Adelaide and Sydney have met 40 times, with the Crows holding a 24-16 win advantage over the Swans.
Three of the past four clashes have been decided by 10 points or less, including the Crows’ upset win in Round Five of 2018.
Taylor Walker booted four goals as Rory Atkins and Josh Jenkins added three a piece for the 10-point win at the SCG.
Adelaide has a strong track record at the Sydney Cricket Ground, tallying 12 wins from 19 matches.
The Crows’ biggest win against the Swans was a 90-point thrashing at Football Park in 1996.
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On the flip side, Sydney’s biggest win over Adelaide came in 1999 when the Swans marched home to a 118-point victory in Round 20.
Recent thrillers between the sides include the Crows’ three-point loss at Adelaide Oval in 2017, despite Rory Sloane’s 20 contested possessions, 14 tackles and nine clearances.
In Round Four of 2016, the two sides played a nail-biter at Adelaide Oval, which included 11 lead changes and four goals from Eddie Betts in a 10-point win to the Crows.
Sydney are coming off a 17-point loss to the Western Bulldogs on Saturday at Marvel Stadium, where they trailed by as much as 40 points early in the third term.
A late charge landed them within a kick of the lead, but the Bulldogs managed to hold on for the win.
Half-back Jake Lloyd starred with a game-high 35 disposals at 85.7 per cent efficiency.
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Sam Reid and Isaac Heeney booted two goals each while star forward Lance Franklin had a quiet game with just one goal and seven touches.
Ruckman Callum Sinclair recorded a near career-high 44 hit-outs, one short of his best, against 10-gamer Tim English.
Sydney finished 17th for contested possessions and sixth for uncontested possessions with 125 and 230, respectively.
Adelaide was second in both with 172 contested and 265 uncontested.
Both sides had 20 scoring shots, although Adelaide had 58 inside-50s to Sydney’s 47.
Sydney’s strength was their work out of defence with a round-high 56 rebound-50s. The Crows were ninth with 42.
