Ian Murray reckons a supposedly easier run-in can swing second place Hibs ' way ahead of Rangers in the last month of the Championship season . His Dumbarton side have faced both of his former teams in the league this term and will do so once again in the final weeks of the campaign . But while Stuart McCall 's men have the momentum at present - beating Hibs and Cowdenbeath while Alan Stubbs ' men also lost to Raith - Murray would n't be surprised to see the balance of power swing back towards Easter Road before long . Dumbarton boss Ian Murray believes that Rangers will struggle to maintain their pace through the run-in . Rangers - currently level on points but having played a game less - still have two matches to play against title winners Hearts , including Sunday 's match at Ibrox , while the Leith side take on their city rivals just once more . HIBS : April 4 Queen of the South ( h ) ; April 8 Dumbarton ( a ) ; April 12 Hearts ( h ) ; April 22 Livingston ( a ) ; April 25 Alloa ( h ) ; May 2 Falkirk ( a ) RANGERS : April 5 Hearts ( h ) ; April 9 Queen of the South ( a ) ; April 12 Raith ( h ) ; April 15 Livingston ( a ) ; April 18 Dumbarton ( a ) ; April 25 Falkirk ( h ) ; May 2 Hearts ( a ) 'Rangers got a good result against Cowdenbeath last Saturday to keep themselves in contention and I think it 's going to be close but I still believe Hibs have the easier run-in , ' said Murray . 'They do have tough games as well including one against Hearts and if they 're serious about finishing second , they need to beat the likes of ourselves and Queen of the South at Easter Road this Saturday . 'The derby will take care of itself . I think it 's going to be really tight and I ca n't see either side going through the rest of the season undefeated . Both will drop points . 'But the fact Rangers play Hearts twice and one of those games is on the final day of the season does n't help them . With Hearts getting the trophy at Tynecastle after that match , it does n't do them any favours as that 's a game Rangers might need to win . 'Hibs were favourites to finish second for a while after they beat Rangers 4-0 at Easter Road then 2-0 at Ibrox and because of the lack of form Rangers were showing . Both wins were comfortable and suggested Hibs had overtaken Rangers . Although they 've been pegged back since , I still think Hibs are slightly ahead . ' Rangers ' attacking midfielder Haris Vuckic , on loan from Newcastle , scores against Cowdenbeath at Irbox . The team finishing second face a potential four games to get back into the top flight , while the third team have a potential six . Murray 's Dumbarton team are virtually assured of a place in next year 's second tier thanks to a 14-point lead over second-bottom Cowdenbeath and could become mathematically safe this weekend after they play Jimmy Nicholl 's strugglers on Saturday . But the 34-year-old is adamant his side will still have plenty to play for as they look to have a say in who goes up and down . Murray added : 'We 'll play Cowdenbeath and Alloa which is obviously huge for them at the bottom of the table . 'We still have to go to Queens and we 've got Rangers and Hibs at home so we 've got games that are meaningful for others . 'There 's no pressure on us at all now so we can go out and play with a bit more freedom and be a bit more relaxed than normal . 'But it wo n't be a case of us not turning up . We want to get as big a gap as we can between ourselves and the relegation places . '
Murray boss Ian Dumbarton believes Rangers ' tough run-in could mean they miss out on second place in the Scottish Championship to Hibernian . Rangers face difficult fixtures against Hearts and Queen of the South . Dumbarton played for both Rangers and Hibs during his career .