Derry City are hoping Find Insurance Celtic Park can add to the small bit of momentum building in their SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division season as Shamrock Rovers visit the home of GAA on the Bogside this evening.
With the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium having its pitch renovated, City have borrowed the GAA venue until June.
Victory in Tolka Park last week came on the back of two draws, easing some of the pressure on manager Tiernan Lynch.
But he needs many more to convince some doubters as they sit 11 points off the pace.
In the unlikely event Derry are to mount a challenge for the title, they simply must beat the Hoops tonight and close that gap to eight.
Celtic Park first hosted football 132 years ago and it is over a century since the game was played at the venue.
The history in itself is set to draw a big crowd at the stadium and one wonders just how big it would have been had Derry been riding high at the top.
Lynch said: "I think the boys are looking forward to getting back and playing in front of a home crowd again and getting that support. That'll make a massive difference to them so hopefully the fans come out in their numbers and they get behind them and they become that 12th man that they always are.
"It was great to go to Dublin last week and get that result and show the character and the hunger and the fight and the desire that needed. Listen, we know that our performances can get better, much better, but right now this is a situation that we're in and we've got to fight our way out of it."
James McClean will miss out for Derry for the occasion, revealing he could be nearing retirement.
The champions, meanwhile, are purring along with three victories over their Dublin rivals recently to hit top spot.
It is tough to see them being stopped but this game will bring something new with the change of venue. They may well relish a fresh test after such dominance.
Elsewhere St Patrick's Athletic can go top if the Hoops drop points and they beat Bohemians at Richmond Park.
The Saints bounced back from two defeats to come away from Drogheda with the points last week and remain a clear potential challenger.
Bohs were unfortunate to lose to their arch-rivals last week as a winless run of six games continues.
Despite that form, they remain in a strong position if they can turn things in Inchicore.
Alan Reynolds took encouragement from the display in Tallaght Stadium: "We threw a lot at them in the second half, obviously pulled one back from the penalty spot, and we did everything right bar putting the ball in the net to get a second.
"But the performance was there. The previous week I was talking about a performance against Sligo that wasn’t good enough and below the standards we expect of ourselves.
"Last week was a different story - the performance was there but we were punished by one bad mistake and a penalty that shouldn't have been given.
"We need to get back to winning games, so we have got to push ourselves to be better. We created plenty of chances last week - we need to do that again but we need to be putting more of them away.
"We got plenty of deserved plaudits in the opening series of games but we are on a run now that we know we need to improve quickly."
Shelbourne are still seeking a first home victory of the season against a struggling Drogheda United side.
The Reds are aiming to pack out Tolka Park with Drogheda serving the last game of a supporters suspension, meaning all four sides of the venue will be occupied by home fans.
Reds boss Joey O’Brien spoke candidly ahead of this week’s clash with lots of talk about his side’s failures: "There’s always going to be stuff on the outside, but as players and staff we focus on what’s happening inside the building. That’s what we can control. We look at what’s gone wrong, we fix it, and we prepare properly.
"As a manager and a coach, the players and staff know, it just hasn’t been good enough. There’s no point looking back. If you keep looking behind you too long, you’ll crash into a wall. It’s about getting ready to go again and attacking the next game. That’s Drogheda tonight at Tolka, what came last week, the week before, if we’re thinking of that at 7:45 tonight, it’s not going to help."
Remarkably it is nine games without a win for the Boynesiders after starting with back to back victories
They have injury problems to contend with once more. Scott Brady, Owen Lambe, Ethan O’Brien, Leo Burney, Jason Bucknor, Mark Doyle and Bridel Bosakani all look set to remain sidelined due to injury for the trip to Tolka Park.
Milan Mbeng, Mipo Odubeko and Odhran Casey are all out for Shels. Absenteeism has undoubtedly been a factor in the flaws of both sides this campaign.
Waterford boss Jon Daly is on thin ice and in must-win territory as Galway United head south.
The only side in the country with a win, the Blues are six points adrift at the bottom.
Daly has promised a reaction from his players after defeat in Sligo last week, saying: "The team that will we on the pitch will be a team that works hard and who will give everything for the Waterford team and the Waterford fans.
"We’re working every minute we have to try and make things right.
"There’s plenty games to come for us to get us ourselves out of the situation we’re in, and we know everyone in pulling in the same direction which will help the squad to try get the right result."
United suffered a setback last week in Dundalk but are averaging above a point a game so far.
They know a positive result against the Blues would go a very long to avoiding the automatic relegation place this campaign, having been tipped to be in contention.
