FOUR points from Runcorn's last two games will guarantee Conference North football at Halton Stadium next season.
Results elsewhere could mean the Linnets need just the one.
But Chris Lightfoot says his men cannot rely on favours from others.
Runcorn have already expended a lot of energy in beating Stalybridge Celtic and fifth-placed Harrogate Town this week.
But Lightfoot believes his players have what it takes to stay the course at home to Wakefield & Emley tonight and then at fellow 'promotion' contenders Altrincham.
Whatever happens this evening, the top-13 spots will only be decided on the final Saturday.
If Gainsborough got anything less than a win at Bradford Park Avenue last night, four teams will be vying for three promotion spots.
Gainsborough are at home to Spennymoor while the other team in the shake-up are Ashton United, at home to Harrogate.
Stalybridge are already up because whatever Runcorn's result at Moss Lane, only one of the Linnets and Altrincham will be able to overhaul them.
Lightfoot said: 'It's down to us. We've got Wakefield on Thursday and should look to pick up three points and then we will need at least one on Saturday.'
Runcorn cannot finish any lower than 14th and if they were members of any of the other two feeder divisions, they would already be up as the Ryman and Dr Martens Leagues are not resorting to play-offs to decide the final place.
If the Linnets don't clinch automatic promotion, they will entertain the UniBond Division One champions - either Hyde United or Matlock Town - in the play-off quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Lightfoot is sure that fatigue will not be a problem.
'I'd like to think on Tuesday night we finished the stronger,' he said. 'We did it the other week, playing on a Tuesday and Thursday and finished the stronger against Alfreton.'
Peter Ellis will almost certainly miss the last two games.
The team which finished on Tuesday is expected to start against Emley with the exception of Matthew Platt, who will make way for Lightfoot who is carrying a calf injury.
Matty McGinn was an unsuspecting winner of Supporters' Club player-of-the-year. Mc-Ginn reported for duty against Stalybridge on Saturday but injury prompted him to go home. But he was summoned back to the ground to collect his prize from Supporters' Club chairman Stuart Houghton.
Chris Darlington's play For the Love of the Game about Runcorn FC's 1939 FA Cup tie against Preston gets its second airing on Sunday at noon and 3pm at Norton Priory Museum.
