Clare are facing a must win tie in the third round of their National Ladies Football League campaign.
Graham Shine’s side go to Athlone on Sunday afternoon to take on Westmeath, with the Banner still searching for their first win of the year.
Defeat to Roscommon last time out means Clare need to bring points home in order to keep their survival hopes alive ahead of tough fixtures in the coming weeks.
Shine says it is hard to nail down why his side didn’t perform last weekend.