Dublin rivals St Pats and Shamrock Rovers meet at Richmond Park in a game that could possibly decide the league title. Shamrock Rovers are top with 7 games to go, 6 points ahead of tonight’s opponents and fellow Dublin side Bohemians. Rovers are looking to win their 3rd consecutive Irish league title and 23rd overall, while St Pats are in search of their 10th title, and first since 2013. There’s certainly a lot riding on tonight’s 6-pointer. The sides met in the FAI Cup here just 3 weeks ago, with St Pats coming from 2-0 down to end up 3-2 winners. A stoppage time penalty from Aiden Kenna forced extra time where Sam Rooney’s early strike put an end to Rovers’ hopes of back to back cup wins. Despite that result, Shamrock Rovers have got the better of Pats in all 3 league meetings this campaign without conceding a single goal (2-0, 0-1 and 1-0). Interestingly, both sides head into this crucial match in somewhat poor form. Pats last league outing was a disappointing 2-0 home defeat to relegation threatened Waterford. That game was then followed by a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to fellow title rivals Bohs’ in the FAI Cup quarter-final. The visitors form is worse however, with 0 wins in their last 5 in all competitions, including an embarrassing 5-1 Europa League qualifying loss to Albanian side Egnatia, and subsequent failure to qualify for the Conference League at the hands of Finnish side KuPs. With 2 consecutive league draws as well, they’ll look to reaffirm their grip at the top of the table tonight. If you haven’t seen Irish football before, give it a try. You’ll at least recognise Cape Verde hero and Shamrock Rovers captain Pico Lopes.