Can unpredictable Armagh ask the right questions?

Galway may have stronger Sam Maguire credentials that Armagh, but in the eyes of RTÉ football analyst Enda McGinley, Sunday's final group game of the All-Ireland series is very much a 50:50 call.

The sides meet in Carrick-on-Shannon (live on RTÉ) with the Tribesmen looking to make it three wins from three and seal their place in the quarter-finals, while the Orchard County and Tyrone both sit on two points and currently in the preliminary quarter-final spots.

Padraic Joyce’s side are already safely through to the last 12 in the race for Sam, while Westmeath still harbour ambitions of their own, though a win over Tyrone is needed.

Building on last year’s All-Ireland final journey, Galway claimed provincial silverware after a strong body of work in the league, with some impressive performances before falling to Mayo at the final hurdle after spurning a number of goal scoring opportunities.

Speaking on the RTÉ GAA podcast, Cora Staunton said she believes the Connacht champions are profiting from a few new faces this year – including midfielder John Maher – and feels they are further along in their development than Kieran McGeeney’s side.

"Galway are nicely building, and have been during the league," she said. "Even in the final defeat, they coughed up a number of goal opportunities

"They haven’t really been tested yet. This will show a lot for Galway. "I just think they are on an upward trajectory."

It is just the fifth time the sides have met in championship football, with Galway coming out on top on four occasions, most notably last year’s penalty shootout victory at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage.

The Tribesmen made most of the running that day before Armagh roared back into the contest, the opposite to what happened in