FREDDY FRANS is anxious for Partick Thistle to get more points on the board and not have to rely on the Maryhill side's games in hand.

Thistle have only lost one of their last ten Ladbrokes Premiership games but sit just one point and one place above Kilmarnock and the relegation play-off spot.

They have played three games fewer than the teams immediately around them but Frans wants to get out of danger as quickly as possible, starting with the visit of Aberdeen on Friday night.

Thistle saw Kilmarnock, Hamilton and Motherwell all pick up points after their game against Hearts was postponed on Saturday, and Frans does not want to get dragged further down.

"We're on a pretty decent run," the centre-back said.

Motherwell striker Scott McDonald, left, holds off Partick defender Frederic Frans

"We are pretty solid at the back, don't concede a lot and it's a home game so we need to take a point because, okay we have three games in hand, but we are close to the bottom and you don't want to get dragged into the relegation battle.

"You know you have got three games in hand and if you win those games you are even top six. But still mentally you don't want to get dragged into the battle because you see the league table and we are in 10th position.

"We have to take it game by game and see how it goes. We have it in our own hands."

Frans knows Aberdeen will also be determined following their defeat by Inverness on Monday.

"Aberdeen are a great team and are still battling for the league so for them it will be a very big game because they lost on Monday," he said.

"I don't think they can afford to drop points again so it will be a really hard game."

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