Match Report
In the standings it was Northampton Town 24th on 35 points, Port Vale 22nd on 42 — separated by 7. Port Vale had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 16th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. Per game in the league, Northampton Town were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.61, Port Vale 0.78 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Port Vale for 5 matches.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 6 for Northampton Town, 6 for Port Vale and 7 drawn, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 37% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture has tightened lately: 0.8 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.11 all-time.
Sixfields Stadium, capacity 7,798, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Port Vale led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Port Vale: Jayden Stockley (45')
Key stats
Possession: Northampton Town 60% · Port Vale 40% · Total shots: 8-6 · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 6-0