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

Sat 20th Sep, 15:00 BST, Vale Park, Stoke

Port Vale and Mansfield Town go head to head at the Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, with both Darren Moore and Nigel Clough aiming for victory in the League One. We've analysed both clubs' last 20 League One matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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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
Port Vale
39%
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Draw
27%
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Mansfield
34%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Port Vale 1-0
11%
--
Mansfield 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Port Vale 2-1
8%
--
Mansfield 2-1
8%
--
Port Vale 2-0
7%
--
Mansfield 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Port Vale 3-1
3%
--
Mansfield 3-1
3%
--
Port Vale 3-0
3%
--
Mansfield 3-0
2%
--
Port Vale 3-2
2%
--
Mansfield 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
53%
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Port Vale win to nil
22%
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Mansfield win to nil
19%
--
Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Port Vale
Mansfield
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff65101016 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
May 2
Nov 29
2
Doncaster7511416 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
3
Stevenage6501515 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
Sep 13
Jan 24
4
Huddersfield7502615 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Nov 22
Apr 25
5
Bradford7421214 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Jan 1
Mar 17
6
Barnsley6411413 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Mar 14
Dec 26
7
Luton6402512 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Apr 18
Oct 18
8
Lincoln7331212 
May 2
Nov 29
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
9
Stockport7322111 
Oct 27
Apr 11
Dec 20
Mar 7
10
Bolton7241310 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Dec 9
Dec 29
11
Mansfield7313210 
Sep 20
Jan 17
-
-
12
L Orient7313-310 
l
 
2-3F
Jan 31
w
 
4-1F
Feb 14
13
Exeter730429 
Jan 24
Sep 13
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
14
Wigan723219 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Oct 25
Apr 11
15
AFC Wim7304-19 
Jan 27
Oct 11
Feb 28
Dec 13
16
Northampton6213-27 
Oct 4
Jan 10
Mar 21
Nov 8
17
Rotherham6213-37 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
Sep 27
Jan 4
18
Plymouth7205-76 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Oct 11
Jan 27
19
Reading6123-45 
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
Jan 10
Oct 4
20
Wycombe7124-25 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Jan 31
l
 
2-0A
21
Burton5113-44 
Feb 7
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
22
Blackpool6114-64 
Jan 1
Mar 17
w
 
2-0F
Feb 17
23
Port Vale7025-52 
-
-
Jan 17
Sep 20
24
Peterborough7016-101 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Nov 15
Mar 28
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Port Vale 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Mansfield 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Port Vale since 2017
Port Vale
Mansfield
Goals: Scored
7
11
Games: Scored
3 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
2 / 5
PTV
2
D
1
MAN
2
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
PTV
1
D
3
MAN
2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Port Vale of late. It has been 7 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Mansfield Town.

Port Vale 23rd Mansfield 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Port Vale will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Mansfield will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Port Vale have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
Mansfield’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Port Vale
PG (predicted goals)
Mansfield
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
PTV
MAN
65%
better
view stats
Games scored2
5
Failed to score3
0
Scored first1
4
Goals scored2
10
Avg. goals scored0.3
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
6
Avg. shots per goal31
5
Conversion rate for3
22
Avg. XG for1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+65%
Defence rating
12%
better
PTV
MAN
view stats
Games conceded3
4
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first2
1
Goals conceded5
6
Avg. goals conceded0.7
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded6
4
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against13%
21%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6112
M ClarkR CroasdaleM ClarkM Clark
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Clark DEF71
2
-
F Ojo MID7
2
-
R Croasdale MID71
1
-
C Hall DEF61
1
-
C Humphreys DEF6
1
-
R Curtis FWD6
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
K John DEF5
-
J Debrah DEF5
-
B Heneghan DEF5
1
-
J. Headley DEF5
1
L Gordon DEF5
-
J Shipley MID51
-
G Byers MID5
1
1
M Faal FWD5
-
B Waine FWD5
1
-
R. Walters MID3
-
J Gauci GLK2
-
B Garrity MID2
-
D Brown FWD2
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF1
-
R Paton FWD1
-
J Stockley FWD1
-
D Cole FWD111
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Mansfield League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7212
L RobertsW EvansK KnoyleB Cargill
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Roberts GLK7
-
K Knoyle DEF71
-
B Cargill DEF711
2
-
N Moriah-Welsh MID71
-
W Evans FWD72
1
-
J Bowery DEF6
2
-
L Bolton DEF61
-
J. McDonnell MID62
-
R Hendry MID621
-
G Maris MID61
1
-
L Reed MID6
-
R Sweeney DEF5
1
-
F Blake-Tracy DEF51
2
-
S McLaughlin DEF511
1
-
A Lewis MID51
-
E Hewitt DEF4
-
K. McAdam MID4
1
-
D Dwyer FWD4
1
-
R Oates FWD2
-
J. Gardner FWD1
-
T Roberts FWD1
-