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Wigan Athletic v Port Vale : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Oct, 15:00 BST, DW Stadium, Wigan

Port Vale, led by manager Darren Moore, visit Ryan Lowe and his Wigan Athletic side at the DW Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the League One. All of the important stats for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all designed to help you make a smart bet.


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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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Wigan
40%
--
Draw
29%
--
Port Vale
31%
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Wigan 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Port Vale 1-0
11%
--
Wigan 2-0
8%
--
Wigan 2-1
8%
--
Port Vale 2-1
7%
--
Port Vale 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Wigan 3-0
3%
--
Wigan 3-1
3%
--
Port Vale 3-1
2%
--
Port Vale 3-0
2%
--
Wigan 3-2
2%
--
Port Vale 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
51%
--
Wigan win to nil
26%
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Port Vale win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Wigan have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Wigan have outscored their opponents by 15 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Wigan have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Port Vale are in 16th position in the League One on 12 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 3 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Port Vale have conceded 4 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wigan
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage10811925 
Nov 29
May 2
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
2
Bradford11731724 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Dec 9
Dec 29
3
Cardiff117221023 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
4
Lincoln11632721 
Jan 31
d
 
2-2F
May 2
Nov 29
5
AFC Wim11704421 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Jan 27
Oct 11
6
Huddersfield11614419 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Mar 14
Dec 26
7
Stockport11542319 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
Oct 27
Apr 11
8
Barnsley10523217 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
9
Bolton11452517 
Jan 17
l
 
4-1A
Mar 21
Nov 8
10
Doncaster11524-117 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 24
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
11
Luton11515116 
Feb 17
l
 
1-0A
Feb 28
Dec 13
12
Mansfield11434215 
Apr 11
Oct 25
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
13
Northampton10424-114 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 10
14
Wigan11344-113 
-
-
Apr 18
Oct 18
15
Plymouth11416-313 
Jan 10
d
 
1-1A
Nov 22
Apr 25
16
Port Vale11335012 
Oct 18
Apr 18
-
-
17
Exeter11407-112 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
18
L Orient11326-611 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-3F
Jan 31
19
Reading10244-410 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
20
Burton10235-89 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Feb 7
d
 
0-00-0
21
Wycombe11236-29 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Nov 15
Mar 28
22
Rotherham10226-68 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2F
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
23
Blackpool11227-98 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Jan 1
Mar 17
24
Peterborough11218-127 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
Dec 20
Mar 7
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Wigan 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Wigan3 - 0Doncaster
Wigan1 - 1Stockport
Wigan2 - 0Peterborough
Wigan3 - 1Northampton
Wigan1 - 1Blackpool
Wigan1 - 0Rotherham
Wigan0 - 0Wrexham
Wigan0 - 1Bolton
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Wigan1 - 0Cambridge
Wigan1 - 2Reading
Wigan2 - 1Huddersfield
Wigan0 - 2Stockport
Wigan1 - 1Lincoln
Wigan2 - 0Bristol R
Wigan1 - 2Burton
Wigan0 - 3Birmingham
Wigan2 - 2Shrewsbury
Wigan0 - 2L Orient
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
10
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWigan1 - 1Plymouth
HWigan0 - 2Cardiff
AWigan1 - 4Bolton
HWigan3 - 0Doncaster
AWigan2 - 2Lincoln
HWigan1 - 1Stockport
AWigan2 - 2Rotherham
AWigan0 - 1Luton
HWigan2 - 0Peterborough
AWigan0 - 2L Orient
HWigan3 - 1Northampton
AWigan1 - 1Northampton
AWigan1 - 1Burton
HWigan1 - 1Blackpool
HWigan1 - 0Rotherham
AWigan1 - 0Shrewsbury
HWigan0 - 0Wrexham
AWigan1 - 1Exeter
AWigan0 - 0L Orient
HWigan0 - 1Bolton
Port Vale 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley0 - 2Port Vale
Exeter0 - 2Port Vale
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Burton0 - 0Port Vale
Rotherham2 - 1Port Vale
AFC Wim0 - 2Port Vale
Carlisle3 - 2Port Vale
Walsall2 - 3Port Vale
Crewe0 - 1Port Vale
Colchester2 - 1Port Vale
Fleetwood1 - 1Port Vale
Tranmere1 - 1Port Vale
Swindon3 - 3Port Vale
Chesterfield1 - 1Port Vale
Doncaster1 - 2Port Vale
Grimsby3 - 0Port Vale
Bradford2 - 1Port Vale
Bromley0 - 0Port Vale
Cheltenham1 - 1Port Vale
Morecambe0 - 1Port Vale
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPort Vale0 - 0Northampton
APort Vale2 - 0Barnsley
HPort Vale2 - 1Mansfield
APort Vale2 - 0Exeter
HPort Vale2 - 3L Orient
APort Vale0 - 1Reading
HPort Vale0 - 1Doncaster
HPort Vale1 - 2Stevenage
APort Vale0 - 0Burton
HPort Vale0 - 0Cardiff
APort Vale1 - 2Rotherham
HPort Vale0 - 1Gillingham
APort Vale2 - 0AFC Wim
HPort Vale2 - 2Grimsby
APort Vale2 - 3Carlisle
HPort Vale5 - 0Bromley
APort Vale3 - 2Walsall
HPort Vale2 - 0Bradford
APort Vale1 - 0Crewe
HPort Vale0 - 1Barrow
Goal Statistics
Wigan 14th Port Vale 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal
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
-5
Wigan’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+2
Port Vale’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Wigan
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.2
1
Attack rating
24%
better
WIG
PTV
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Games scored8
6
Failed to score3
5
Scored first5
5
Goals scored15
10
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal6
12
Conversion rate for16
8
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
WIG
PTV
36%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
6
Clean sheets2
5
Conceded first6
3
Goals conceded16
10
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+36%

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

Wigan League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11423
S TickleF MurrayJ HungboS Sessegnon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK111
-
P Mullin FWD113
1
-
J Hungbo FWD112
1
-
F Murray MID1041
1
-
D Costelloe FWD101
1
-
W Aimson DEF9
1
-
J Kerr  DEF91
1
-
R Trevitt MID91
1
-
C Wright MID911
1
-
C Saydee FWD922
1
M Fox DEF81
1
1
M. Asamoah FWD81
-
B Adeeko MID7
-
S Sessegnon DEF6
2
1
J Weir MID61
-
M Smith MID61
3
-
T Francois MID5
1
-
R Rodrigues FWD5
-
L Robinson DEF4
1
-
O Cooper MID4
-
C McManaman FWD4
-
I Mabaya DEF2
-
J Carragher DEF2
-
Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10322
C HumphreysD ColeR PatonC Humphreys
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Croasdale MID112
1
-
C Humphreys DEF10
2
-
C Hall DEF101
1
-
R Curtis FWD101
-
J Debrah DEF9
-
G Byers MID91
1
1
B Heneghan DEF8
1
-
F Ojo MID8
2
-
J. Headley DEF7
1
1
L Gordon DEF7
2
-
M Clark DEF71
2
-
J Shipley MID71
1
-
J Gauci GLK6
-
K John DEF6
-
B Garrity MID6
-
D Brown FWD61
-
M Faal FWD6
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
D Cole FWD531
-
B Waine FWD5
1
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF41
2
-
R Paton FWD412
1
-
R. Walters MID3
-
G Hall MID31
-
J Stockley FWD2
-