Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Mansfield Town 10th on 65, Port Vale 22nd on 42. The last five rounds placed Mansfield Town 4th in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Mansfield Town 1.35 scored and 1.09 conceded per game, Port Vale 0.78 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.32.
Mansfield Town arrived on a run of four straight wins. Port Vale had won three straight.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 4 for Mansfield Town, 5 for Port Vale and 4 drawn, at 2.92 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. 69% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The venue was One Call Stadium, with room for 10,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mansfield Town: Oliver Irow (55'), W. Evans (59'), Oliver Irow (67')
Key stats
Possession: Mansfield Town 44% · Port Vale 56% · Total shots: 10-3 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 3-2