Brisbane Lions and Essendon Bombers have met 19 times — Brisbane Lions won 10, Essendon Bombers won 8, with 1 draws. Brisbane Lions leads the head-to-head with 10 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 3084 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 162.32 per match (1575 for the home side, 1509 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 18 matches (95%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 18 games (95%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 79–143 in .