The Crows and Saints have met 31 times. Adelaide holds the overall advantage 21-15. St Kilda is the only club the Crows have ever drawn with in in Round 14, 1994.

Adelaide has won five of its past six matches against St Kilda, including the most recent game at Etihad Stadium in Round Four this season.

Rory Sloane will celebrate his 100th game on Sunday against the team he grew up supporting.

The match could also be retiring champion Ben Rutten's last.

The Saints are ranked fourth in the AFL for uncontested marks this season, averaging 81.1 per game.

Saints captain Nick Riewoldt has taken more marks (184) than any player in the competition.

Sunday will mark half-a-million fans attending Crows games at Adelaide Oval this season.

Retiring champion Lenny Hayes is ranked 11th in the AFL for tackles (118) this season.

Patrick Dangerfield is ranked (equal) first in the League for contested possessions (326). Rory Sloane is ninth with 260.

The biggest home-and-away crowd for a game between the Crows and Saints is 46,667 at Football Park in Round 15, 1993.

Defender Sean Dempster is seventh in the League for rebound 50ms – level with Crow Matt Jaensch.

Nick Riewoldt leads St Kilda’s goalkicking with 49 majors for the season and is also ranked No.1 at the club for inside 50ms (69). Eddie Betts (46 goals) leads the way for Adelaide. Riewoldt has also had 29 score assists – ranked 11th. Betts has 38 – ranked No.2.

This will be the first Round 23 clash between these two teams. They’ve met in Round 22 of a season four times.

Leigh Montagna is St Kilda’s leading possession-winner this season, with 447.

The injury-hit Saints have used 42 players – more than every club bar GWS.

Scott Thompson holds the record for most possessions by a Crow in a game against the Saints. Thompson amassed 39 disposals and a goal in Round 12, 2012.

Adelaide is one of five teams still in the race for eighth place on the ladder this weekend. Collingwood, West Coast, Richmond and Gold Coast will also be hoping the cards fall their way in Round 23.