Brisbane Lions and Essendon Bombers have met 19 times — Brisbane Lions won 11, Essendon Bombers won 8, with 0 draws. Brisbane Lions leads the head-to-head with 11 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 3292 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 173.26 per match (1724 for the home side, 1568 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 19 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 19 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 79–143 in .