Tomorrow's Devon derby encounter between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City will be the 60th league meeting between the two sides.
The priorities for both sides are strikingly different with the Pilgrims needing to win to move further away from the League Two drop zone, whilst the Grecians are looking for victory to cement their promotion credentials, as they are currently 6th at the time of writing, and have one eye on an automatic promotion place.
Both sides respective managers will no doubt be aware of the importance of the game to their supporters as they both possess vast experience of local derbies.
Argyle boss John Sheridan, who is embarking on his first Devon Expressway derby since replacing Carl Fletcher in January, is a veteran of many Steel City clashes between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United during his eight-year tenure as a player at Hillsborough.
The most notable of those he was involved in was the 1993 FA Cup Semi-Final between the two sides, which the Owls won 2-1 thanks to a Chris Waddle strike in extra-time.
Grecians manager Paul Tisdale will be embarking on his 12th Devon derby of his reign at St James Park, and his sixth between Exeter and the Pilgrims.
Of those previous five meetings, Tisdale has only been on the losing side just the once, which at Home Park during the 2010-11 season when Bradley Wright-Phillips netted twice for Argyle in a 2-0 victory.
Overall, it promises to be an exciting encounter that is set to be played in front of an anticipated crowd of 13,000 to 14,000 and, as well as, local bragging rights being at stake, it could also have a part in shaping the destiny of both side's seasons.
