Wigan vs Port Vale

18 October 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Ross Martin

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Maleace Asamoah 56’

Match summary

Wigan saw off Port Vale 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Maleace Asamoah put Wigan ahead in the 56th minute.

Port Vale can feel hard done by, creating 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Wigan's 0.80 from 10. Wigan had a player sent off.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
10 Shots 14
4 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 7
257 Passes 375
66.9% Pass accuracy 78.4%
17 Tackles 11
12 Fouls 19
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 0

Key events

Wigan Port Vale
Kick-off
5’
George ByersFoul
20’
Ronan CurtisSimulation
Will AimsonShot on target
25’
Dara CostelloeShot on target
41’
Dara CostelloeFoul
44’
Half-time0-0
Maleace AsamoahOliver Cooper
46’
Jensen WeirCallum Wright
46’
Second half underway
Maleace AsamoahRight foot shot1-0 (Wigan)
56’
61’
Mo FaalGeorge Hall
61’
Ruari PatonDajaune Brown
61’
Marvin JohnsonKyle John
70’
Jayden StockleyBen Heneghan
Fraser MurrayFoul
82’
83’
Mo FaalShot on target
Paul MullinChristian Saydee
87’
90+1’
Rhys WaltersGeorge Byers
Maleace AsamoahShot on target
90+1’
Luke RobinsonJoseph Hungbo
90+2’
90+5’
Jayden StockleyShot on target
Full-time1-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.29 56’ Maleace Asamoah (Wigan), 1-0 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.29 56’ Maleace Asamoah (Wigan), 1-0 Asamoah 56’
Wigan 0.80 xGPort Vale 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Port Vale attacking Wigan attacking 
86’ Mo Faal (Port Vale), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 56’ Maleace Asamoah (Wigan), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 5’ Dara Costelloe (Wigan), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 51’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 43’ Dara Costelloe (Wigan), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 68’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 77’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 38’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Maleace Asamoah (Wigan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ George Hall (Port Vale), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Dara Costelloe (Wigan), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Christian Saydee (Wigan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Christian Saydee (Wigan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Jayden Stockley (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Will Aimson (Wigan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Marvin Johnson (Port Vale), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ George Hall (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Fraser Murray (Wigan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Mo Faal (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Matthew Smith (Wigan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Mo Faal (Port Vale), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 56’ Maleace Asamoah (Wigan), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 5’ Dara Costelloe (Wigan), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 51’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 43’ Dara Costelloe (Wigan), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 68’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 77’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 38’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Maleace Asamoah (Wigan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ George Hall (Port Vale), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Dara Costelloe (Wigan), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Christian Saydee (Wigan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Jayden Stockley (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Christian Saydee (Wigan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Will Aimson (Wigan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Marvin Johnson (Port Vale), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ George Hall (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Mo Faal (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Fraser Murray (Wigan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Matthew Smith (Wigan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Wigan 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Tickle
Aimson
Kerr
Fox
Smith
Murray
Wright 46’
Cooper 46’
Hungbo 90’
Saydee 87’
Costelloe
Port Vale 3-5-2 Starting XI
Gauci
Debrah
Heneghan 70’
Hall
John 61’
Hall 61’
Byers 90’
Garrity
Curtis
Brown 61’
Cole

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sam Tickle
90′ 2 0 32 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Will Aimson
90′ – 1 1 3 2 36 – – – –
Jason Kerr
90′ 2 – – 8 4 28 – – – –
Morgan Fox
90′ 1 – 2 1 – 27 2 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Matthew Smith
90′ – – 27 1 0.01 2 – 3 2 – –
Fraser Murray
90′ – – 23 2 0.34 5 – 9 2 1
Oliver Cooper Taken off
45′ – – 14 – 0.01 1 1 3 – 1 –
Callum Wright Taken off
45′ – – 16 – 0.03 1 1 4 1 2 –
Joseph Hungbo Taken off
89′ – – 14 – 0.00 1 1 3 – 1 –
Jensen Weir Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 11 1 0.01 3 – 6 1 2 –
Forwards4 players
Christian Saydee Taken off
87′ – – 2 – 0.08 0.17 3 9 6 15 –
Dara Costelloe Sent off
44′ – – 3 1 0.39 0.00 – 3 1 4
Maleace Asamoah Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 2 2 0.26 0.00 – 2 – 7 –
Paul Mullin Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 0.00 – 1 1 3 –
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

Wigan win 41% Avg odds 2.29
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.16
Port Vale win 30% Avg odds 3.14

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

Form going into the game

Wigan WLLDL
Port Vale WWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wigan 0-0 Port Vale, 06 Apr 24 Next meeting: Port Vale 0-0 Wigan, 19 Apr 26  All Wigan vs Port Vale meetings

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