Northampton vs Port Vale Prediction & Betting Tips (1 April)

A disappointing run of six defeats in eight trips suggests that Port Vale are not the best of travellers, with a total of 16 goals being conceded across these losses. That must be music to the ears of a Northampton outfit that has been cooking with some serious gas recently, as the title-chasers have netted 20 times on the way to securing 18 points from a possible 21.

Under 2.5 goals has been the order of the day in 10 of the 13 top-flight home matches played by Northampton so far this season, meaning that excitement has been somewhat lacking. Given that ten of the last 10 of the League One games involving Port Vale, including eight in a row of late, have served up two goals or fewer, a thriller seems unlikely.

Port Vale are rarely involved in away games in which both teams find the net, with this being the case in just one of their previous seven trips in the League One. It has been a similar story as far as high-flying Northampton are concerned on their own patch of late, as one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from ten of their last 13 encounters.