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League OneMatchweek 44THE MATCH CENTRE

Port Vale vs Wigan match centre

Port Vale badgePort ValeHome · 22 in league
DLWLL
Momentum↘ Falling25/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
0:0
UK time · Europe/London
Wigan badgeWiganAway · 16 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising55/100OlderLatest
Vale Park · Stoke on TrentSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate4.1%Port Vale
Draw92.5%at full time
Current result estimate3.5%Wigan
Another goal7.7%before full time

Next goal: Port Vale 4.2% · no further goal 92.3% · Wigan 3.5%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Port ValeWigan
7Corner Kicks3
10Fouls8
—Yellow Cards—
—Red Cards—
1Goalkeeper Saves1
377Total passes358
280Passes accurate269

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

League One: Regular season

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Lincoln46+48103—
2Cardiff46+4091—
3Stockport County46+1377—
4Bradford46+777—
5Bolton46+1875—
6Stevenage46+375—
7Luton46+1274—
8Plymouth46+1273—
9Huddersfield46+1067—
10Mansfield Town46+1265—
11Wycombe46+1163—
12Reading46+463—
13Blackpool46-1160—
14Doncaster46-1960—
15Barnsley46-559—
16Wigan47-957—
17Burton Albion46-1054—
18Peterborough46-453—
19AFC Wimbledon46-2153—
20Leyton Orient46-1252—
21Exeter City46-949—
22Port Vale47-2543—
23Rotherham46-3041—
24Northampton46-3535—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Port Vale 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Wigan 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Port Vale

3/10Wins
0.6Goals / game
1.7Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At home, 3 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect Port Vale’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Wigan

5/10Wins
1.4Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At away venues, 1 wins from 9 available matches.

Inspect Wigan’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Port Vale at home with Wigan away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 07:39 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

League One · 2025/26 · all league matches

Port ValeWigan
41Matches played43
38Points earned55
9Wins14
0.8Goals scored / match1.1
1.3Goals conceded / match1.3
12Clean sheets12
21Failed to score13

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Port Vale at home with Wigan away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Port Vale

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Jon Brady
  1. 46J. GauciG
  2. 50O. HernandezD
  3. 25C. HumphreysD
  4. 5C. HallD
  5. 27E. CampbellD
  6. 26J. ShipleyM
  7. 15L. GordonM
  8. 18R. CroasdaleM
  9. 8B. GarrityM
  10. 11E. ArcherM
  11. 10D. BrownF
Substitutes (7)

13 · B. Amos

6 · J. Lawrence-Gabriel

19 · B. Waine

33 · G. Hall

21 · M. Sherif

12 · R. Walters

3 · J. Headley

Wigan

Confirmed formation3-4-1-2Gary Caldwell
  1. 1S. TickleG
  2. 23J. CarragherD
  3. 4W. AimsonD
  4. 3M. FoxD
  5. 21R. Borges RodriguesM
  6. 6J. WeirM
  7. 17M. SmithM
  8. 7F. MurrayM
  9. 8C. WrightF
  10. 10J. TaylorF
  11. 11D. CostelloeF
Substitutes (7)

30 · T. Savin

9 · C. Saydee

33 · O. Moxon

44 · J. Hungbo

19 · L. Robinson

14 · R. Trevitt

43 · H. Bettoni

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Port Vale

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Joe Gauci907.2—0—29—
Onel Hernandez686.9—0—161
Cameron Humphreys907.6—01491
Connor Hall907.3—01441
Elijah Campbell907.5—0—464
Jordan Shipley787.7—0—495
Liam Gordon716.9—02311
Ryan Croasdale786.7—0122—
Ben Garrity906.9—04411
Ethon Archer906.3—02241
Dajaune Brown456.2—0—11—
Martin Sherif456.9—0—11—
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel226.7—0—14—
Jaheim Headley196.9—0—181
George Hall126.9—0—8—
Ben Waine126.3—016—
Ben Amos———————
Rhys Walters———————

Wigan

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Sam Tickle907.5—0—38—
James Carragher906.9—0—59—
Will Aimson907.3—01611
Morgan Fox906.7—01422
Raphael Rodrigues746.3—0—20—
Jensen Weir906.6—0—362
Matthew Smith746.3—0—301
Fraser Murray907.0—0—273
Callum Wright866.7—0—291
Joe Taylor906.3—0541
Dara Costelloe606.3—0—9—
Ryan Trevitt306.7—0—91
Joseph Hungbo166.3—0—61
Harrison Bettoni167.3—0—44
Christian Saydee136.9—0—31
Toby Savin———————
Luke Robinson———————
Owen Moxon———————
THE MARKET VIEW

Match-winner odds

Decimal · 90 minutes
BookmakerPort ValeDrawWigan
Bet3653.403.002.25

Snapshot from 19 Apr 2026, 09:18 UK. Prices may change and availability varies. Displayed for comparison only.

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