FM Preview: Northampton Town v Port Vale 25 Feb 2012

Last updated : 24 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Northampton Town v Port Vale fixture

Northampton Town prepare to entertain Port Vale at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, having won 17 and lost only 6 of the 32 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was just last season, in November 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Fri 14 Oct Port Vale 3 - 0 Northampton League Two
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Port Vale 1 - 1 Northampton League Two
2010/2011 Sat 13 Nov Northampton 0-0 Port Vale League Two
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Port Vale 1 - 3 Northampton League Two
2009/2010 Sat 12 Dec Northampton 1 - 1 Port Vale League Two
2007/2008 Sat 26 Apr Port Vale 2 - 2 Northampton League One
2007/2008 Sat 06 Oct Northampton 2 - 1 Port Vale League One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Northampton Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Cobblers have scored 10, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Valiants's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Northampton Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League Two with a return of just 27 points from their 30 games thus far.

Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 45 from their 30 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Northampton Town 6 3 0 3 9 11 9
Port Vale 6 3 1 2 6 7 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Cobblers at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Valiants come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Northampton Town 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Port Vale 5 games since last defeat.

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