St Patrick’s Athletic and Shamrock Rovers clash in Dublin derby

With the top two clashing at Turner’s Cross, the chasing pack have an opportunity to make up some ground.

Perhaps none needs to do so more than St Patrick’s Athletic and Shamrock Rovers, in distant fifth and fourth places respectively, who meet in a Dublin derby at Richmond Park desperately seeking some sort of consistency to keep them at the business end of the table.

St Pat’s boss Liam Buckley will want to see a significant improvement defensively after last week’s 5-1 trouncing at Bohemians while Rovers, having taken just one point from games with newly-promoted Wexford Youths and Finn Harps, will also be desperate for some winning form.