Gaelic football predictions and GAA betting tips: Armagh can dethrone Tyrone

Free GAA football tips, best bets and match previews for this weekend's All-Ireland qualifiers

Best bets

Meath -1
2pts evens general

Armagh
2pts 15-8 Boyles

Louth
1pt 10-3 Betfair, Paddy Power

Armagh v Tyrone

RTE2, 1.30pm Sunday

Based on this year's form and everything we have seen from both sides, there is no way Armagh should be as big as 15-8 to dethrone All-Ireland champions Tyrone on home soil.

When the teams met at the same venue in round two of the league, Armagh won 2-14 to 0-14 and went on to finish third in the league, two spots ahead of Tyrone.

A defeat to Donegal in the opening round of the Ulster championship was a setback but far too much has been made of that result. They were outplayed in Ballybofey, but so many teams are and they have had plenty of time to recover. Indeed, the result there flattered the hosts a little.

Kieran McGeeney has a poor record against the top teams in his managerial career but this is a huge chance for him to record a massive win against an off-colour Tyrone outfit.

Clare v Meath

GAAGO, 6pm Saturday

There was just a single point between Meath and Louth when they met in round six of the league and it was a bit of an eyesore with the Royal County shading it 0-10 to 0-9.

Neither side have achieved much since and confidence will be low in both camps.

Meath were beaten after about five minutes against Dublin, swiftly falling five points point, and they never put up any sort of a fight. Every time this Meath side have played Dublin in the last decade it has been a nightmare and the scars are too severe for that to change any time soon.

It might come down to who has the better forwards and Meath have the edge on that front if Jordan Morris, Jack O'Connor and Cillian O'Sullivan bring their shooting boots.

Cork v Louth

GAAGO, 2pm Saturday

Cork have been installed as warm favourites for their qualifier clash with visiting Louth but they probably don't deserve to be so short.

They were poor in the league, and while they did perform above expectations against Kerry in the Munster championship, the Kingdom were toying with them in the final quarter.

Mickey Harte has already won promotion with Louth in the league and he could frustrate the Rebels here.

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