Newport County manager Christian Fuchs says his side are embracing the "challenge" of facing in-form Swindon Town on Wednesday, 11 February (20:00 GMT), as they look to climb out of the League Two relegation zone.
County arrive on the back of a goalless draw with Grimsby, a match defined by missed opportunities and penalties, but also a game where Fuchs felt produced "a lot of positives," as his side put in a strong second half and restricted Grimsby to just two shots on target in the first-half.
It was Newport's fifth clean sheet of the league campaign with January arrival Ryan Delaney influential after becoming an established part of The Exiles' defence, having started in every game since his return to the club.
Despite scoring only 29 goals in 29 league matches, Fuchs also remains optimistic about his side's attacking potential.
"We have the quality going forward. Unfortunately, we couldn't score [on Saturday], but the fact that we create and we get into positions where we can score and should score, it gives me a lot of faith going forward into the next games," said Fuchs.
Having lost 1-0 thanks to a goal from former Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer earlier in the season, Newport will be looking to bounce back against Swindon.
And Fuchs insists confidence remains high. Swindon sit third in League Two and have the fifth best home record in the league having picked up 30 points from 15 home matches.
County, meanwhile have taken just 11 points from their 14 away outings so far this season.
Yet Fuchs believes his squad rises to big occasions, pointing to strong performances against top half sides, including a narrow defeat at Bromley and an impressive 2-1 win over Chesterfield since the turn of the year.
"We usually pull out a really good performance when we played teams that were in the top half of the table. I'm very positive for the next three [games]," said Fuchs.
Newport remain without joint top scorer Courtney Baker-Richardson, though the forward is now back training.
Matt Smith also remains sidelined. However, Gerrard Garner's return is a boost and he earned praise from his manager for his "class moments" and ability to "make a difference" as he played 80 minutes on Saturday.
Fuchs is also excited by January signings, noting new arrival Cole Jarvis as someone who impressed off the bench on his debut putting him "definitely in contention to start" for the trip to Swindon.
The former Merthyr Town midfielder has been labelled "multifaceted" by his manager, who believes he "showed the quality he has" as soon as he entered proceedings on Saturday.
With fresh arrivals creating growing competition, Fuchs says his side is in "good spirits" heading into a tough test at the County Ground.
"It's always a good challenge to play top teams," he added. "We're positive and looking forward to it."
"Everybody deserves to play and everybody's working well. It's a lucky position that we're in."