Pressure on Galway and Mayo to open accounts

15 July 2023; Rachel Kearns of Mayo in action against Tracey Leonard of Galway during the TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Galway and Mayo at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Galway and Mayo meet on Saturday for the first time in a competitive game since the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland quarter-final, won by Mayo with a dramatic late point from Shauna Howley.

Both Connacht rivals began their Division 1 campaigns with defeats on the opening day.