Victory over Galway crucial if survival is to be achieved

The scenario is simple. Meath need to win their last three games to have any chance of staying in NFL Div 1 for 2021, starting with victory over high-flying Galway at Pairc Tailteann on Sunday, 2.30pm.
Under new manager Padraic Joyce Galway seem to have put an extra emphasis on this year's Div 1 campaign and that approach is reaping rewards as they sit at the top of table with six points from their four games.
Not all of Galway's wins were as convincing as last Sunday's 2-25 to 0-12 annihilation of Tyrone.

They edged out Monaghan by a point in round one and beat Donegal by the same margin in round three.
In between those two wins they suffered their only defeat when losing to Kerry by a point, but on Sunday they gave their scoring difference a significant boost with the 19-point win over Tyrone. There must be a bit of perspective applied to Galway's win over 13-man Tyrone.
The Connacht side used the wind to good effect to open up a 0-12 to 0-6 interval lead and by that stage Tyrone were a man down as Kieran McGeary received a straight red card for a poorly-timed challenge. 
Tyrone were further hampered when they lost Cathal McShane to a serious ankle injury and even after they cut Galway's lead to a goal they were hit by a penalty decision that Shane Walsh converted to make it 1-15 to 0-11.
Tyrone were reduced to 13 men in the 59th minute when Frank Burns picked up a second yellow card and in the remaining 16 minutes Galway ran riot.
For Meath, after Sunday's loss manager Andy McEntee bemoaned his side's lack of good luck in this campaign.
He will be hoping for a change in fortune in that department and that could go a long way towards securing a first win.
Kerry manager Peter Keane insisted, Meath are “not a bad team at all”. Meath will take a lot of beating and off the back of decent performances against Mayo and Kerry, McEntee will be hoping for more progression against Galway.
Expectations are low, but Meath have plenty of experience playing Galway in recent years and they can reflect on a number of positive results.
Injury problems persist and it looks as if Shane Walsh will be missing for the Royals.
However, the return of Donal Lenihan is a significant boost and with others expected back in the frame Meath are getting stronger by the week.
Time is running out to secure Div 1 status. It is unlikely to be achieved, but not impossible.
A win over Galway is imperative before attention can then turn to away days against Dublin and Monaghan.