Wednesday , 30 September 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)
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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2
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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

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

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
1.08 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC38% Draw31% Port Vale FC31%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Port Vale FC
62%
Wigan Athletic FC or Port Vale FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC24% Draw54% Port Vale FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
3 – 0
2.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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