Newport County will look to up the ante in the relegation battle as they travel to Barnet in EFL League Two on Saturday afternoon (14 Mar).
The Exiles can once again move out of the bottom two if results go their way, and may overtake two teams with a win.
Barnet are in 11th, just three points outside the play-offs, and are looking to put an inconsistent run behind them.
State of Play
For the second time this season, Newport head to The Hive looking for victory.
Back in July, they eventually won through a rocky game on penalties in the Preliminary Round of the EFL Cup.
Now, attention turns firmly to their bid to survive the drop.
Christian Fuchs' side may have lost out at home to Colchester last weekend, but they know the upcoming run of games could make or break their season.
With league leaders Bromley to come on Tuesday, and Barrow only ahead of the Amber Army on goal difference, a huge test awaits in Greater London.
Our Opponents
Barnet smashed the 100-point mark during their National League winning 2024-25 season, and have fared well in their EFL return.
Despite losing their first three league games, Barnet have picked up several impressive results throughout the campaign, including a recent victory over Chesterfield.
A tough schedule has brought three defeats in their last five, with last weekend seeing them go down 2-0 away to Salford City.
County will hope to be the seventh side to walk away from Barnet with a league victory this season.
Head-to-Heads
Over twelve meetings, Barnet hold a superior record to Newport.
Since they thrashed County 6-1 in 1970, Barnet have won five of their matches, with County picking up three wins and four draws separating the clubs.
The good news for County is that it has almost been a decade since Barnet last beat them, a 2-0 win for The Bees in April 2018.
The last Newport win over Barnet was, as mentioned, back in July's EFL Cup meeting. However, the last time Newport beat Barnet over 90 minutes was a 2023 FA Cup fixture, where they ran out 4-1 winners at The Hive.