North Melbourne v Essendon

The numbers lean North Melbourne

North Melbourne edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 168 meetings in AFL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.

• Essendon lead the head to head 108–59 (1 draw) from 168 meetings since 1925.
• 2026: North Melbourne 9–14, Essendon 2–21. North Melbourne have the better margin, -10.6 a game to -38.1.
• North Melbourne have won the last 2 against Essendon.
• Last five: North Melbourne 1 win, Essendon 0. Essendon are on a 5-game losing run.
• North Melbourne average more goals per game: 12.2 to 10.
• North Melbourne average more marks per game: 100.1 to 90.
• North Melbourne average more clearances per game: 35.4 to 32.4.
• At home: North Melbourne win 48%, Essendon 62% (every game we hold).

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.