"We want to re-discover the form we had at the beginning of the season and that means finding the back of the net. You can't win games if you don't score, simple as.
"The team is confident. We are at home and there is a positive vibe back at the club and the plan is now to get back to winning ways.
"Katikati have to be taken seriously. We have to play an attacking style against them and our pace and power should be too much for them to handle."
United will be without top goal scorer Dayne Willemsen and midfielder Ben Cave and brother Josh. However Gibbs said there was enough depth and quality in the squad and the team had been aided by the return of experienced player Mark Hunt, after a spell out from the game.
"We have had a few problems with injuries and availability but that was always going to happen as we are building the team this season," he said.
"It's unfortunate about Dayne in particular but it just means it gives other players a chance to step up and prove themselves.
"We are lucky to have Mark back. I would describe him as a 'Peter Crouch' kind of player. He is awkward and difficult to defend against up front and out of nowhere he can produce moments of magic.
"The squad is now focused on creating a happy atmosphere and vibe. This season is a trial in many ways but I am confident we are well on our way to get back to our best once again."
Meanwhile, the only unbeaten side in the WaiBOP Premiership - Ngongotaha AFC - are aiming to win their tenth game of the season when they take on ninth placed Old Blues Prem away tomorrow.
Ngongotaha have only dropped two points in 10 games and have a three point cushion over second placed Matamata Swifts with a game in hand.
The top of the table side go into today's game on the back of an empathic 8-0 away victory against SGS Papamoa with in form strikers Josh O'Sullivan and Mitchell Miller both scoring a hat trick.
Ngongotaha have by far and away the best attacking and defensive records in the division - scoring 56 goals while conceding just eight in 10 games.
"We have sent a very strong message to all the teams in the league," said coach Shane Davis.
"I want us to win the league in style and keep playing the attractive counter attacking football we have been doing all season."
WaiBOP Premiership
(Kick-off 2.45pm)
Rotorua United v Katikati FC Ambria Premiership, Neil Hunt Park 1
Old Blues Prem v Ngongotaha AFC, Wharepai Domain 1
Otumoetai FC First Credit Union v Melville United Prem, Fergusson Park 1
Cambridge FC Prem v Waikato Unicol AFC Prem, John Kerkhof Park 1
Tauranga City Premiership v Tauranga Boys' College 1st XI, Links Ave 1
Matamata Swifts Prem v SGS Papamoa Premiership, Matamata Dom 1
WaiBOP Championship
(Kick-off 12.30)
Old Blues Champ v Ngongotaha Champ, Wharepai Domain 1
Cambridge FC Champ v Waikato Unicol AFC Reserves, John Kerkhof Park 2
Matamata Swifts Reserve v West Hamilton Champ, Matamata Dom 1
Hamilton Wanderers Champ v Tokoroa AFC Champ, Porritt Stad 4
Whakatane Town Champ v Otumoetai FC Mens, Rex Morpeth Ok 1
Te Awamutu Edmond Judd Champ v Taupo AFC Champ, The Stadium
