Geelong Cats and Essendon Bombers have met 19 times — Geelong Cats won 15, Essendon Bombers won 3, with 1 draws. Geelong Cats leads the head-to-head with 15 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 3158 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 166.21 per match (1933 for the home side, 1225 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. Geelong Cats are currently unbeaten in the last 12 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 104–132 in .