Friday Stat Attack

21 Nov 2014

The Friday Stat Attack – verified by all of FIFA’s lawyers to be 100% accurate and entertaining (verification may or may not have taken place by some or any of FIFA’s lawyers)”

OHAFC 1st XI: Old Brentwoods (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, 12pm KO

TEAM:

  • OHAFC (8th) v Brentwood (6th) in Premier Division

  • Last season: OHAFC 8th in Prem Division with 22pts, Brentwood 7th with 23pts

  • Harrow won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, goals scored 8, conceded 20 (most in division)

  • Brentwood won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, goals scored 8, conceded 10

  • OHAFC will climb to 7th with win, will stay in 8th or drop to 9th with draw or defeat

  • Last time out: OHAFC drew 0-0 at home to Eton on Nov 1st, first 0-0 draw in six seasons; Brentwood drew 1-1 v Eton, Oct 25th

  • Current form (last 3 League games): Both teams draw, win, loss

  • OHAFC home form this season: Pld 4, drawn 1, lost 3, goals scored 6, conceded 19

  • Brentwood away form this season: Pld 1, beat Charterhouse 2-0 on Oct 4th

  • Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 6-1 on Nov 9th 2013 (Hoffen 3, Gilbert, Coleridge-Cole, own goal)

  • Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 2-0 on March 22nd 2014 (Harder 2)

  • Overall League record between teams (last five seasons): Pld 10, OHAFC won 7, lost 3, scored 29, conceded 16

  • League record at Harrow (last five seasons): Pld 5, OHAFC won 4, lost 1, scored 20, conceded 8

  • OHAFC have won the last 5 meetings between the teams

  • Record OHAFC victory v Brentwood: 6-1 (H), Nov 9th 2013

  • Record defeat v Brentwood: 2-4 (A), Nov 26th 2011

  • OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 2pts worse off (4 v 6), scored two goals fewer (8v10), conceded 10 more (20 v 10)

  • OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 3pts worse off (1v4), scored 4 goals fewer, conceded 8 goals more

  • Harrow and Brentwood performance versus common opponents so far this season: Played 4 common opponents (Eton, Forest, KCS Wimbledon, Lancing), Harrow 4pts from 4 games (scored 7, conceded 14); Brentwood 4pts from 4 games (scored 6, conceded 11)

PLAYER:

  • 27 players from squad used this season, 75 in last six seasons
  • 13-man squad named for Matchday 6
  • Two players ever-present in League this season: Hoffen started all five games, Berry started three - Hoffen not available (injured)
  • Leading 1st XI scorers (League only): 4 – Hoffen, 1 – Gilbert, Harder, Hill
  • Hoffen currently leading Club scorer this season, 5 goals in all competitions
  • Worst discipline offenders: Hoffen, Gilbert, Orr-Ewing W – all 1 yellow card
  • Baker set for 75th 1st XI start in all competitions in last six seasons, needs 1 more goal for 25 in all comps
  • Milln set for 70th 1st XI start and appearance in all competitions
  • Richardson set for 50th 1st XI League appearance
  • Berry & Breeden set for 20th League starts for 1st XI
  • McGuiness set for ‘official’ 1st XI debut after playing against the School last week

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Epsomians (H), Arthurian League Division 3, 12pm KO

TEAM:

  • OHAFC 2nd XI (3rd) v Epsom (4th) in Division Three
  • Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division 3 with 18pts, Epsom 3rd with 29pts
  • Harrow won 3, drawn 2, lost 1, goals scored 16, conceded 9
  • Epsom won 3, drawn 2, lost 1, scored 15, conceded 10
  • OHAFC will climb a place or stay 3rd with a win, will stay 3rd or drop a place with a draw, will fall below Epsom into 4th and could fall to 5th or 6th with defeat
  • Last time out: OHAFC lost 3-1 at leaders Berkhamsted (Dalzell), Epsom beat Citizens 1-0 at home
  • Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC lost, won, won; Epsom won, drawn, won
  • OHAFC home form this season: Pld 3, won 2, drawn 1, goals scored 11, conceded 5
  • Epsom away form this season: Pld 2, won 1, drawn 1, goals scored 7, conceded 2
  • Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 3-1 on October 19th 2013 (Stead)
  • Previous meeting between sides: as above
  • Overall League record between teams (last five seasons): Only played once, result as above
  • League record at Harrow (last five seasons): 3-1 defeat on Oct 19th 2013
  • Record OHAFC victory: N/A
  • Record defeat: 1-3 (H), Oct 19th 2013
  • OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 4pts better off (11 v 7), scored 6 goals more (16 v 10), conceded 5 fewer (9 v 14)
  • OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: earned 1 point less (3v4), scored 3 fewer (4 v 7), conceded 1 more (5v4)
  • Harrow and Epsom performance versus common opponents so far this season: Played 4 common opponents (KCS Wimbledon 2’s, Salopian 2’s, Berkhamsted, Citizens) - Harrow Pld 4, 5 pts (scored 8, conceded 9), Epsom Pld 6, 11 pts (scored 15, conceded 10)

PLAYER:

  • 28 players from squad used this season, 117 in last six seasons
  • 13-man squad named for Matchday 7
  • 3 players ever-present this season, all named in matchday squad; Khan started all 6 games; Taunton-Collins & Jack Orr-Ewing started 5 each
  • Leading scorers (Lge only): 3 – Kerry & Curry M, 2 – Khan & Dalzell, 1 – 6 players
  • Worst discipline offenders: von Hirsch, 1 yellow card
  • Maydon set for 60th 2nd XI appearance in all competitions
  • Kerry set for 25th appearance for 2nd XI in all competitions
  • Cater set for 20th 2nd XI League appearance and 2nd XI debut this season
  • Khan set for 15th start for 2nd XI in all competitions
  • Gordon set for 10th League appearance for 2nd XI
  • Max Curry needs one more goal to reach 10 League goals for 2nd XI
  • Edmund Massey set for Club debut
  • Woolley set for 2nd XI debut this season

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Forest 3’s (H), Arthurian League Division 5 North, 12pm KO

TEAM

  • Forest 3’s (1st) v OHAFC 3’s (4th) in Division 5 North
  • Last season: OHAFC 5th in Division 5 with 13pts, Forest 3’s 7th with 10pts
  • Harrow won 1, drawn 3, lost 2, goals scored 15, conceded 16 (both scored and conceded totals are division highs)
  • Forest won 2, drawn 3, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 11
  • 1 pt separate top three teams in Division 5 North, Harrow 3pts off top
  • OHAFC can go top with win, can drop to 4th with defeat or draw
  • Last time out: OHAFC lost 4-3 at home to Cholms 4’s, Forest drew 2-2 at home to Brentwood 4’s
  • Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC lost, won, drawn; Forest drawn, lost, won
  • OHAFC home form this season: Pld 2, drawn 1, lost 1, goals scored 5, conceded 6
  • Forest away form this season: Pld 3, won 1, drawn 2, goals scored 5, conceded 4
  • Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 4-3 on Nov 9th 2013 (Page, Smith, Own Goal)
  • Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 5-3 (A) on Nov 1st 2014 (Breeden 2, Ned Callander 2, Dewan)
  • Overall League record between teams (last two seasons): Pld 2, OHAFC won 1, lost 1, goals scored 7, conceded 7
  • League record at Harrow (last two seasons): 2-2 draw on Oct 18th 2014
  • Record OHAFC victory: 5-3 (A) on Nov 1st 2014
  • Record defeat: 3-4 (H) on Nov 9th 2013
  • OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 2pts better off (6 v 4), scored 1 goal more (15 v 14), conceded 8 fewer (16 v 24)
  • Harrow and Forest performance versus common opponents so far this season: Played 4 common opponents (Cholms 4’s, Old Merchants Taylor, Brentwood 4’s, Bancroftians) - Harrow pld 5, 3pts (scored 10, conceded 13); Forest pld 5, 9pts (scored 8, conceded 6)

PLAYER

  • 32 players used so far this season, 76 in last two seasons
  • No ever-presents in squad
  • 13-strong squad named for Matchday 7
  • Elwell set for 20th 3rd XI appearance in all competitions, equalling record held by Theo Gordon
  • Benjy Sewell set for 10th League start for 3rd XI
  • Feather set for 5th 3rd XI start and appearance
  • Alex Smith currently with 13 goals in 12 appearances for 3rd XI (11 starts + 1 sub)
  • Edmund Massey set for Club debut

Other Stats of the Week: November 22nd 2014

  • 326th day of the Gregorian Calendar, 32 days until Christmas
  • 1943 Lebanon gains independence from France
  • 1975 Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain (subsequently Ashley Giles) following death of Franco
  • 1986 Mike Tyson defeats Trevor Berbick to become the youngest world heavyweight champion in history
  • 2005 Angela Merkel becomes the first female chancellor of Germany
  • 1877 Joan Gamper, the Swiss founder of FC Barcelona, was born
  • 1890 Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, was born
  • 1943 American tennis player Billie Jean King was born
  • 1967 German Wimbledon champion Boris Becker was born
  • 1986 South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was born
  • 1997 Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS, died

National Events:

  • Saint Cecilia Day
  • Day of the Albanian Alphabet
  • Earliest day on which Thanksgiving can fall (Nov 28th is the latest)

Colemanballs of the Week:

“Ravenelli was unlucky…or was it just bad luck?” (Des Lynam)