Hearts will believe they are destined to win the Scottish Premiership title after Sunday's dramatic winner against Hibernian, according to Scotland legend James McFadden.
Blair Spittal's late goal earned Derek McInnes' side a 2-1 win at Easter Road and took them three points clear of Celtic at the top of the table.
They host third-place Rangers next Monday – a game which McFadden says is crucial for maintaining their feel-good factor.
"People have been waiting for Hearts to bottle it all season," McFadden said on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
"There's no way they're going to bottle it. Even if Hearts don't win the league, it's not because they've bottled it. They've dealt with pressure.
"Every team's dealt with injuries, but Hearts at the top of the table have dealt with people expecting them to drop results, performances – they've expected them to fall away and they're still there.
"I think they'll start to believe it's written for them. I just think they'll feel that things have fallen into place for them, that they've got the momentum, the impetus to go and take advantage of it.
"If they win next week, they can almost put Rangers to the side because then Celtic need to play Rangers and they will be hoping probably for a draw
"For Hearts to maintain the kind of feeling, they'll feel like they have to win against Rangers next week."
