A quirk in the draw has seen Saints hit the road for the last four-straight weeks and when you throw in a bye, they haven't played at home since a 1-0 loss to Port United back on May 25.

"It's good to be back home," Pascoe said.

"There's probably not a lot of difference to playing at home in all honesty, but it is hard yakka."

They will look to bounce back from a 3-0 defeat to Wallis Lake a fortnight ago when reigning champions Macleay Valley Rangers come to town.

"Last week was tricky against Wallis because they had improved a lot since we played them earlier in the season," Pascoe said.

"They showed us areas we need to improve on."

A win over Rangers will see Saints consolidate second position while the coach knows a loss could see them slip to fourth.

"We'd be lying if we said we didn't have a look at the ladder to see what's happening," he said.

"The pressure is on, but hopefully it's a good game of footy."

First grade kicks off at 3pm on Saturday.

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