Match preview League Two: Northampton Town - Port Vale at Sixfields Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

It's advantage Northampton Town so far with their 5th position in the League Two table, welcoming Port Vale who are placed 10th.

Northampton Town have less rest than Port Vale in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a FA Cup game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Derby County.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Northampton Town, who have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in League Two, have performed here at Sixfields Stadium this season with 10 wins from 15 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3. It’s been three wins in a row for Northampton Town here at Sixfields Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper David Cornell not having conceded a league goal in 185 minutes.

In their previous game, the manager K. Curle led his Northampton Town to a defeat in the FA Cup match away at Derby County. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sixfields Stadium. In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Macclesfield Town with a 1-0 scoreline.

A goal frenzy last time out for Northampton Town, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Derby County. Fun stuff to watch!

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Northampton Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won four times, drawn five and lost two.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Northampton Town, as the League Two home game vs Swindon Town is only three days away.

Northampton Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sixfields Stadium with 28 goals in 15 league matches. Northampton Town have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Port Vale form and stats

Port Vale have only collected 14 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-5-7 (15 played). Port Vale has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

There were no winners in Port Vale's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 1-1 vs Salford City (placed 11th). A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Exeter City.

Port Vale are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of seven matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Forest Green Rovers.

Port Vale have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Port Vale have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Port Vale - Northampton Town 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Northampton Town wins - draws - Port Vale wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownA. Williams
A. Williams
8 goals
Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
7 goals
Port ValeR. Bennett
R. Bennett
6 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Port Vale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 6 Played P 5 15 31
15 10 4 Won W 2 3 11
7 2 1 Drew D 1 5 12
8 3 1 Lost L 2 7 8
45 28 9 Scored S 4 16 39
31 10 3 Conceded C 7 25 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
73% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 73% 71%
43% 40% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 45%
27% 27% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 23%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 6%
47% 40% 17% BTTS BTTS 40% 60% 61%
37% 47% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 20% 26%
17% 13% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 27% 19%
 
4.5 3.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.7 5.5
6 5.3 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.3 5.3
2.2 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 1.9 1.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
372 215 71 Total Shots T S 46 154 355
123 74 20 Shots on Target S O 13 53 138
37% 38% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 30% 28%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town has the fewest conceded goals (10) at home
  • Northampton Town has the the best goal difference (+18) at home
  • Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (25)
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 31 18 5 8 55 35 16 11 2 3 29 14 15 7 3 5 26 21 20 59
2 Crewe Alexandra 30 16 7 7 55 36 15 9 3 3 29 14 15 7 4 4 26 22 19 55
3 Plymouth Argyle 29 16 6 7 48 30 15 9 4 2 30 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 18 54
4 Exeter City 30 15 9 6 40 32 14 8 5 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 18 21 8 54
5 Northampton Town 30 15 7 8 45 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 15 5 5 5 17 21 14 52
6 Colchester United 31 12 13 6 42 28 15 8 5 2 23 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 14 49
7 Cheltenham Town 29 12 12 5 44 24 14 8 4 2 30 15 15 4 8 3 14 9 20 48
8 Bradford City 31 12 11 8 36 31 15 9 4 2 23 11 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 47
9 Forest Green Rovers 31 12 9 10 37 33 15 5 4 6 13 17 16 7 5 4 24 16 4 45
10 Port Vale 31 11 12 8 39 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 45
11 Salford City 31 10 10 11 41 41 15 4 5 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 40
12 Newport County 28 10 9 9 27 25 15 7 6 2 17 11 13 3 3 7 10 14 2 39
13 Crawley Town 31 9 12 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 15 1 8 6 19 25 0 39
14 Oldham Athletic 31 8 12 11 34 44 16 5 6 5 22 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -10 36
15 Walsall 31 10 6 15 30 43 16 4 4 8 13 21 15 6 2 7 17 22 -13 36
16 Cambridge United 31 9 8 14 33 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 15 3 5 7 13 19 -10 35
17 Grimsby Town 29 8 10 11 32 36 15 4 5 6 16 21 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 34
18 Leyton Orient 31 8 10 13 39 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 34
19 Scunthorpe United 31 8 9 14 40 48 15 4 6 5 22 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -8 33
20 Carlisle United 30 8 9 13 32 48 14 4 5 5 12 19 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 33
21 Mansfield Town 31 7 10 14 43 50 16 3 5 8 26 29 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 31
22 Macclesfield Town 30 7 13 10 28 33 15 5 8 2 16 11 15 2 5 8 12 22 -5 28
23 Morecambe 31 6 8 17 28 53 15 3 6 6 16 21 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 26
24 Stevenage 31 3 13 15 21 39 16 2 6 8 10 21 15 1 7 7 11 18 -18 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 31 18 5 8 55 35 16 11 2 3 29 14 15 7 3 5 26 21 20 59
2 Crewe Alexandra 30 16 7 7 55 36 15 9 3 3 29 14 15 7 4 4 26 22 19 55
3 Plymouth Argyle 29 16 6 7 48 30 15 9 4 2 30 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 18 54
4 Exeter City 30 15 9 6 40 32 14 8 5 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 18 21 8 54
5 Northampton Town 30 15 7 8 45 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 15 5 5 5 17 21 14 52
6 Colchester United 31 12 13 6 42 28 15 8 5 2 23 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 14 49
7 Cheltenham Town 29 12 12 5 44 24 14 8 4 2 30 15 15 4 8 3 14 9 20 48
8 Bradford City 31 12 11 8 36 31 15 9 4 2 23 11 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 47
9 Forest Green Rovers 31 12 9 10 37 33 15 5 4 6 13 17 16 7 5 4 24 16 4 45
10 Port Vale 31 11 12 8 39 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 45
11 Salford City 31 10 10 11 41 41 15 4 5 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 40
12 Newport County 28 10 9 9 27 25 15 7 6 2 17 11 13 3 3 7 10 14 2 39
13 Crawley Town 31 9 12 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 15 1 8 6 19 25 0 39
14 Oldham Athletic 31 8 12 11 34 44 16 5 6 5 22 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -10 36
15 Walsall 31 10 6 15 30 43 16 4 4 8 13 21 15 6 2 7 17 22 -13 36
16 Cambridge United 31 9 8 14 33 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 15 3 5 7 13 19 -10 35
17 Grimsby Town 29 8 10 11 32 36 15 4 5 6 16 21 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 34
18 Leyton Orient 31 8 10 13 39 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 34
19 Scunthorpe United 31 8 9 14 40 48 15 4 6 5 22 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -8 33
20 Carlisle United 30 8 9 13 32 48 14 4 5 5 12 19 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 33
21 Mansfield Town 31 7 10 14 43 50 16 3 5 8 26 29 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 31
22 Macclesfield Town 30 7 13 10 28 33 15 5 8 2 16 11 15 2 5 8 12 22 -5 28
23 Morecambe 31 6 8 17 28 53 15 3 6 6 16 21 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 26
24 Stevenage 31 3 13 15 21 39 16 2 6 8 10 21 15 1 7 7 11 18 -18 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.