Dundee will be looking to summon the “never-say-die” spirit that saw them come from behind to beat Hamilton last time the sides met, according to Cammy Kerr.
There have been plenty of occasions when Accies have got the better of the Dark Blues in recent seasons but the full-back is focusing on the previous fixture, in which Neil McCann’s men overcame a 1-0 deficit to emerge victorious deep into stoppage time.
“The last match is the game where I go back to the character we showed,” he recalled.
“To be a goal behind, take a sucker punch but still come back to win.
“We need that resilience on Saturday again – the never-say-die attitude that I know we have.
“I don’t know if it comes from our battles in the Championship, but there’s a real rivalry between us and Hamilton.
“Hopefully that brings a good atmosphere. The cameras will be there and that ups the ante as well.”
Whatever the result between Ross County and Partick Thistle on Friday night, Saturday lunchtime will be a pressure occasion for third-bottom Dundee.
Kerr added: “We don’t want to be in the position we are but we’ve now got to get wins from the last three games.
“Those games against the teams below you, and Hamilton level on points, are big. They are massive pressure games and we need to rise up and show our character by getting the three points.
“If we come out of these matches in 11th or 12th then we only have ourselves to blame but we know we have the ability to prevent that happening.”
