DUBLIN v KILDARE
They both drew their Round 1 games, Dublin with Roscommon, Kildare with Sligo. They meet for the third time this year, with Dublin having won the first two.
They had a point to spare in an Allianz League clash (1-11 to 0-13) and finished two points ahead (0-14 to 0- 12) in the Leinster semi-final.
CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
DUBLIN
• Dublin 4-30 Laois 2-9 (Leinster quarter-final)
• Dublin 0-14 Kildare 0-12 (Leinster semi-final)
• Dublin 5-21 Louth 0-15 (Leinster final)
• Dublin 1-11 Roscommon 0-14 (All-Ireland Group 3)
Top Scorers
Con O’Callaghan…..1-15 (0-3 frees, 0-3 marks)
Cormac Costello…….0-13 (0-6 frees, 0-2 ‘45s’)
Ciaran Kilkenny……..1-8
KILDARE
• Kildare 1-17 Wicklow 0-10 (Leinster quarter-final)
• Dublin 0-14 Kildare 0-12 (Leinster semi-final)
• Kildare 0-14 Sligo 0-14 (All-Ireland Group 3)
Top Scorers
Paddy Woodgate…..1-10 (0-6 frees, 0-2 ‘45s’)
Jack Robinson………..0-7 (0-5 frees)
Darragh Kirwan………0-7
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
• 2023: Dublin 0-14 Kildare 0-12 (Leinster semi-final)
• 2022: Dublin 5-17 Kildare 1-15 (Leinster final)
• 2021: Dublin 0-21 Kildare 1-9 (Leinster final)
• 2019: Dublin 0-26 Kildare 0-11 (Leinster semi-final)
• 2017: Dublin 2-23 Kildare 1-17 (Leinster final)
– Kildare are seeking their first championship win over Dublin since the 2000 Leinster final replay. They have met ten times since then with Dublin winning them all.
– This will be the third meeting between them this year with Dublin winning a Division 2 League tie by 1-11 to 0-13 and the Leinster semi-final by 0-14 to 0-12.
– Kildare have scored only five goals in their last nine championship games against Dublin (2009-2023). They have conceded a total of 19 goals in those games.
However, they have conceded no goals to Dublin in three of their last four championship games.
– Dublin and Kildare have met 58 times in the championship, with Dublin leading 40-13, while five were drawn.
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