AHEAD of Sunday afternoon’s SANFL Statewide Super League Second Semi Final between Port Adelaide and Glenelg, take a look at the head-to-head record of the two sides, and some interesting facts from the 2019 home-and-away season.

2019 standings:

PORT ADELAIDE: 2nd (13-5) 
GLENELG: 1st (13-3-2)

Head-to-head:

PORT ADELAIDE: 179
GLENELG: 73
DRAW: 3

Head-to-head at Adelaide Oval:

PORT ADELAIDE: 18
GLENELG: 5

Head-to-head in finals:

PORT ADELAIDE: 15
GLENELG: 8

2019 results:

Round 8: Glenelg defeated Port Adelaide by 49 points at ACH Stadium
Round 14: Glenelg defeated Port Adelaide by 24 points at Alberton Oval

Fun facts:

This is the first time the Magpies and Tigers have met in a final since 1993

It is the 20th anniversary of Port’s last SANFL flag - Port defeating Norwood by eight points on that occasion

This is the first time Glenelg has played finals since 2011 - an Elimination Final loss to South Adelaide

Port Adelaide has not lost a game when leading at half time in 2019, but has not won when trailing at the main break

Glenelg’s first premiership in 1934 was against Port, since then the Magpies have won the past five grand final encounters between the two sides

Port had only three players play every game in 2019, compared to Glenelg’s nine

2019 fast facts:

The Magpies finished the season as the highest scoring side (93.6 points per game)

The Tigers were the second-highest scoring side (92.1 points per game)

Glenelg had the stingiest defence, conceding only 65.5 points per game

Port is ranked fifth for points conceded (1310)

The Magpies are ranked first for possessions per game (371.4)

The Tigers are ranked second for possessions per game (358.1)

Port is ranked first for clearances per game (38.6)

The Magpies won 16 of 18 final quarters in 2019 - best of any team in any quarter

Luke Partington finished fifth in the competition for disposals in 2019 (479)

Jack Trengove was 14th for disposals (422 in 13 matches)

Jack Trengove averaged more possessions per game than anyone in the top 30 disposal-getters (32.5)

Liam McBean (46) and Luke Reynolds (45) are ranked first and second for goals in 2019

Billy Frampton leads the Magpies’ goalkicking (32 goals from 12 games)