NORTHAMPTONTOWNVPORTVALE

Match insight

With both teams inside the bottom three, this reads as a straight relegation dogfight between Northampton Town and Port Vale. Port Vale currently sit 1 place and 1 point above Northampton Town in the table — 22nd against 23rd. Northampton Town have taken 5 points from their last 5, against 6 for Port Vale over the same stretch. Port Vale's underlying rating suggests a stronger side than the actual table currently shows — about 9 places off where our metrics alone would put them.