Hibs are crying out to be backed against a freefalling Aberdeen side on Saturday.
It took the Easter Road club until the end of November to claim just their second league win of the season when they won 3-0 at Motherwell to climb off the bottom of the table.
Since then they have been flying and have only lost once in their last 11 games and that was at Celtic.
They are full of confidence and will face an Aberdeen side with whom the exact opposite is true.
After that incredible start to the season where they won their first 13 games, Jimmy Thelin's side have regressed at an alarming rate to their fans.
They cannot buy a win, concede terrible goals and have forgotten how to score goals it seems.
It looked like third was a gimme for them and they were even nine points clear of Rangers at one stage.
Now however, they face a real battle to make the top six.
Hibs would move within two points of the Pittodrie side with a win – and the gap was once an incredible 25 points – and can get it at 5/6 with McBookie.com
Kilmarnock have endured something of an incocsistent season, but they could prove too strong for Dundee United at Rugby Park at 8/5 with McBookie.com.
Derek McInnes has had plenty to moan about recently with decisions not going their way and injuries to key players.
But they remain a formidable outfit on their artificial surface in Ayrshire and can get the better of a United side who hve been showing recent signs of distress.
They have lost four of their last five games in all competitions and there are just signs the pressure is starting to get to the newly promoted side who surely couldn't have dreamed of finishing in the mix for third place.
And Killie can add to their recent woes.
East Fife look like they could go on and win League Two at a canter and they can take another step closer to the title with a win at Elgin City at McBookie.com's 13/10.
Dick Campbell's men have surged five points clear at the top and have now won six games on the spin.
They have talisman striker Nathan Austin back fit again and he marked his return after almost three months out last week with a goal.
They have scored 19 goals in their recent run and can keep their fine form going with a win at Borough Briggs.
Freelance Scottish Football journalist for all newspapers. Former Racing Post Scottish Football Correspondent and long-suffering Aberdeen fan.
