Northampton Town vs Port Vale – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
0:1
24/02/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • League One - Round 26
  • Referee: Breakspear C. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.470.75
Ball possession
59%41%
Total shots
77
Shots on target
02
Big chances
01
Corner kicks
60
Passes
72% (275/384)63% (173/274)
Yellow cards
10
Expected goals (xG)
0.470.75
xG on target (xGOT)
0.000.27
Total shots
77
Shots on target
02
Shots off target
63
Blocked shots
12
Shots inside the box
55
Shots outside the box
22
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
01
Corner kicks
60
Touches in opposition box
1317
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
41
Free kicks
712
Passes
72% (275/384)63% (173/274)
Long passes
36% (29/80)35% (27/78)
Passes in final third
51% (64/126)53% (48/91)
Crosses
21% (8/39)0% (0/8)
Expected assists (xA)
0.740.70
Throw ins
3418
Fouls
127
Tackles
60% (9/15)63% (10/16)
Duels won
4662
Clearances
1853
Interceptions
89
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
10
xGOT faced
0.270.00
Goals prevented
-0.730.00

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 1)
  • 21', Heneghan B. , Lawrence-Gabriel J. ,
  • 28', Burroughs J. 🟨,
  • 45+8', 0 - 1, Stockley J. ,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 46', Burroughs J. , Swyer K. ,
  • 60', Archer E. , Shipley J. ,
  • 61', Sherif M. , Gray A. ,
  • 61', Hall G. , Walters R. ,
  • 64', Guinness-Walker N. , Perkins J. ,
  • 64', Taylor T. , List E. ,
  • 72', Eaves T. , Evans J. ,
  • 76', Stockley J. , Waine B. ,
  • 86', Hoskins S. , Jacobs M. ,
  • 89', Ojo F. , Gordon L. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Northampton Town
39.7%
Draw
28.4%
Port Vale
31.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
35.9% 29% 35.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

36.8% 28.3% 34.2%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Northampton Town has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.8%)
  • Port Vale has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.3%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Northampton Town than the current prediction. (-2.9%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Port Vale than the current prediction. (+2.4%)
  • Northampton Town - Port Vale Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.36
    (2.55)
    3.27
    (3.15)
    2.91
    (2.6)
    7.3%
    (9.5%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
    What is the prediction for Northampton Town - Port Vale?
  • Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Northampton will win (votes: 9 - 69.2%). Port Vale will win (votes: 3 - 23.1%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 7.7%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Northampton: 44.1%94.3%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Northampton (votes: 1 - 50%). Port Vale (votes: 1 - 50%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In this match, only outsiders will meet (ranked 22 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two and 24 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Northampton won 2.
    • Northampton has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Port Vale is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
    • Northampton may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • Recently, Port Vale has had a series of home games.
    • The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
    • There will not play in Northampton: Edwards K. (Injury) Guthrie J. (Inactive) Shaw L. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Port Vale: Byers G. (Injury) Garrity B. (Inactive)
    • In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Northampton won 6 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 14:12. (average 1:0.9).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Northampton won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 8:4. (average 1.1:0.6).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Northampton Town - Port Vale were as follows:
    04.10.2025 Port Vale - Northampton Town 0:0
    01.04.2024 Northampton Town - Port Vale 2:0
    16.09.2023 Port Vale - Northampton Town 1:0
    Latest results of Northampton Town
    Latest results of Port Vale
    21.02.2026 Port Vale - Reading 1:1
    14.02.2026 Doncaster Rovers - Port Vale Postponed
    07.02.2026 Port Vale - Burton Albion 2:2
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    23Northampton35981831:47-1635
    24Port Vale32691726:44-1827

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