Attacking triangle tipped to pierce Grays

2:42pm Wednesday 29th October 2008

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Kidderminster safely progressed to the first round proper of the FA Cup where they face a home clash with fellow Blue Square Premier outfit Cambridge, but before they can start preparing for that clash, attention must first turn back to league matters and the visit of Grays.

Victory will put Harriers back in the promotion hunt and a quick glance at the formbook suggests that the three points should indeed be staying at Aggborough.

Mark Yates’s side have won six of their eight home matches while the struggling visitors have lost every single game on the road, finding the net just three times in the process.

Subsequently, Kidderminster have to be fancied at odds of 4/7 with VCBet and given the travelling troubles of Athletic (5/1, Betdaq), particularly in the scoring department, there’s a strong chance Yates’s troops can not only win, but do so without conceding (7/5, Partybets).

This in turn lends appeal to Coral’s 11/2, chalked against a 2-0 triumph for Harriers, who are 6/4 with Blue Square to prevail by at least two goals and 5/4 (Betdirect) to possess a lead when the referee brings each half to a close.

Elsewhere, Jaxx.com quote odds of 17/20 for the contest to throw up more than 2.5 goals, though the fact that Grays don’t tend to find the net on the road makes this a somewhat risky proposition so bet365’s 2/5 for Kidderminster to open the scoring appears a safer wager.

Justin Richards and Matthew Barnes-Homer meanwhile, jostle for favouritism in bet365’s first scorer market at 9/2 apiece but it’s Brian Smikle, who has notched five in his last seven, who catches the eye at alluring odds of 2/5.

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