Thursday , 2 July 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Port Vale FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Martin (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

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Wigan Athletic FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-18 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Port Vale FC 2024-04-06 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Port Vale FC 2023-12-16 Port Vale FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Port Vale FC H 1–0 W
11 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
04 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–1 D
27 Sep Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
20 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–4 L
13 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 3–0 W
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
11 Oct AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D
04 Oct Northampton Town FC H 0–0 D
27 Sep Barnsley FC A 2–0 W
20 Sep Mansfield Town FC H 2–1 W
13 Sep Exeter City FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC Port Vale FC
#16 Position #22
56 Points 42
46 Played 46
14 / 14 / 18 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 24
49 Scored 36
58 Conceded 61
-9 GD -25
1.22 PPG 0.91
30% Win % 22%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts). Port Vale FC are 22nd (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Wigan Athletic FC gets underway.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ethan Chislett 3
Charlie Wyke 1
Chris Sze 1

Head to Head

2025-10-18 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Port Vale FC 2024-04-06 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Port Vale FC 2023-12-16 Port Vale FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-10-18 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2025-10-11 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2025-10-04 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-09-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2025-09-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-09-13 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W

Port Vale FC Form

2025-10-18 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Port Vale FC L 2025-10-11 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Port Vale FC D 2025-10-04 Port Vale FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2025-09-27 Barnsley FC 0–2 Port Vale FC W 2025-09-20 Port Vale FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC W 2025-09-13 Exeter City FC 0–2 Port Vale FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.05 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC40% Draw32% Port Vale FC28%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Port Vale FC
60%
Wigan Athletic FC or Port Vale FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC25% Draw56% Port Vale FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
11.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 23% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 18% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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