Port Vale vs Mansfield Town: result 2-0 and analysis
EFL TrophyGroup North - 4Kick-off on October 6, 2026 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Mansfield Town?
Port Vale won 2-0 on October 6, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 4′S. McLaughlinPort Vale (o.g.)
- 58′M. AsamoahPort Vale
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Mansfield Town win at 39%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-0.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Mansfield Town
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
4-1-4-1- 18R. Oates
- 39O. Dodgson
- 24R. Hendry
- 10G. Maris
- 8L. Bolton
- 25L. Reed
- 3S. McLaughlin
- 20F. Blake-Tracy
- 23A. Oshilaja
- 2K. Knoyle
- 21H. Lewis
Mansfield Town
3-5-2- 36M. Watters
- 11O. Hernández
- 3J. Headley
- 33G. Hall
- 8B. Garrity
- 10K. Dempsey
- 6J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- 5C. Hall
- 4J. Moon
- 25C. Humphreys
- 20M. Maroši
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Mansfield Town have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Chesterfield(away) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Walsall(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Exeter City(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Salford City(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Swindon Town(away) | 1-3 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Burton Albion(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Huddersfield(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Bradford(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Reading(away) | 0-5 | League One |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Luton(home) | 5-2 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Port Vale wins, 1 draw, 1 Mansfield Town win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 | Mansfield Town 3-0 Port Vale | League One |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Port Vale 2-1 Mansfield Town | League One |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Mansfield Town 0-1 Port Vale | League Cup |
| May 28, 2022 | Mansfield Town 0-3 Port Vale | League Two |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Port Vale 3-1 Mansfield Town | League Two |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Mansfield Town 1-1 Port Vale | League Two |
Last archived meeting: Mansfield Town vs Port Vale on Jan 17, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 0.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Mansfield Town score 1.9 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Mansfield Town | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 1st in EFL Trophy (7 points from 3 matches) and Mansfield Town sit 4th (1 point from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port ValeGroup 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Mansfield TownGroup 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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