IF YOU'RE a Gold Coast fan, you might want to look away from these statistics.

Since Rodney Eade came to the club prior to the 2015 season, the Suns have been a horror show when missing co-captain Steven May.

Although May is waiting results for scans on his injured hamstring on Tuesday afternoon, Gold Coast is resigned to missing its star full-back for a few weeks – starting with Saturday's home game against the lethal Adelaide forward line. 

In nine games over the past two seasons without May, the Suns are winless.

And equally as troubling is the average losing margin without their co-captain, which stands at 67 points over that period.

But May's fellow leader Tom Lynch says his team is far better equipped to deal with the full-back's absence this time around.

"He's our captain, he's a great player for us, so obviously we're going to miss him," Lynch said. 

"I think we've got added depth now and we've got a full midfield.

"We're a lot better than last year to cover him."

Lynch is right. When May was suspended for five matches early in 2016, the Suns were also in the midst of a midfield injury crisis that ripped the heart out of their team. 

With Michael Barlow (hamstring) and David Swallow (ankle) expected to overcome niggles, they'll almost be at full strength in the middle of the ground to take on the Crows. 

The Suns will sweat on the fitness of May's sidekick Rory Thompson, who missed last week with a quad injury, and responsibility will fall on youngster Jack Leslie and possibly versatile Keegan Brooksby in the key posts.

"They (the Crows) have got a great forward line, so I think to help out our backline we'll have to put a lot of pressure on up the field," Lynch said.

"They've got Eddie Betts and Taylor Walker, they're really good players for them so we'll put a bit of work into them, but I think it'll start in the midfield and putting pressure on to make sure the delivery is under pressure."

After two losses to start the season, the Suns have righted the ledger with victories over Hawthorn and Carlton in the past fortnight.

"Every team will be looking to knock off (top four) teams like Adelaide and GWS, and we failed last time against GWS," Lynch said.

"Adelaide will be a good test for us and we look forward to improving on a really ordinary effort in round two (against the Giants)."

The Suns expect confirmation of May's injury on Tuesday afternoon.