Port Vale Versus Northampton Town

Last updated : 20 April 2013 By County Ground

A 14,000+ crowd is expected at Vale Park for Saturday's big League Two game between Port Vale and Northampton Town, a fixture with huge importance for the home side but one that is also crucial to the visitors.

Vale know that a win will secure automatic promotion while the Cobblers, still with hopes of going up, are looking to confirm their place in the play-offs.

Town ended a run of defeats with a midweek draw at Wycombe Wanderers but have gone four games without a goal prior to making the trip to the Potteries.

Boss Aidy Boothroyd, however, has backed his attacking players to come good and is also confident that Vale's 30-goal striker Tom Pope can be shackled.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season

 

Date

 

Team

 

Result

 

Team

 

Comp

 

2012/2013

 

Sat 27 Oct

 

Northampton

 

2 - 0

 

Port Vale

 

League Two

 

2011/2012

 

Sat 25 Feb

 

Northampton

 

1 - 2

 

Port Vale

 

League Two

 

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

 

Cobblers Mad will have more from the match over the weekend.