Ross County manager Jim McIntyre hoping for fourth time lucky against Hearts

Ross County boss Jim McIntyre wants to finish the season with a win over Hearts after three "strange" meetings so far this term.

The Jambos have come out on top in all their Premiership encounters in this campaign, the most recent a 3-0 win in Dingwall in February.

Ahead of the trip to Tynecastle on Saturday, McIntyre claimed his side could have taken something from the matches and is looking to make sure they do this time.

He said: "The challenge for us is to go and put on a good performance and try to win the game.

"Hearts is a team that we have not beaten this season and we want to try to rectify that.

"The games have been very close, they have been quite strange games actually because we have been practically in every one of them.

"The strangest one being the last one, the 3-0 game where we made good opportunities but didn't take them.

"What Hearts have shown this season is that when they take the lead, how difficult they are to peg back.

"That is a good quality to have, something that we need to become better at. That first goal is important, especially when you play against the top sides."

With three post-split games remaining the Staggies are in sixth place, three points behind Motherwell and have still to play the Steelmen and second-placed Aberdeen.

McIntyre is keen for County to improve on their current position but knows that means victory in Gorgie is vital.

He said: "We just want to make sure we give ourselves a chance to move up at least one place and to do that I think we need to win the game against Hearts and think we need to beat Motherwell as well.

"If we don't do that then, with three games left, it is going to be a tall order. We have it all to do."

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