Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows: everything you need to know
Port Adelaide meet Adelaide Crows at Adelaide Oval, Friday 8:10pm (AFL, Round 8). Adelaide Crows have won 31 of the 60 meetings with Port Adelaide since 1997.
The big picture
Port Adelaide are 7–16 in AFL 2026, averaging 78.4 points for and 89 against.
Adelaide Crows are 16–9 in AFL 2026, averaging 94 points for and 82.4 against.
Form
Port Adelaide have won one of their last five and most recently beat Essendon 105–95.
Adelaide Crows have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Brisbane Lions 91–144.
Head to head
These sides have met 60 times on our records since 1997: Port Adelaide 29, Adelaide Crows 31.
Last time out (2026, Round 16), Port Adelaide won 97–71 at Adelaide Oval.
Biggest margin between these two: Adelaide Crows by 98 points in 2025 (133–35).
Players to watch
For Port Adelaide, watch Zak Butters (29.8 disposals a game, 5 goals in 2026) and Jason Horne-Francis (23.3 disposals a game, 27 goals in 2026).
For Adelaide Crows, watch Jordan Dawson (26.5 disposals a game, 22 goals in 2026) and Wayne Milera (25.1 disposals a game, 3 goals in 2026).
At Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Crows have won 17 of 23 at Adelaide Oval.
Port Adelaide have won 9 of their last 23 at Adelaide Oval.
What the numbers say
On form and history, Adelaide Crows have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
