Wigan vs Port Vale: result 1-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 13Kick-off on October 18, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)DW Stadium, Wigan
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What was the result of Wigan vs Port Vale?
Wigan won 1-0 on October 18, 2025.
Goalscorers
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Official lineup for Wigan vs Port Vale
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wigan
3-1-4-2- 11D. Costelloe
- 9C. Saydee
- 44J. Hungbo
- 31O. Cooper
- 8C. Wright
- 7F. Murray
- 17M. Smith
- 3M. Fox
- 15J. Kerr
- 4W. Aimson
- 1S. Tickle
Port Vale
5-3-2- 44D. Cole
- 10D. Brown
- 8B. Garrity
- 7G. Byers
- 33G. Hall
- 11R. Curtis
- 5C. Hall
- 4B. Heneghan
- 22J. Debrah
- 24K. John
- 46J. Gauci
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wigan have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Port Vale have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 | Wycombe(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Wolves U21(home) | 1-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Plymouth(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Cardiff(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Wycombe(home) | 0-2 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 | AFC Wimbledon(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Accrington ST(away) | 2-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Northampton(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Barnsley(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Arsenal(home) | 0-2 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Wigan win, 1 draw, 3 Port Vale wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2024 | Wigan 0-0 Port Vale | League One |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Port Vale 3-2 Wigan | League One |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Wigan 1-3 Port Vale | EFL Trophy |
| Jan 30, 2016 | Wigan 3-0 Port Vale | League One |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Port Vale 3-2 Wigan | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Wigan score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.2 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Port Vale | 1.2 | 0.8 | 7 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Wigan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
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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