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Port Vale vs Wigan Athletic Prediction— England - League One

Matchday 44 ·Sunday, April 19, 2026, 14:00

Port Vale logo
Port Vale
PPG 0.95 · HOME
LAST 5
DLLWL
0 – 0
FULL TIME
Wigan Athletic logo
Wigan Athletic
PPG 0.86 · AWAY
LAST 5
WWDLL

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-011.8%0-112.2%0-26.3%0-32.2%0-4+0.7%1 1-013.0%1-113.5%1-27.0%1-32.4%1-4+0.8%2 2-07.2%2-17.4%2-23.8%2-31.3%2-4+0.4%3 3-02.6%3-12.7%3-21.4%3-30.5%3-4+0.2%4+ 4+-00.9%4+-11.0%4+-20.5%4+-30.2%4+-4+0.1%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 36.9% 29.0% 3.45 +27.3%
Draw 29.6% 31.3% 3.20 -5.3%
Away win 33.4% 46.7% 2.14 -28.5%
Over 2.5 36.0% 44.4% 2.25 -19.0%
Over 3.5 16.8% 23.8% 4.20 -29.4%
BTTS 43.0% 52.6% 1.90 -18.3%
Home O1.5
Away O1.5

League track record

Based on 70 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 40%
O2.5 50%
BTTS 47%
Score Hit 34%
ROI -51.6%
Bet Hit 29%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

1 – 1 49%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 0-0
xG (home)1.1 xG (away)1.0 BTTS prob43.0%

D 30% / xG 1.1-1.0 / U2.5 36% / NoBTTS 43%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 13.5%
#2 1–0 13.0%
#3 0–1 12.2%
#4 0–0 11.8%
#5 2–1 7.4%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Port Vale1.1
Wigan Athletic1.0

COMBINED 2.1 xG → O2.5 PROB 36.0% · O3.5 PROB 16.8%

Form & verdict PPG

PORT VALE · PPG 0.95

WIGAN ATHLETIC · PPG 0.86

✓ INTERESTING - Balanced match with high-value opportunity
Chance this pick lands
43%
BALANCED

Balanced matchup: Home POOR (0.95), Away POOR (0.86)

Win probability 1X2

Port Vale (H) 36.9%
ODDS 3.45 · IMPLIED 29.0% EV +27.3%
Draw 29.6%
ODDS 3.20 · IMPLIED 31.3% EV -5.3%
Wigan Athletic (A) 33.4%
ODDS 2.14 · IMPLIED 46.7% EV -28.5%

Season Statistics average per match · 46 matches · 2025

Port Vale ▾ lower is better Wigan Athletic

Attack

11.0
Shots
10.2
3.1
Shots on target
3.3
4.5
Shots off target
3.9
3.4
Blocked shots
3.0
7.4
Shots inside box
6.9
3.7
Shots outside box
3.3
28.2%
Shooting accuracy
32.8%
25.2%
Goals per shot on target
31.8%
0.78
Goals
1.07
1.23
xG for 20·23 of 46
1.19

Defence

12.1
Shots faced
11.5
3.8
Shots on target faced
3.9
1.33
Goals conceded
1.26
1.57
xG against 20·23 of 46
1.53
2.4
Goalkeeper saves
2.6

Control

46.3%
Possession
45.3%
336
Passes
339
235
Accurate passes
243
70.1%
Pass accuracy
71.6%
4.9
Corners
5.3
5.3
Corners faced
5.5
1.9
Offsides
1.4

Discipline

10.7
Fouls
11.3
1.6
Yellow cards
1.5
0.04
Red cards
0.20

Match Preview & Prediction

Port Vale face Wigan Athletic in England - League One on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Port Vale a 37% chance, the draw 30% and Wigan Athletic 33%, so Port Vale are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.1 for Port Vale and 1.0 for Wigan Athletic (2.1 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 36% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 43% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Port Vale are averaging 0.95 points per game versus 0.86 for Wigan Athletic. The best value bet our model finds is a home win, with an expected value of +27.3%. This match finished 0-0.

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