It was 1951 when Hull City last returned home from Southampton with three league points and there has been no better time to end that wait than this weekend's meeting at St Mary's Stadium.
Beating Claude Puel's side might just be enough to secure the Tigers' Premier League survival. Nothing would be certain, far from it, but an overdue victory on the south coast would take City within touching distance of safety.
A two-point lead over 18th-placed Swansea City could become five ahead of their greatest rivals in the relegation fight travel to Manchester United on Sunday.