vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Port Vale are twenty-second with 5 points after six games: one win, two draws and three defeats, three goals scored and seven conceded. At home one win and two draws in three matches (2-1), away three defeats out of three (1-6). The last round was won, before that two straight defeats and, further back, two draws. Northampton are seventeenth with 6 points from six games: one win, three draws and two defeats, three goals scored and five conceded. At home one win and two draws in three matches (2-1), away one draw and two defeats in three games (1-4). The last round was lost, before that a win, further back two straight draws and, earlier still, another defeat. The league average is 2.65 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.