"They don't come how much bigger I think. It's like a cup final for us."
Dan Casey is fully aware of the magnitude of Motherwell's game against Hearts this weekend.
A win for Hearts would secure top six, but should Motherwell win and fellow top six hopefuls St Mirren lose, the Steelmen will claim the final top-six spot.
Hearts are currently in sixth with 39 points and a goal difference of minus one, St Mirren seventh with 38 points and a minus-10 goal difference, and Motherwell are also on 38 but worse off in terms of goal difference.
"They don't come how much bigger I think. It's like a cup final for us," Casey said.
"Obviously, I think it's clear to everyone that it's not in our hands, but we can only do what we can do, so we're fully focused on us.
"Not necessarily [more pressure on Hearts] because we had an opportunity last week against Kilmarnock and we lost and obviously St Mirren did.
"I think it's that type of league. You can't take any points for granted. And obviously, we're all hurting, all three teams.
"Everyone's going to be ready and raring to go and, for our sake, I hope we could get the best outcome possible.
"Listen, you can dragged into it. It's so tight down there. Look at the weekend. Celtic the best team in the league against St Johnstone, bottom, and St Johnstone beat them so anything could happen.
"We just want to look at finishing as high as we can and obviously, it's a bonus that we wouldn't be able to get involved in the relegation fight.
"Hearts have a great squad, some very good players. I think on their day they are a match for anyone.
"But it's just as I said before, it's a tough league, you can't take any game for granted. And we know we're going to be in for a hard game this weekend, so we just need to be ready for it."
