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Peter Leven has challenged his Aberdeen players to start a huge week in style by ending their Hearts hoodoo.
The Dons have not won in 13 visits to Tynecastle since May 2017 when Hearts boss Derek McInnes was in charge at Pittodrie.
Victory over the league leaders would be "massive" for Leven's side, who have slim hopes of a top-six finish and host Celtic on Wednesday night before continuing their Scottish Cup defence next weekend at Dunfermline.
"At Tynecastle our record isn't great, but records are there to be broken," said the interim boss.
"We've got players who haven't played there before, so they won't know about that record that's intact.
"We've got to go there with confidence and belief in the squad, and build on it. We've got three amazing games this week with Hearts, Celtic and Dunfermline in the cup.
"Hearts are pushing for the title, but we'll look at what their strengths and weaknesses are, what we can bring to the game, how we can hurt them and how we can nullify their strengths.
"I'm really looking forward to the game and so are the players. It's a difficult venue, but we'll go there, play our way and try to get a result. It's all about us."
Leven strengthened his coaching team this week with the appointment of former Notts County and Forest Green boss Ian Burchnall as first-team coach.
"Stuart Duff had a lot on with the under-18s and Youth Cup, so we were always looking to bring another coach in. Lutz [Pfannenstiel, sporting director] mentioned his name," added the interim manager.
"He's got a great CV, been involved at some amazing clubs, experienced as both an assistant and a manager. He's another good person to have and bounce ideas off."