Western United hope a three-game stint in Ballarat can kickstart their A-League Men campaign.
John Aloisi's United beat Melbourne City first-up but followed that win with a 5-0 loss to Western Sydney, then a 1-0 defeat to Macarthur FC.
United face winless Newcastle (two draws, one loss) at Mars Stadium in Ballarat on Saturday then return there after the international break for games against Adelaide and Wellington.
Aloisi hoped the run of three consecutive games in the region, rather than scattering fixtures throughout the season, would allow his charges to build familiarity and a genuine feeling of home.
"That makes a difference. We're not going there, and then not going back there for another two, three months, we're going there three in a row," he said.
"So we can make it like it's our home and the feel of the place and the players get used to the drive down there, the changerooms, the surroundings.
"All that stuff that you take it for granted, when you're always playing at one venue, but when you're playing like us in a few different venues, it can become a little bit like it doesn't feel like home.
"So we're going to treat it like it's our home ground and we're looking forward to these three games."
United haven't scored in their past two games but skipper Josh Risdon was certain things would soon click.
"It's little things here and there. Maybe in the front third, I think our final pass is sort of let us letting us down," Risdon said.
"We're getting into really good areas and we're creating a lot of half chances. If we're more clinical we can punish teams.
"It's obviously only at the start of the season.
"We've got three home games now, we've got a good record in Ballarat so the squad's still full of confidence, we believe we can play play finals this year, do even better, maybe.
"So, we're really looking forward to the next few games to put like a really good performance together."
