Saturday’s Showdown will be the 40^th clash between the South Australian rivals.

Port Adelaide is ahead on the overall ledger with 21 wins to Adelaide’s 18.

A record Showdown crowd of 53,518 watched Adelaide triumph by three points in an emotion-charged match in Round 16 last season. This eclipsed the previous-best attendance of 51,140at Football Park in Round Five, 2003.

The Power claimed a 24-point victory against the Crows in the earlier meeting between the teams last year. Interestingly, the ‘away’ team earned the four points in the two 2015 Showdown contests.

Two-time Crows Club Champion Scott Thompson received the Phil Walsh Medal for best on ground in the most recent Showdown, while Robbie Gray topped the votes in Round Five.

Thompson has averaged 32.3 possessions, seven tackles and a goal in his past three games against Port Adelaide. Power skipper Travis Boak, who is spending more time up forward this season, has averaged 32.7 and a goal over the same period.

The highly-skilled Gray has a remarkable Showdown record, averaging two goals in his 11 career games against Adelaide.

Mark Ricciuto has won more Showdown Medals than any other Crow. Ricciuto claimed three Showdown Medals including the inaugural medal in 2000 (the medal wasn’t awarded in 1997-99). Simon Goodwin and Sam Jacobs are the only other Adelaide players to win multiple (two) Showdown Medals.

All Australian defender Daniel Talia will play his 100^th game against Port Adelaide this weekend. Coincidentally, Talia’s 50^th AFL match was also a Showdown.

Eddie Betts has kicked 14 goals in four matches against Port Adelaide since joining the Crows. He bagged five goals in Adelaide’s Showdown loss in Round Five last season.

Peter Vardy and Tony Modra share the record for most Crows goals against the Power. Vardy slotted seven in Round 19, 1998, while Modra bagged seven in Round Four, 1997.

Both Adelaide and Port Adelaide will want to tighten up defensively on Saturday. Both teams conceded triple figures in a high-scoring Round One, with the Crows allowing North Melbourne to kick 107 points and the Power giving up 100 points to St Kilda.

Adelaide and Port Adelaide’s Round One matches were polar opposites. The Crows led for 73 per cent of the game before being overcome by the Kangaroos, while the Power came from 21 points down at three-quarter time to defeat a brave, young St Kilda team.

Port Adelaide creates and preys on opposition turnovers to kick a winning score. The high-pressure Power scored 95 points – second only to West Coast – from turnovers in Round One. However, on Sunday they also conceded 65 points from their own turnovers – the most of any winning Round One side.

Adelaide’s highest-ever score against Port Adelaide was 22.12 (144) in Round 19, 1998.

The Power won more contested possessions (177) than any other team in Round One. Of the nine winning teams on the weekend, eight won the contested ball count in their respective game.

The Crows ranked fourth for clearances (44) in the opening round of the season.

A few Crows are in line to make their Showdown debuts on Saturday. Of the team that played against North Melbourne last weekend, Wayne Milera Junior, Mitch McGovern and Paul Seedsman will all be hoping to experience the fierce football rivalry for the first time.

Both clubs are likely to field several fresh faces compared to the teams that met in Round 16 last season. Rory Sloane and Brad Crouch were among the Crows missing for that thrilling clash, while Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard were unavailable for the Power. Recruit Charlie Dixon is also set to play in his first Showdown.

Champion Andrew McLeod holds the record for most Showdown games played by a Crow.