"Image source, SNS Dundee United's late winner at Falkirk on Saturday boosted the Tannadice side's Scottish Premiership top-six hopes and may well have had other managers reaching for their calculators. While all the focus has been on the most thrilling title race in years, and the managerial changes of the sides fighting relegation, an intriguing situation has developed in the middle of the table with the split drawing near."
"At first glance, sixth-place Falkirk have an 11-point cushion and should be sitting pretty - but the havoc wrought on the fixture list by incessant rain in recent weeks means there's still a lot of potential for things to get very competitive before the league is carved in two. Realistically, there are four teams fighting for two places in the top half."
"That middle section has Hibs on 42 points and Falkirk on 39 with six games each to play until the split. But though Aberdeen trail behind on 28 points and Dundee United reached the same mark with the win at Falkirk, postponed games mean they still have nine and eight games respectively to make up ground. To put it another way, Aberdeen are 14 points behind Hibs but have nine more points to play for."
Dundee United's late win at Falkirk improved their chances of reaching the Premiership top six. Heavy rain caused postponements that altered the fixture list and created games in hand for Aberdeen and United. Hibernian sit on 42 points and Falkirk on 39 with six matches each before the split. Aberdeen (28 points) and Dundee United (28) have nine and eight games respectively to make up ground. Motherwell sit fourth, two points clear of Hibernian with two games in hand and look likely for European qualification. Rearranged fixtures give United four Premiership games in 11 days, increasing volatility before the split.
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