The Hoops welcome Galway United to Dublin 24 on Friday night – a venue where the visitors have failed to win on each and every occasion when they have travelled to Tallaght to take on Rovers in a first team competitive game.
The second clash of the season of the two Rovers takes place in Tallaght Stadium on Friday night (kick-off 8pm) when Shamrock Rovers host Sligo Rovers with both sides currently locked together on 12 points after eight rounds of games.
The anxiety levels around Richmond Park were greatly reduced over the Easter period when they moved up to fifth place in the league table and within two points of their visitors to Inchicore on Friday night, Shamrock Rovers (kick-off is at 7.45pm).