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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 4 of the 27 games.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in November 2002, with Northampton running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 01 May | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Cobblers have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Valiants have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Northampton's 15 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Port Vale's 16 points from 11 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 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Port Vale only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Sixfields will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |