The Crows and Lions have met 36 times, with Adelaide holding a narrow overall advantage, 19-17.

Adelaide has emerged victorious in three of the last four matches against the Lions.

The last four games between these two teams have been played at the Gabba. Saturday’s twilight clash will be the fifth. The Lions will travel to Adelaide to play the Crows for the first time in four years in Round 21 this season.

Dual Crows Club Champion Scott Thompson will qualify for AFL Life Membership on Saturday. It will be Thompson’s 300th official game since his debut in 2001, comprising 273 premiership games, 25 pre-season games and one International Rules game.

Captain Taylor Walker has booted 16 goals in his last four games against the Brisbane Lions including six in the most recent meeting in Round 20 last season. On that day, the Crows kicked their highest score of the 2014 season, 25.18 (168), to win by 105 points.

Trade period recruit Dayne Beams is Brisbane’s leading possession-getter this season (316). Beams also heads the club in contested possessions, clearances and inside 50ms.

Livewire forward Josh Green tops Brisbane’s goalkicking with 18.

Lion Stefan Martin averages more possessions (19.3) than any other ruckman in the competition this season. Crow Sam Jacobs is second in this statistic (16.2). Martin also averages 4.4 clearances – ranked second of all ruckmen.

After dropping the opening five games of the season, the Lions have improved in their past six matches. Brisbane has the second-best kicking efficiency in the competition between rounds 6-12, and are the fourth-best team at converting inside 50m entries into goals in this period.

The Lions have a high kick-to-handball ratio and uncontested possession rate. They prefer to use short kicks to pinpoint targets and advantage their dangerous small forwards wherever possible.

The Crows are one of five teams in a log jam on the AFL ladder with six wins.

Former forward Scott Hodges holds the record for most goals by a Crow in a game against Brisbane. Hodges booted 8.1 against the Bears at Football Park in Round Six, 1992.

The injury-hit Lions have used 36 players this season – only Gold Coast (40) has fielded more.