Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin feels his team have the "incentive" to challenge both Celtic and Rangers.
The Dons have won their last three games in all competitions and currently sit third in the league table.
Now, the Irishman feels his side is able to put a challenge up against both sides of the Glasgow divide.
The Pittodrie club travel to Ibrox on Saturday, knowing a victory would mean they are only four points behind the Light Blues.
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "My boys are feeling very confident, and there is a lot of self-belief within the group.
"Hopefully, we can use this to our advantage on Saturday.
"I think mindset is a big thing when you are going into these types of fixtures, especially when you are away from home against Celtic and Rangers.
"A lot of teams can be very defeatist and negative before a ball is kicked.
"I do not see that in this group. There are a lot of new faces in Scotland who have not been involved in this type of fixture before.
"This is one of the reasons a lot of players we signed came to the Scottish Premier League in the first place because they want to test themselves against the likes of Rangers, who have good international players.
"We want to go and see how far away we are as a group as well.
"We are sitting third in the table at the moment and there is an incentive to close the gap on Rangers and Celtic."
