Cats have edge despite Dubs improvement
Dublin were emphatically defeated by Kilkenny in the earlier rounds of this competition in May by a 2-13 to 0-9 margin in Nowlan Park, but have recovered well since then.
They defeated Carlow in a tight battle by 0-22 to 2-14 and then in last weekend’s semi-final tie against Wexford, recovered from a late four-point deficit to narrowly triumph by 1-16 to 1-15.