They may be 10 points behind league leaders Hearts, but pundit Michael Stewart has urged fans not to write off Motherwell's title credentials.
Jens Berthel Askou and his side have won many plaudits for the attractive brand of football they play, and with just 11 games to go they are keeping the pressure on the top three.
"I did a game against Morton in the Premier Sports Cup group stage and there'd been some sort of good performances prior to it but they were really struggling to score in the group games before that," Stewart reflected.
"They managed to score a few goals that night but just watching them, you could tell there was substance there.
"I made the prediction that if they were able to find somebody that can score goals, they'll be the surprise package, they'll be in the top six."
Come mid-February, Motherwell can claim one of the top goalscorers in the league. Tawanda Maswanhise is joint-top alongside Celtic's Benjamin Nygren on 13 goals
In 31 games in all competitions, he has 18 goals and has helped fire Motherwell to the League Cup semi-final and the quarters of the Scottish Cup.
"As every marker comes along, they've surpassed it and we're now at a position where I genuinely, wouldn't write them off.
"I don't think they will do it. I think it's a long shot, but I would not write them off because they've progressed.
"Maswanhise was more of a wide man. He's now their centre forward. They've got the likes of Eli Just and Callum Slattery as sort of two tens.
"Then they've got midfielders that have got great energy and a bit of poise with Elliot Watt and Lukas Fadinger and Oscar Priestman as well. They've got a great balance to the team."