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Port Vale vs Mansfield Town: result 2-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 9Kick-off on September 20, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
2-1
Mansfield Town

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Mansfield Town?

Port Vale won 2-1 on September 20, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 53′D. ColePort Vale
  • 86′R. OatesMansfield Town
  • 90′R. CurtisPort Vale (pen.)

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Mansfield Town

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

3-5-2
  1. 17R. Paton
  2. 44D. Cole
  1. 15L. Gordon
  2. 8B. Garrity
  3. 7G. Byers
  4. 18R. Croasdale
  5. 6J. Lawrence-Gabriel
  1. 5C. Hall
  2. 25C. Humphreys
  3. 22J. Debrah
  1. 46J. Gauci

Mansfield Town

4-1-4-1
  1. 29T. Roberts
  1. 11W. Evans
  2. 8A. Lewis
  3. 22N. Moriah-Welsh
  4. 28Joseph Charles Gardner
  1. 15Jamie Carson McDonnell
  1. 20F. Blake-Tracy
  2. 5R. Sweeney
  3. 9J. Bowery
  4. 2K. Knoyle
  1. 1L. Roberts
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Mansfield Town have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 13, 2025Exeter City(away)2-0League One
Sep 6, 2025Leyton Orient(home)2-3League One
Sep 2, 2025Leeds United U21(home)4-1EFL Trophy
Aug 30, 2025Reading(away)0-1League One
Aug 26, 2025Birmingham(away)1-0League Cup
Mansfield Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 13, 2025Stevenage(home)1-1League One
Sep 9, 2025Harrogate Town(home)0-1EFL Trophy
Sep 6, 2025Wycombe(away)0-2League One
Aug 30, 2025Lincoln(away)1-1League One
Aug 27, 2025Everton(away)0-2League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Port Vale wins, 1 draw, 2 Mansfield Town wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 31, 2023Mansfield Town 0-1 Port ValeLeague Cup
May 28, 2022Mansfield Town 0-3 Port ValeLeague Two
Mar 15, 2022Port Vale 3-1 Mansfield TownLeague Two
Oct 19, 2021Mansfield Town 1-1 Port ValeLeague Two
May 8, 2021Port Vale 0-3 Mansfield TownLeague Two
Jan 2, 2021Mansfield Town 4-0 Port ValeLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Mansfield Town vs Port Vale on Oct 31, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Port Vale score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Mansfield Town score 1.6 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Port Vale1.70.966/156/15
Mansfield Town1.61.148/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
11Mansfield Town10433161515

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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