
Relegated St Johnstone and Dundee meet on a final day derby showdown in Perth.
Saints ended their 16-year-stay in the top flight of Scottish football in midweek when they lost 2-1 at Hearts and Ross County's controversial late penalty at Dundee meant they couldn't catch the Staggies.
There were plenty of tears in the capital from manager Simo Valakari and co. and they will make their bow on Sunday in what is now a huge clash for rivals Dundee.
That late penalty stopped Dundee from being guaranteed safety and they now need to avoid defeat in Perth to preserve their top flight status….presuming County don't somehow overturn a six goal difference against Motherwell.
The problem for Dundee is that Saints fans will demand they exit the league with a final flourish…that could condemn their rivals to the play-offs.
Dundee have made hard work of escpaing the drop and they seem to believe the fates have conspired against them having been on the wrong end of a few VAR decisions since the split.
It's sure to be a nervy occassion for Tony Docherty's men and an emotional one for the Perth Saints.
How the bookies view it: Dundee edging favouritism
Dundee are 6/5 favourites with Boylesports with St Johnstone 17/10. The draw is 5/2 with the same firm.
Recent head to heads: Finely poised for the final game
The sides have met three times this season and there has been an away win apiece and a draw at Dens Park.
Saints have failed to beat Dundee at their McDiarmid Park home in the last four encounters in Perth.
Players to watch: Super sub Scott could start.
Grahan Carey offered Saints hope in midweek in Hearts when he came off the bench to score. The Irish midfielder is 7/2 to score anytime with Boylesports.
Scott Tiffoney came off the bench to make a big impact for Dundee in midweek when he scored the goal that he thought would win the game for them. He is 3/1 to score anyime with Boylesports.
Predicted line-ups:
Saints could be without the injured Zach Mitchell, Drey Wright, Bozo Mikulic and Sam McClelland.
Dundee could welcome back Aaron Donnelly into the squad after he missed out their midweek game.
St Johnstone: Fisher, Balodis, Griffith, Douglas, Holt, Duke-McKenna, Carey, Steven, Kirk, Curtis, Watt.
Dundee: Carson, Astley, Portales, Shaughnessy, C Robertson, Tiffoney, Mulligan, Cameron, Palmer-Houlden, Adewumi, Murray.
Anything else catch the eye?
St Johnstone fans will demand one final hurrah to try and drag their bitter rivals down with them or at least into the play-offs, but Dundee can get the point they need in what is likely to be a tense afternoon for the visitors.
You would expect Dundee to bring a bumper support through, but their Achilles heel all season has been their defence – they have conceded 77 goals – 11 more than relegated Saints.
There should be plenty of cards here with so much at stake for the visitors. Back over 3.5 cards in the match with bet365.
Dundee can rake up the corners – they won ten in midweek against Ross County despite leading for a long spell in the game. Back them to win over 5.5 with Boylesports at 13/10.