Offaly head to Mullingar on Sunday for their latest National League contest.
Westmeath will start as favourites when they take on Liam Kearns' Offaly team this weekend.
Those are the thoughts of the Offaly manager after assessing his opposition ahead of Sunday's game.
The two sides last met in Croke Park for the Tailteann Cup semi-final in June last year.
The Lake County ran out 3-22 to 2-16 winners on that occasion, and Kearns is expecting an improved defensive performance from his side.
He says there's plenty reasons to fear Westmeath but he's looking forward to the challenge:
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