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Northampton face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Cobblers have recorded 8 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2007, the Valiants carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Port Vale | 3 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Northampton | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Valiants have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Cobblers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 36 points from their 44 games thus far. Northampton's 62 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Port Vale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |