Form against vital for Dee

they keep themselves somewhere near the top of this imaginary table.

Getting through the games against Celtic, Aberdeen and Hearts with anything will be a bonus surely.

That means the remaining two matches before the split are enormous.

Away to County is a tough trip but one, as mentioned earlier, they’ve already come through with flying colours.

And Hamilton at home is a game you just can’t lose at this point in the season.

Six points is unlikely to see Paul Hartley’s team overtake Partick in the top half but four might just keep their heads above water come the split.

Then it’ll most likely come down to how they do against teams in a similar situation as themselves where every point is going to be crucial.

Over the past 10 years in Scotland’s top flight, only one team in 11th spot has collected 41 points — that was St Mirren in 2012-13.

Forty points seems like the normal target for teams to secure their place in the league for next year.

It seems strange to be thinking of safety rather than the top six but Dundee’s last t wo performances combined with the difficulty of their upcoming games means it’s looking more likely that’ll be the case for the rest of the campaign.

That means keeping up the good form against bottom-six teams is a must.

3-1 win against Ross County in Dingwall at the beginning of the season.