Essendon Bombers and Sydney Swans have met 23 times — Essendon Bombers won 6, Sydney Swans won 17, with 0 draws. Sydney Swans leads the head-to-head with 17 victories from 23 meetings. A combined 3897 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 169.43 per match (1766 for the home side, 2131 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 23 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 23 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Sydney Swans are currently unbeaten in the last 6 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 131–101 in .