You know you are getting near the end of another dramatic Irish League season when the post-split fixtures are announced.
The Northern Ireland Football League will be circulating the confirmed fixtures for the post-split fixture schedule of the final five rounds of the Danske Bank Premiership at 6pm on Saturday.
But a number of fans have questioned why the fixtures are being released when not all of the round 33 games will have been played.
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Glentoran's match with Portadown has been put back until next Saturday, April 1, due to the international call-ups in the Glens squad.
That means third, fourth and fifth place could change ahead of the final five games but NIFL will take this Saturday as the cut off for confirming the remaining fixtures.
"Premiership post-split fixtures will be confirmed and released based on the league standings as of Saturday evening," a spokesperson for NIFL said.
"With the top six and bottom six clubs finalised, the decision to confirm the fixtures is to support and assist clubs in their planning and logistics for the final games of another memorable Premiership season."
Linfield travel to Dungannon Swifts on Friday evening with league leaders Larne making the trip to Coleraine on Saturday.
Elsewhere Newry City entertain Cliftonville, Crusaders host Carrick Rangers and Glenavon go to Ballymena United.
