The 'worst case scenario' for Dundee and Rangers this week has been revealed.

The teams are set to meet in the Premiership on Wednesday night at the Scot Foam Stadium in the City of Discovery.

This match is of course a game-in-hand for both sides, with the original encounter being called off due to a waterlogged pitch back on Sunday, March 17.

Much has been made of the surface at Dens Park and its current poor condition. Four matches have already been called off there already this season, with a fifth narrowly avoided at the weekend when Motherwell were in town.

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office for today, and there is a high chance of further rain forecasted for tomorrow ahead of the game.

Dundee said on Monday that they're unconcerned about the pitch withstanding more rainfall, and they're confident the game will go ahead.

However, the Daily Record reports that while that may have been the public persona, behind closed doors the Dens club were drafting up several contingency plans in case the match fell foul to the weather yet again.

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Plan B, according to the report, is to delay the kick-off by 24 hours - so it would be played at 8pm on Thursday night instead of Wednesday. 

And Plan C - the worst-case scenario - would be to switch the game to a neutral venue, with no fans in attendance.

The heavy rain is not predicted to ease off until the early hours of Thursday morning.

Dundee's game with Motherwell was only given the go-ahead by matchday referee David Dickinson after a match inspection at 1pm on Saturday.

Stuart Kettlewell branded specific areas of the pitch ‘unplayable’ and insisted they endangered the health and safety of players.

Dundee boss Tony Docherty expects the game to go ahead. He said: “They are all working on the pitch. I am preparing my team for the game and I know it is on. Whatever measures that need to be taken on are being taken to make sure the game is on.”

Should Rangers win they would go to the summit of the Premiership, with a two-point advantage over Celtic heading into the post-split fixtures.