Eastbourne Borough have the chance to make amends for Saturday's 4-2 defeat at Tamworth when they host Hayes & Yeading United on Tuesday night.
It will be the first competitive match at Priory Lane since Boro`s dramatic win over Oxford United on April 24th, which preserved their Blue Square Bet Premier status.
Groundstaff have worked hard over the summer to prepare the pitch for the season ahead and home fans will be streaming through the turnstiles hoping for the right result.
Boro`s 2010/11 campaign did not begin the way they would have wanted at Tamworth. Having conceded three goals in the first half hour, new Sports signing Richard Pacquette opened his account with a header on 49 minutes to reduce the arrears, but the Lambs added a fourth midway through the second half, with Gary Elphick netting a consolation on 83 minutes.
Hayes & Yeading won their opening match, 2-1 against newly-promoted Bath City, thanks to two goals from on-loan Peterborough striker Ben Wright.
Boro will be keen to bounce back immediately in this clash of two old friends from Conference South days.
In fact, their record against Hayes and Yeading United - and the two clubs in their pre-merger days - is immaculate. Garry Wilson`s side have never tasted defeat against Hayes, Yeading or the merged club in fourteen matches.
Both home matches against Hayes and Yeading, last season and in 2007/08, ended 3-1 to Boro - and both away games finished in a 1-1 draw.
Prior to the merger, Borough won two and drew four of six matches with Hayes, and won three and drew one of four games with Yeading.
In last season's corresponding fixture, a Matt Ruby own goal put Boro in front just before half time, and Liam Enver-Marum added two goals in 5 minutes shortly after the interval. Sean Canham grabbed a consolation on 72 minutes.
