Can Killie buck dismal away trend to secure top-flight survival?

When the full-time whistle goes at Rugby Park on Sunday against Dundee, win, lose, or draw Killie will still be in a relegation scrap.

Their fears may have been slightly allayed, or their predicament may be even trickier than it already is.

Regardless, they will have to face their greatest fear three times over in the post-split games - an away fixture.

Killie's away record, for a few seasons now, has been charitably abject.

They have won just twice on their travels this season, against Brora in the League Cup in July and against Dundee United in late September.

The post-split hand that they've been dealt has not been kind, away to Aberdeen and St Mirren, either side of United at home, before Dundee at Rugby Park and a final-day trip to Livingston.

They can take some solace in winning four of their past five home games, only losing out to a late Celtic strike, and will back themselves to continue that trend against relegation rivals Dundee this Saturday.

Since mid-December, the Ayrshire side have been in the dreaded relegation play-off spot and rarely threatened the sides above them.

If they are to escape another anxious double-header against a tricky Championship side, you would reckon at least one away win is necessary.

Killie fans always show up well for away games and the punters in the stands will be crossing their fingers that the players do too after the split.