Adelaide and Carlton have faced off 38 times since the Crows joined the League in 1991.

The Blues have not beaten the Crows since Round 10, 2014 - an 81-76 victory at the MCG on a Sunday afternoon.

Overall, Adelaide has won 20 games compared to Carlton’s 18.

Across the last five matches - all of which were Crows wins - Adelaide has won by an average margin of 48 points.

In the two teams’ most recent meeting, Adelaide defeated Carlton by 104 points in Round 23, 2018.

It was the largest victory the Crows have recorded over the Blues.

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Carlton’s biggest win over Adelaide was a 79-point thrashing in Round 12, 1993.

The two sides have faced off at the MCG just seven times in the 38 matches with Adelaide holding a slender 4-3 advantage.

Over the past five matches, Josh Jenkins has been the standout player, based on the average AFL rating (108).

Jenkins has played in four of the last five games and kicked a total of 16 goals. He’s also averaged seven marks and 4.8 tackles.

Defender Rory Laird was not far behind with an average rating of 104.5 off the back of 31.5 disposals and 6.3 marks per game.

For the Blues, captain Patrick Cripps has dominated with 29.5 disposals, 5.3 tackles and 3.3 marks (for an average rating of 101.3).

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Carlton caretaker coach David Teague will coach his seventh AFL game after taking over from Brendon Bolton last month.

Teague has won four matches, lost two and will coach against the Crows for the first time.

He spent three years at West Lakes, between 2014 and 2017, as an assistant coach.

Crows coach Don Pyke has coached against Carlton four times since joining the club and has won all four of the matches.

The Blues are one of three teams Pyke is yet to lose to - the other two being St Kilda and Gold Coast.