Motherwell hadn't conceded a league goal in six-and-a-half hours before Dundee broke the deadlock on Saturday.
Tony Yogane finally scored his first senior goal – the only thing that had been missing from his game.
Between him and Cameron Congreve, it feels like the perfect time to have sharpened their finishing with the Dundee derby on the horizon.
We are unbeaten in four games now and the starting line-up has remained unchanged in the past three.
Dundee have found their rhythm and, pleasingly, it's not limited to the starting XI. All the substitutions changed the dimension of the game, showing both tactical diversity and a squad pulling in the same direction. In fact, the three substitutions made on the hour all linked up for the winning goal.
If you can beat Motherwell, you can beat anyone in this division and it was a superb result against one of the league's strongest sides.
The previous Dundee derby – 1-0 win at Tannadice in early January – felt like a turning point for us. That day we recorded our third consecutive victory with an excellent display – that's the standard expected for this meeting.
The last derby at Dens, a 2-0 defeat in August, was a remarkably flat showing and this weekend is the chance to make things right in front of the home crowd.
Form often goes out the window in these matches, but coming it upbeat and confident is far better than carrying the weight of needing a response.
The overriding feeling in the build-up is excitement. This is bragging rights, a chance to leapfrog our neighbourhood rivals in the table and for the players to carve out cult-hero status with the supporters.
These are season-defining matches, the previous two derby results reflect the story of our season accurately. If that upward trend continues, I sense a beautiful Sunday ahead.
