Exeter City head into tomorrow's League Two clash with Cheltenham Town needing a win- which would almost secure their Football League status- in a game that will mark the return to St James Park of Jamie Cureton.
The Grecians are currently four points clear of the drop zone with 47 points- 23rd placed Northampton Town who occupy the final relegation spot have 43- and a win would move them onto 50 points.
This would leave the Grecians potentially needing at least one more point from their remaining four fixtures against Chesterfield away, Torquay United and Scunthorpe United at home before making the long trek to Hartlepool United on the final day of the campaign.
However, Exeter have failed to beat the Robins in nine attempts since they first met in 1999 when Cheltenham first won promotion to the Football League, eight of which have ended in defeat for the Grecians.
It also includes their Boxing Day defeat by a single goal against the Robins, which was scored by Cureton, which is one of eight goals scored by the veteran striker since he made the move to Whaddon Road last summer.
Cureton's tally is also two higher than the Grecians' top scorer Tom Nichols, who has netted six times this season, so many of the St James' Park faithful could be forgiven for wondering where they would be if they had retained his services at the end of the previous campaign.
However, Cureton will be lining up for the Robins tomorrow afternoon and the Grecians' defence will need to do everything they can to stop him making a goal scoring return to St James' Park.
