Vale FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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

Port Vale FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Port Vale FC Form

Wigan Athletic FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Clean Sheet