Mansfield Town vs Port Vale

17 January 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Abigail Byrne

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Oliver Irow 55’, 67’
  • Will Evans 59’

Match summary

Mansfield Town won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Port Vale. It was goalless at half-time.

Oliver Irow put Mansfield Town ahead in the 55th minute, Will Evans made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, and Irow made it 3-0 in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Mansfield Town created 2.36 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Port Vale's 0.74 from 3.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
10 Shots 3
4 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 2
351 Passes 477
70.9% Pass accuracy 76.9%
22 Tackles 19
13 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Mansfield Town Port Vale
Kick-off
14’
Funso OjoGeorge Byers
Baily CargillFoul
41’
44’
Dajaune BrownShot on target
Half-time0-0
Oliver IrowNathan Moriah-Welsh
46’
Jon RussellBaily Cargill
46’
Second half underway
Oliver IrowRight foot shot1-0 (Mansfield Town)
55’
Rhys OatesShot on target
55’
Will EvansRight foot shot2-0 (Mansfield Town)
59’
63’
Jordan Lawrence-GabrielMitchell Clark
63’
Jayden StockleyDajaune Brown
63’
Ben WaineRyan Croasdale
Oliver IrowRight foot shot3-0 (Mansfield Town)
67’
Ryan SweeneyFoul
70’
Luke BoltonRhys Oates
76’
Victor AdeboyejoWill Evans
76’
Regan HendryLouis Reed
86’
87’
Liam GordonJaheim Headley
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.36 0.74 55’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), 1-0 55’ 59’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), 2-0 59’ 67’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), 3-0 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.36 0.74 55’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), 1-0 Irow 55’ 59’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), 2-0 Evans 59’ 67’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), 3-0 Irow 67’
Mansfield Town 2.36 xGPort Vale 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Port Vale attacking Mansfield Town attacking 
44’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 55’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 78’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 72’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 59’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 47’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 55’ Rhys Oates (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 30’ Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 31’ Jordan Shipley (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Stephen McLaughlin (Mansfield Town), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 44’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 55’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 78’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 72’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 59’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 47’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 55’ Rhys Oates (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 30’ Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 31’ Jordan Shipley (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Stephen McLaughlin (Mansfield Town), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.02 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Mansfield Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Roberts
Oshilaja
Sweeney
Cargill 46’
McLaughlin
Reed 86’
Lewis
Moriah-Welsh 46’
Akins
Evans 76’
Oates 76’
Port Vale 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Amos
Clark 63’
Heneghan
Humphreys
Headley 87’
Byers 14’
Shipley
Hall
Croasdale 63’
Cole
Brown 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Liam Roberts
90′ 1 0 21 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Adedeji Oshilaja
90′ 1 – – 3 2 43 – – – –
Ryan Sweeney
90′ 4 3 – 9 5 27 1 – –
Baily Cargill Taken off
45′ 1 – – 4 1 17 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
Louis Reed Taken off
86′ – – 54 – 0.09 – 1 – – – –
Aaron Lewis
90′ – – 35 – 0.02 1 1 2 1 – –
Stephen McLaughlin
90′ – 1 36 1 0.07 5 4 11 1 3 –
Nathan Moriah-Welsh Taken off
45′ – – 9 – 0.00 – – – 3 – –
Jon Russell Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 21 2 0.07 1 – 3 – – –
Luke Bolton Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 5 – 0.01 1 – 4 – – –
Regan Hendry Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 5 – 0.01 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards5 players
Lucas Akins
90′ – – 1 – 0.13 0.01 – 6 2 33 –
Will Evans Taken off
76′ 1 – 4 1 1.09 0.02 – 4 1 20 –
Rhys Oates Taken off
76′ – – 1 1 0.13 0.21 2 3 – 11 –
Oliver Irow Came on as a substitute
45′ 2 – 2 2 0.51 0.32 1 2 – 13 –
Victor Adeboyejo Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – 0.00 – 3 2 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Mansfield Town win 43% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.40
Port Vale win 30% Avg odds 3.12

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Mansfield Town DLWWW
Port Vale DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.