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Mansfield Town v Port Vale : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Jan, 15:00 BST, One Call Stadium, Mansfield

Darren Moore will be hoping for a vital away win in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Port Vale side to the One Call Stadium to visit Mansfield Town and Nigel Clough. Analysing both clubs' last 20 League One matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside the best odds.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mansfield
52%
--
Draw
25%
--
Port Vale
23%
--
Mansfield 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Mansfield 2-0
10%
--
Mansfield 2-1
10%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Port Vale 1-0
7%
--
Port Vale 2-1
6%
--
Mansfield 3-0
5%
--
Mansfield 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Port Vale 2-0
4%
--
Mansfield 3-2
3%
--
Mansfield 4-0
2%
--
Mansfield 4-1
2%
--
Port Vale 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
48%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
41%
--
Mansfield win to nil
29%
--
Port Vale win to nil
13%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Mansfield have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Mansfield have outscored their opponents by 31 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Mansfield have played 11 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 18 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Port Vale are in 24th position in the League One on 18 points having played 23 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

23 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Port Vale have conceded 31 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 14 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mansfield
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2416351851 
May 2
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
2
Lincoln2514651448 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
May 2
l
 
1-0A
3
Bradford241374946 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 17
-
l
 
1-0A
4
Huddersfield2511681139 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 25
Mar 14
l
 
5-0A
5
Bolton241095939 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
6
Stockport241167339 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 7
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
7
Stevenage221075837 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
8
Luton241059435 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
9
Reading24987435 
Jan 10
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
10
Wycombe25898433 
Jan 31
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
11
Mansfield23959332 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
12
Peterborough2410212-332 
-
Mar 28
l
 
0-1A
Mar 7
13
AFC Wim249411-631 
Feb 28
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
14
Exeter249312230 
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
15
Wigan24798-130 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
16
Plymouth259313-730 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
17
Barnsley21858029 
Mar 14
w
 
2-3A
-
w
 
0-2F
18
Blackpool258512-629 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 17
w
 
5-1A
Mar 17
19
Northampton248511-629 
Mar 21
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 24
20
L Orient248412-628 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 14
l
 
2-3F
Jan 31
21
Burton247611-1127 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
Feb 7
d
 
0-00-0
22
Rotherham246612-1324 
w
 
2-1A
-
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
23
Doncaster246513-1723 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
24
Port Vale234613-1318 
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Port Vale have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
Mansfield 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Port Vale 24TH
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Port Vale have beaten Mansfield in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Mansfield since 2018
Mansfield
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
MAN
2
D
3
PTV
1
League games at Port Vale since 2017
Port Vale
Mansfield
Goals: Scored
9
12
Games: Scored
4 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
2 / 6
MAN
2
D
1
PTV
3
Goal Statistics

Mansfield Town's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Port Vale have conceded in each of their last 7 League One outings. A PG of 1.6 for N. Clough's side suggests that run should continue.

Mansfield 11th Port Vale 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Mansfield will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
Mansfield have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
+2
Port Vale’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Mansfield
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.6
1
Attack rating
45%
better
MAN
PTV
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Games scored19
9
Failed to score4
14
Scored first12
5
Goals scored31
18
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.8
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal5
12
Conversion rate for19
9
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+45%
Defence rating
9%
better
MAN
PTV
view stats
Games conceded17
17
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first10
14
Goals conceded28
31
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+9%

Mansfield v Port Vale League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Mansfield League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23635
L RobertsR OatesN Moriah-WelshS McLaughlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Roberts GLK231
-
N Moriah-Welsh MID2313
4
-
W Evans FWD2351
2
-
F Blake-Tracy DEF211
3
-
S McLaughlin DEF2122
5
-
A Lewis MID2112
2
-
J. McDonnell MID192
2
-
K Knoyle DEF171
1
-
R Sweeney DEF16
1
1
L Reed MID1511
1
-
A Oshilaja DEF141
2
-
B Cargill DEF1411
4
-
J Bowery DEF141
2
-
D Dwyer FWD141
1
-
R Oates FWD1361
1
E Hewitt DEF101
3
-
K. McAdam MID10
1
-
G Maris MID101
1
-
R Hendry MID921
-
T Roberts FWD93
1
-
L Bolton DEF81
-
J. Gardner FWD81
-
L Akins FWD61
1
-
Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19635
C HallD ColeR PatonB Heneghan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF191
1
-
R Curtis FWD1922
1
-
C Humphreys DEF18
4
-
B Heneghan DEF18
5
-
R Croasdale MID182
3
-
J Debrah DEF17
1
-
G Byers MID1711
4
1
D Cole FWD1762
2
-
K John DEF15
4
-
G Hall MID151
-
J. Headley DEF14
2
1
B Garrity MID13
-
R Paton FWD1313
2
-
M Faal FWD13
1
-
J Gauci GLK12
-
F Ojo MID12
4
-
M Clark DEF111
2
-
J Shipley MID112
2
-
R. Walters MID11
-
D Brown FWD111
-
J Stockley FWD111
1
-
B Waine FWD81
1
-
L Gordon DEF7
2
-
B Amos GLK6
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF51
3
-
M Johnson MID5
-