Port Vale Versus Northampton Town

Saturday's big League Two clash at Vale Park 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. Source: Cobblers Mad

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