Sunday stats for Croker double-header

The double-header at Croke Park on Sunday will have Meath supporters riveted to whatever it is you can get riveted to when unable to attend a game that you want to attend.

The stats for Sunday's two games are as follows

KILDARE v MEATH

They last met in the championship three years ago when Kildare won a Leinster semi-final by nine points.

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASHES

2017: Kildare 2-16 Meath 0-13 (Leinster semi-final)

2014: Meath 2-16 Kildare 0-17 (Leinster semi-final)

2012: Meath 1-17 Kildare 1-11 (Leinster semi-final)

2011: Kildare 0-16 Meath 0-10 (Leinster quarter-final)

2010: Kildare 2-17 Meath 1-12 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Meath are attempting to reach the Leinster final for a second successive year.

Kildare were in the 2017 Leinster final.

Meath beat Wicklow by 7-14 to 0-7 in the quarter-final.

Kildare beat Offaly by 0-20 to 0-16 in the quarter-final.

The last competitive clash between the counties was in the 2019 NFL Div 2 when Meath won by a point.

DUBLIN v LAOIS

Laois are seeking their first championship win over Dublin since 2003 (Leinster semi-final), which was also the last time they won the Leinster title.

Dublin have beaten Laois eight times since then, the most recent coming two years ago in the Leinster final.

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASHES

2018: Dublin 1-25 Laois 0-10 (Leinster final)

2016: Dublin 2-21 Laois 2-10 (Leinster quarter-final)

2014: Dublin 2-21 Laois 0-16 (Leinster quarter-final)

2012: Dublin 1-11 Laois 0-12 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

2011: Dublin 1-16 Laois 0-11 (Leinster quarter-final)

Dublin have beaten Laois by an average of almost nine points in their last six championship clashes.

Dublin are bidding to reach the final for a 10th successive year.

Their last defeat in a semi-final was in 2010 when Meath beat them by 5-9 to 0-13.

Laois last reached the final two years ago.

RESULTS

First round: Wicklow 2-9 Wexford 0-11, Offaly 3-14 Carlow 0-20, Longford 1-9 Louth 1-7.

QUARTER-FINALS

Dublin 0-22 Westmeath 0-11.

Meath 7-14 Wicklow 0-7

Kildare 0-20 Offaly 0-16

Laois 1-16 Longford 0-14

NEXT UP

SUNDAY

SEMI-FINALS

Kildare v Meath, Croke Park; Dublin v Laois, Croke Park.

SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER

Final -Meath or Kildare v Dublin or Laois

ALL-IRELAND

Dec 5/6:

Semi-finals:

Galway or Mayo v Cork or Tipperary;

Leinster champions v Ulster champions.

December 19 - Final