Essendon Bombers and Adelaide Crows have met 18 times — Essendon Bombers won 10, Adelaide Crows won 7, with 1 draws. Essendon Bombers leads the head-to-head with 10 victories from 18 meetings. A combined 3270 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 181.67 per match (1540 for the home side, 1730 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 17 matches (94%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 17 games (94%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 100–161 in .