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Cheltenham boss Michael Duff reckons Wanderers have “strength in depth” despite their injury problems.
Captain Ricardo Santos and Kieran Lee are both out for the remainder of the season, with the likes of Josh Sheehan and Lloyd Isgrove also sidelined with long-term injuries.
But Duff insists the Whites have “a very good squad” following their January recruitment and is expecting a tough test at the weekend.
"They recruited heavily in January and they've been on a good run since then," he told the club’s website.
"I think they are unbeaten in six and have had three defeats since January so they're a big team in this league - look at the players who aren't in the team.
"You've got full internationals coming off the bench so it shows you the strength in depth, even with the injuries that they do have as well.
"In terms of their squad it's a very good squad. Last year they had an average start but the reason they got promoted was because of their recruitment in January and they went on an unbelievable run. If the season had been any longer they'd have probably gone onto win the league.
"That's resources, good players and a manager who has got a way of playing and the players have bought into it."
Duff’s men enter the game on the back of a 3-0 defat at Lincoln after goals from Anthony Scully and a Morgan Whittaker brace.
The Robins are currently 13th in the table – 12 points behind Wanderers with two games still to play before the end of the season.
The points were shared when the sides met back in November following an entertaining 2-2 draw at the UniBol.
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