HALLOWE'EN may have been and gone but Cross Keys are still haunted by nightmares from their home encounter with Cardiff.

The men from Pandy Park get the chance to avenge a frustrating 30-26 loss when they take on the Blue and Blacks at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park tomorrow evening (kick-off 7.15pm).

The home defeat in round two of the Principality Premiership was a second successive wasted opportunity after an opening day defeat to Llandovery when they threw away an 18-6 lead.

Things have gone much better since then and Keys head to the capital on a seven-game unbeaten streak that includes a stunning victory against champions Pontypridd and last weekend's 20-8 success at Carmarthen Quins

However, the loss to Cardiff, when they scored four tries and wasted a raft of other openings, still smarts and they want to put things right.

"It still gives us nightmares! We need to make sure we are on the money and take our chances this time," said head coach Greg Woods.

"We had so much territory and possession and didn't take advantage and we need to take the frustration of that defeat out on them.

"Cardiff are a good side and they looked impressive in the clips I've seen from their win against Newport last week.

"They will enjoy being at home (after playing the first eight games of the season away while the Arms Park was a World Cup fanzone) but we are in a positive mood because of the run that we are on and have done pretty well there in recent seasons.

"There's a bit of a misconception about our style of play and we do like to play and get our strike runners involved on the plastic pitch."

Tomorrow's game is the final one before the Premiership takes a couple of weeks off for the British and Irish Cup, filling the void with the new Challenge Cup.

Keys then host struggling Neath and Llandovery before another fortnight off leading into the festive period.

"We want to get the points in Cardiff to finish a good run in a difficult period of fixtures strongly," said Woods.

"The players know that we can put ourselves in a really strong position going into the BIC and Challenge Cup period. We then have two home games and instead of playing catch up we'd be right up there.

"The pleasing thing is that at the moment we are not playing brilliantly but are getting the results."

Keys have won on five of their last six visits to the capital with their sole disappointment a controversial one after a try by home winger Jamie Davies deep into injury time.

The men from Pandy Park have won both encounters since the turf was replaced by a 3G surface at the Arms Park, running in four tries in a 38-10 hammering in November,2013 and crossing three times in a 30-24 success last season.

The Blue and Blacks fought back to beat Newport 36-28 on Saturday thanks to four tries in the second half.