This is the last day of the season and there is interest about the team which will occupy the 4th position of the table and the team which will avoid direct elimination.
If St.Patricks gets at least 1 point from its away game against Galway, which has nothing to aim for, it will remain at the 4th position of the table which implies qualification into the following season’s Europa League competition. The 4th position doesn’t usually lead to European qualification but the FA Cup competition final will take place between Dundalk and Cork; Dundalk has already won the league and Cork will either end up in the second or third place of the table, which implies that the 4th position is one to urge for.
At the lowest end of the table, Limerick holds the last position with 26 points and plays against Sligo Rovers, which has nothing to aim for from the game, away from home. Limerick needs to win this game and hope that Drogheda will not beat Shamrock away from home. The problem in this case for Drogheda is that Shamrock wants the 3 points from the game in order to occupy the second position of the table and save itself a round from next season’s Europa League competition.