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2009-11-03 - Kettering Town vs Wrexham
A Sports Betting Pick by Armchair
Football : England : Blue Square Premiership
Tuesday 3rd November 2009 – Kickoff 19:45hrs
Kettering manager Mark Cooper will be hoping his side can leap-frog fellow promotion contenders Stevenage into second place when they take on under-performing Wrexham at their Elgood’s Brewery Arena ground on Tuesday night.
Three points against a disappointing Wrexham side would see them go two points clear of Stevenage who shared the spoils with Kettering at the weekend, drawing 1-1.
Kettering’s recent six game unbeaten streak has propelled them to the status of serious promotion candidates, but they will want to ensure they grab all the points in games like these – their home form has been instrumental in this rise with the record 4-3-1 14-5;
Their greatest threats are in the shape of their trio of strikers Moses Ashikodi (6 goals), Francis Green (4 goals) and Jean-Paul Marna (5 goals).
Under-fire Wrexham boss Dean Saunders received a timely boost as his side grabbed a valuable three points away at Ebbsfleet Utd at the weekend, their cause being helped by Ebbsfleet having two players sent off.
However, this win was against an Ebbsfleet side who have not won a home game yet this season in nine attempts, and won the match by the slenderest of margins 1-0.
Wrexham have a pretty poor away record so far 2-1-4 4-7 as manager Dean Saunders craves a more consistent away mentality as they bid to climb up the table to their expected position of at least achieving a play-off place.
The Dragon’s main threat is posed by striker Gareth Taylor (8 goals), and if Kettering’s defenders can keep him quiet I suspect The Robins will come out on top.
The Betting Verdict :
Yes, they have won their last two matches; 1-0 v Halifax Town (FA Cup) & 1-0 v Ebbsfleet United, but I feel they will get a reality check here at Kettering on Tuesday night.
