Motherwell midfielder Andy Halliday expects Aberdeen to finish this season in the relegation play-off spot.
The Dons are currently ninth but only three points above St Mirren – who they play on Saturday in their penultimate pre-split game – and second-bottom Kilmarnock.
Killie are looking to make it three wins in a row when they visit Hibs while the Buddies welcome Aberdeen searching for back-to-back victories.
The Dons, now led by former St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson, haven't won a league game since January.
"At this moment in time if I had to predict anyone to be in that 11th spot at the end of the season it's Aberdeen," Halliday told the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast.
"I don't think they've been a great side throughout the season but I think they've saved their worst period until the last six, seven, eight weeks.
"I make St Mirren favourites going into this game at the weekend. I think momentum is huge at this stage in the season.
"I don't think Aberdeen know their best team, Stephen Robinson doesn't know the players he can trust yet, whereas St Mirren and Kilmarnock have a much clearer idea, they've shown they can get results.
"It's unbelievable Aberdeen are even down there, the money they're spending on players, the transfer fees they've spent.
"It wouldn't surprise me one bit if they find themselves in that second-bottom spot."
Saturday will mark Robinson's first return to Paisley after leaving St Mirren last month to take over at Pittodrie.
"I think he'll get a hero's welcome from the fanbase, I don't think he'll get the same reception from his players," Halliday said.
"It's been dubbed the Stephen Robinson derby and I think if it turns into a Stephen Robinson type game, St Mirren are better equipped for it."
