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Northampton pack their bags to visit Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Cobblers have recorded 8 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 11 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Vale Park was more than three years back, in April 2003, as the Valiants edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Thu 26 Apr | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Cobblers have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Port Vale's 36 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |