Holbeach United host Great Yarmouth Town in the Thurlow Nunn League

Holbeach boss Danny Clifton has set his side a target of maximum points from a triple bill of massive home matches.

The Tigers are currently on the cusp of the play-off places in the Thurlow Nunn League Division One North.

They host fourth-placed Great Yarmouth at Carter's Park on Saturday before home games on the following weekends against Haverhill Borough and Diss Town.

Indifferent away form has hit Holbeach's hopes of a top five finish this term but they have recorded 10 wins, two draws and just one defeat from their home matches this season.

Clifton said: "Somehow we're still hanging in there and we've now got three massive home matches because it will run out sooner or later.

"If we want any chance of getting into the play-offs then we need maximum points from these three home games.

"We've then got seven games from the middle of next month which are absolutely massive and, if we don't pick up enough points from these three home games, it could be a tough ask by then."

Holbeach will be out on Saturday to avenge a 4-3 away defeat in their first meeting of the season with Great Yarmouth.

The Bloaters raced into a four-goal lead and, although Holbeach hit back with three second half goals, they were unable to find an equaliser.

Clifton added: "It won't be easy because Great Yarmouth are firing on all cylinders but the away game hasn't been forgotten.

"Both teams are bringing a big following and it should be our biggest gate of the season.

"We are kicking ourselves about some of the away defeats so, if we can pick up maximum points, then we'll be in a much better position.

"We need to get ourselves back into a position where we can afford to lose a football match and winning the next three will give us that.

"We are treading that fine line at the moment between battling for a play-off place or being pushed into mid-table."

Holbeach's away woes continued last weekend after a two-goal defeat at Haverhill Rovers.

The Tigers have lost eight times from 12 away games this season and Saturday's reversal left them two points adrift of the play-off places.

Their Suffolk hosts came into the contest on the back of three successive league wins and a goal in each half from Sam Hawley and Reece Clarke maintained their fine form.

Holbeach had their chances in the game with the returning Connor Pilbeam seeing a sweet strike superbly saved by the home goalkeeper who also thwarted George Frost on a couple of occasions.

Haverhill took the lead after Holbeach goalkeeper Max Rigby had produced an incredible save from a stunning 35-yard strike.

He managed to tip the shot onto the crossbar but Hawley hit home the rebound with Holbeach's appeals for offside proving in vain after the referee over-ruled his assistant who had initially flagged.

Pilbeam again went close with a back post header after the break before Rovers sealed the win when Clarke's long distance shot took a deflection before looping over Rigby.

Clifton added: "I can't really get my head around our away form.

"We trained well in the week, were in good spirits when we got there and we didn't play badly so I really don't know what it is.

"Credit to Haverhill because they really battled for the 90 minutes and it just didn't fall for us so we've again come away really disappointed."

The Tigers will be without the services of Ben Greenacre for the next month after the young defender landed a six-week trial with the Under 18 Scholars at League One side Peterborough United.

Greenacre and Tigers team-mate Frost have regularly featured this season for Posh Under 19s' college academy side in the South Premier Division of the National Youth League.