The Wallabies and All Blacks will contest the latest installment of the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney this weekend, the match also doubling as the deciding fixture in this year's shortened Rugby Championship.

The All Blacks have dominated proceedings in recent times with the Wallabies having not tasted victory since their 20-15 win in Brisbane from 2011. Coincidentally, that five-point triumph came at a similar stage just a month or so before the 2011 World Cup, and also doubled as the deciding fixture of the then Tri Nations.

An omen perhaps? We'll know the answer to that question late on Saturday night; here are 10 big stats for the time being, tracing back to and including 2009, to whet your appetite ahead of this weekend's opening trans-Tasman contest.

• Should the Wallabies fail to win it would equal their record number of Tests against one opponent without winning. That record also came against New Zealand when they failed to win any of their 11 games against the All Blacks between 1967 and 1978.

• In the 19 Bledisloe Cup games between these sides since the start of 2009, New Zealand have scored the opening try on 11 occasions and went on to win all 11.

• Meanwhile, the Wallabies have scored the opener six times in that same period, winning two and losing by fewer than seven points in three of the other four fixtures. Both games in which no tries were scored ended in draws.
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• Just one opening try in those games was scored by a forward, compared to 15 scored by backs and one penalty try.

• Although they have recorded the third best scrum success so far this year, Australia's scrum has been resurgent with the Wallabies securing 91% of their ball in The Rugby Championship this year, compared to 75% last year and 63% in 2013.

• Similarly, the Wallabies' lineout has improved compared to 2013 and 2014. They will however face a New Zealand team who boast the best success rate in both the lineout (100%) and scrum (94%).

• In three meetings in 2014, Australia mustered 62 defenders beaten while the All Blacks caused just 44 missed tackles from their opponents. However, the All Blacks managed 21 clean breaks to Australia's 11.
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• Australia have not managed a scrum success rate above 80% in any of their last six Tests against New Zealand.

• Despite their recent dominance in this fixture, New Zealand have won the penalty count in just seven of the last 19 Tests between these nations.

• The Wallabies last scored five tries in a match against New Zealand in 2000 in a game which they lost. They have scored four tries in a game against the All Blacks on three occasions since then. New Zealand have scored five or more tries in a trans-Tasman Test on five occasions since 2000 and four on six occasions.