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 Comp2012/2013
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.
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