On Friday night, the Crows will host the Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval for the first time.

The two teams haven’t played in South Australia since Round Four, 2013.

The Dogs have recorded one win at Adelaide Oval from three attempts against Port Adelaide.

Eddie Betts is set to play his 268th game this week, drawing level with Darryl White in sixth spot for most games by an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Island player. Sydney Swans champion Adam Goodes holds the record with 372 games ahead of Adelaide legend Andrew McLeod (340).

The biggest-ever crowd for a home and away game between Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs (Footscray) was 44,979 at Football Park in Round 11, 1993.

Adelaide and the Bulldogs have played a total of 42 times. The Bulldogs hold the advantage, 23 – 19.

The past six games have been evenly split, with the Crows and Dogs each recording three wins.

The teams most recently met in Round Seven last season when the Bulldogs held on for a 15-point win at Etihad Stadium.

Crow Josh Jenkins kicked a career-high eight goals in a losing team to earn three Brownlow Medal votes on that day, while Dogs forward Jake Stringer slotted four goals.

Stringer has averaged three goals in his last four games against Adelaide, and has polled Brownlow Medal votes in the last two minor-round clashes with the Crows.

Stringer leads his team’s goalkicking this season with 22 from 12 games.

Dogs forward Luke Dalhaus also has a good recent record in this match-up, averaging 27 possessions, five tackles and a goal in his last four games against Adelaide.

Dalhaus is equal-sixth in the AFL for score assists this season with 22.

Crows captain Taylor Walker is equal-fifth for score involvements (110).

Dogs midfielder Mitch Wallis is on track to play his 100^th AFL game.

These teams have only met twice before on a Friday night, with the Dogs winning on both occasions.

The reigning premiers currently sit 10^th on the AFL ladder with seven wins and seven losses.

The Dogs have been involved in as many close matches as any club this season. Six of their games have been decided by 10 points or less. The Dogs have won three and lost three of the nail biting matches.

The Western Bulldogs are yet to win a game outside of Victoria this season, having lost in Sydney, Canberra and Perth twice.

Marcus Bontempelli ranks fifth in the AFL for tackles (99). Crow Rory Sloane leads the League with 114.

Bontempelli is the seventh-best pressure act player in the competition (327), while Sloane is fifth (336).

Crow Eddie Betts has won more possessions inside attacking 50m (117) than any other player.

The Dogs average 77.6 tackles per game – ranked No.1 in the competition.

The Bulldogs remain a high-possession team. They average more handballs (195.7) per game than any other team, and try and move the ball quickly by playing on from the mark 39 per cent of the time – ranked No.1.

After an influential game on the weekend, Crows defender Brodie Smith ranks seventh in the AFL for metres gained (6,888).

The attacking Crows kick backwards the least of any team (76) this season.