Friday night’s match will be the first-ever meeting between the Crows and Cats at Adelaide Oval. The two teams were scheduled to play at Adelaide Oval in Round 14 last season, but the game was cancelled following the passing of Adelaide Senior Coach Phil Walsh.

Geelong has played three games at the venue, all against Port Adelaide. The Cats have claimed the points on two of their three visits to Adelaide Oval, including their most recent clash with the Power in Round Five this season.

Adelaide will be looking to set another crowd record this week … the current biggest attendance for a game between the Crows and Geelong is 46,543 at Football Park way back in Round 23, 1992.

The Crows are have averaged a crowd of 50,113 at their three home games this season – second only to Collingwood (66,406) in the competition.

Adelaide and Geelong have played 37 times, with the Cats holding the overall advantage, 20 – 17.

The Cats have won three of their past four games against Adelaide, but three of those matches were played at Simonds Stadium. The Crows won the most recent meeting in South Australia, by two points at Football Park in Round 17, 2013.

It will be Adelaide’s second and final Friday night fixture this season, and the Club’s first at home. The Crows narrowly lost to Hawthorn in a Friday night thriller at the MCG in Round Five.

Adelaide and Geelong have played each other three times on a Friday night: Round 16, 2010, Round 14, 2008 and Round Three of 1996. The Crows won two of those three Friday night encounters.

After a big win over West Coast, Geelong ranks second in the AFL in points for (787) this season – just behind the highest scoring team in the competition, Adelaide (796).

The Cats also have the second-best ranking for points against, conceding 459 points in their seven games. Only the Western Bulldogs, who the Crows kicked a season-high score against last weekend, have conceded fewer points (452) in Season 2016.

The Cats are second on the ladder with a record of six wins and one loss. Their wins have come against Hawthorn, the Brisbane Lions, Essendon, Port Adelaide, Gold Coast and West Coast. Geelong’s solitary loss was at the hands of Greater Western Sydney.

Eddie Betts went goalless for just the fourth time in his Crows career last weekend. The dangerous small forward hasn’t gone without a goal in consecutive games since 2011. Betts has kicked six goals in his past two games against Geelong.

The Cats have the highest percentage of effective kicks (70.2) in the competition. They are second for short kicks, averaging 91.3 a game.

Geelong averages more marks (99.4) per game than any other team with the exception of Essendon. The patient Cats play on from the mark the least of any side, only 19.8 per cent of the time.

The Cats are No.1 in the League for marks inside 50m on average (17.3) this season.

Geelong spearhead Tom Hawkins has taken 16 marks on the lead – second only to St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt (18). Hawkins leads Geelong’s goalkicking with 17.

Crow Tom Lynch has kicked multiple goals in each of his past five matches.

Lynch is only four shy of his 100^th goal for the Adelaide Football Club. Five current Crows have achieved this feat; Taylor Walker, Josh Jenkins, Scott Thompson, Eddie Betts and Richard Douglas.

The Crows have three players ranked top 10 in the AFL for goals this season; Jenkins (equal-third), Betts (equal-fifth) and Lynch (equal-10^th).

Cats captain Joel Selwood is the leading clearance player (57) in the competition. Crow Scott Thompson is sixth overall with 45 clearances. Selwood is also equal-second in goal assists (11).

Geelong utility Mark Blicavs is equal-second in the AFL for tackles (49). For Adelaide, Thompson is equal-fifth (48). Patrick Dangerfield leads the League in inside 50ms (52).

Adelaide’s highest-ever score against Geelong was 22.12 (153) at Football Park in Round 23, 1992. The Club’s lowest-ever score was 5.8 (38) at Kardinia Park in 1994.