All-Ireland quarter-final head-to-head: Galway v Meath

Meath’s Eoghan Frayne with Kerry’s Paul Murphy. Pic: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho

HOW THEY GOT HERE

Meath (W5 D1 L1)

Leinster SFC first round: Meath 1-30 Carlow 0-19

Leinster SFC quarter-final: Meath 1-25 Offaly 0-21

Leinster SFC semi-final: Meath 0-23 Dublin 1-16

Leinster SFC final: Louth 3-14 Meath 1-18

All-Ireland SFC group phase: Meath 1-13 Cork 0-12, Roscommon 2-15 Meath 0-21, Meath 1-22 Kerry 0-16

Galway (W5 D1 L1)

Connacht SFC prelim quarter-final: Galway 3-28 New York 0-20

Connacht SFC quarter-final: Galway 1-24 Roscommon 0-18

Connacht SFC final: Galway 1-17 Mayo 1-15

All-Ireland SFC group phase: Dublin 1-18 Galway 2-14, Derry 2-20 Galway 4-14, Galway 2-22 Armagh 0-27

All-Ireland SFC prelim quarter-final: Galway 2-26 Down 3-21

LAST FIVE

2011 All-Ireland qualifier: Meath 0-11 Galway 0-10

2007 All-Ireland qualifier: Meath 2-14 Galway 1-14

2001 All-Ireland final: Galway 0-17 Meath 0-9

1970 All-Ireland semi-final: Meath 0-15 Galway 0-11

1966 All-Ireland final: Galway 1-10 Meath 0-7

DID YOU KNOW

*Galway are looking to reach the All-Ireland semi-finals for the third time in four seasons.

*Meath were last in the All-Ireland semi-final in 2009 when they lost to Kerry.

*Apart from Monaghan, who won all three games, Meath were the only unbeaten team in the All-Ireland group phase (two wins and a draw).

*Galway manager Padraic Joyce played in the last three games between the two sides in 2001, 2007 (came on as a sub) and 2011 scoring 0-10 (0-5 from play) in the 2001 All-Ireland final victory.