the gers currently lead the way in the race for second spot in the championship , with a one-point advantage over hibernian and a six-point cushion separating them from queen of the south .
finishing immediately behind newly-crowned champions hearts would spare the ibrox men the bother of two extra hazardous games in the play-offs , with the teams finishing third and fourth facing off over two legs before taking on the second tier 's runners-up .
the winner of that tie then meets the premiership 's second-bottom side in a winner-takes-all battle .