The Crows and Power have met 37 times, with Port Adelaide holding the overall advantage, 20-17.

Port Adelaide has won three of the last four meetings between the two teams, but the Crows won the most recent encounter by 23 points in Round 15 last season. The ‘home’ team won on both occasions last year. Sunday’s twilight clash is Adelaide’s ‘home’ Showdown.

It will be former Port Adelaide assistant Phil Walsh’s first Showdown as Senior Coach of the Crows.

History suggests there's some 'beginners luck' for senior coaches in their first Showdown. Not since Mark Williams in (Round Six) 1999 has a coach (not including caretakers) in charge of his first Showdown lost. Ken Hinkley (Round Three, 2013), Brenton Sanderson (Round Five, 2012), Matthew Primus (Round Four, 2011), Neil Craig (Round Three, 2005) and Gary Ayres (Round Seven, 2000) all tasted victory in their first time in the senior coach's chair in a Showdown. Primus (Round 17, 2010) and Crows premiership captain Mark Bickley (Round 19, 2011) also got the four points in their first Showdowns as caretaker coach. John Cahill claimed the honours from Malcolm Blight in the first-ever clash between the Crows and Power in 1997.

Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs won the Showdown Medal as the best player on the ground. Jacobs also collected the three Brownlow Medal votes. Scott Thompson received two votes and Patrick Dangerfield one.

The biggest-ever crowd for a Showdown was 51,140 at Football Park in Round Five, 2003.

The Power like to move the ball quickly through the middle of the ground – ranked third in corridor ball movement and 17^th in boundary line ball movement.

Crows defender Matthew Jaensch ranks No.1 in the AFL for effective kicks (54). He’s also third in the AFL for marks (35) and sixth for total kicks (69).

Port Adelaide uses Jasper Pittard in a similar creative role to Jaensch. Pittard ranks equal-fourth for effective kicks (49) and second in short kicks (35), behind Jaensch (38). He’s rebounded the ball from defensive 50m more times (20) than any other Port player and gained more metres (1,986). Brodie Smith leads the way for the Crows with 2,222 metres.

Jay Schulz leads Port’s goalkicking (11) this season, one behind Crows captain Taylor Walker on 12.

Two-time Crows Club champion Scott Thompson has averaged more possessions (34) in his two games than any other player in the League, with the exception of Hawthorn star Jordan Lewis. Thompson is also No.1 in clearances per game with an average of 11.

Brad Ebert is a link-up player for the Power. He leads the club in uncontested possessions (71) and uncontested marks (30).

Port concede the third most inside 50ms on average per game, but they excel at getting numbers back and are the best at preventing scores once the ball does get inside their defensive 50m.

Livewire forward Eddie Betts is equal-second in the League in score assists (10). Betts kicked four goals in each of his outings against Port Adelaide last season.

Chad Wingard has been involved in 28.6 of his team’s scores – more than any other Port player. Betts and Rory Sloane are ranked equal-first in this statistic at Adelaide, each involved in 30.1 per cent of the Club’s scores this season.

The Power like to hit up short targets. They rank fifth in short kicks and fourth for marks on the lead. Port play on from marks 39.9 per cent of the time – the second-most in the League.

If selected, Crows defenders Jake Kelly and Kyle Cheney will play their first Showdowns on Sunday.

The Power are ranked 15^th in contested possession differential, averaging 9.5 fewer contested possessions than their direct opponents. The Crows have the highest contested possession differential of any team after four rounds.