- Cray Wanderers FC have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten games in all competitions.
- Bedford Town FC have won the same number of games (five), drawn the same amount (three) and lost the same (two) in their last ten in all competitions.
Style clash may produce a tight cup encounter
Cray Wanderers FC have been in excellent form during the last few weeks (W3, D1, L1) with the Wands picking up a 3-0 victory over Chippenham Town in FA Cup Qualification 2026, a 1-2 defeat to Lewes in the Isthmian League Premier Division 2026/2027 and 0-0 draw away at Bedford in this competition. The Wands are a compact, but positive outfit who try to get on the front foot from the start, they press high up the field, and they will attempt to disrupt the opposition for long periods of the game.
Bedford are far more measured and much more physical in their style of play. The Eagles are an organised outfit who like to get a few men forward and serve the ball into the box, they are also a real threat from set-piece situations. Louie Kudiabor is a useful outlet from wide areas and provides good delivery, while George Moncur is a decent player to play off and deliver from dead ball situations.
Both teams to score looks the best bet
The bookmakers have Bedford in at 59/50 favourites with the Wands available at 9/5, so the odds make this a very close match and it could go either way. The Wands are a much better bet than their 9/5 price suggests, they are a dangerous team in their own right and are perfectly capable of taking this tie the distance once again, but Bedford have enough about them to be the side more likely to edge this one. Over 2.5 goals at 13/20 makes plenty of appeal as a slightly safer option, but both teams to score at 53/100 looks the way to go in this one.
If you can't split the sides, take both.
