Wales wondering where the next goal is coming from

Gareth Bale was Wales' top scorer in Euro 2012 qualifying
As Wales travel to Serbia in desperate need of a result, Christian Crowther examines their striking woes...
Another Wales qualifying crusade has started poorly and Chris Coleman's side are already under pressure to deliver points, which is a daunting task given the squad's serious lack of firepower.
Goals for the Dragons have become a worryingly rare commodity - they are yet to score in 2012 - and with Craig Bellamy absent through injury and admitting this weekend to seriously struggling to cope with the death of close friend and former boss Gary Speed, the new manager's difficulties are stacking up.
Bellamy has been a talisman for his country in recent years and has made 70 appearances in an international career stretching well over a decade. Nevertheless, despite shouldering responsibility for leading the Welsh attack, even Bellamy's own return is relatively modest at just 19 goals.
Although this squad is made up of a Premier League spine including the likes of Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen, there just aren't enough regular contributors to the goal tally.
Liverpool's new starlet Allen has only featured in a handful of games for Wales thus far but even so is not likely to be deployed far enough forward to worry many scoresheets.
Captain Ramsey, is a relative veteran of the side even at 21 and generally plays in a more advanced midfield role but, as in his Emirates career to date, goals are not his forte.
Ramsey has only registered five times in 23 appearances for his country and only scored twice in the Premier League in the whole of last season.
Bale is the exception and the Tottenham ace is probably the biggest goal threat in the current squad, notching three times in Wales' last qualifying campaign for Euro 2012.
Bale is the shortest-priced potential first goalscorer of the Wales players and at 15.5n/a is a tempting investment to break a goal fast stretching four games.
What of the other recognised striking options then? Rob Earnshaw has been a regular performer for Wales but with a return of just 16 goals from 59 caps and without a goal in a qualifying process since 2007, the Cardiff striker is surely not the answer to Coleman's prayers either.
Young Sam Vokes has certainly shown promise but neither he nor Reading's Simon Church can be considered of the sort of calibre Wales are looking for to fill Bellamy's shoes.
It looks like the midfield will have to step up against Serbia if Wales are to get a positive result.
Serbia themselves are facing similar woes in front of goal, having only registered three times in their last nine so at 1.715/7, under 2.5 goals looks like a passable prospect.