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OHAFC 1st XI: Old Wellingtonians (H), Arthurian League Division One, 11am KO

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 12.75 miles
• Referee: Thomas Prime
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture, let’s hope he’s in ‘prime’ form…
• Weather forecast: Sunny spells, 17 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Good 70%, Excellent 30%

TEAM:

• OHAFC 1st XI (2nd in Division One, 3pts) v Old Wellingtonians (6th in Division One, 1pt)
• Top two teams promoted to Premier Division
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
• Average position of Wellington in last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Two
• Average finishing position of sides relegated from Prem Division (last three seasons): 3rd in Division One
• 2nd League game of season for both teams
• OHAFC are level on points with 4 teams at top of table, Bradfield above OHAFC on goals scored
• OHAFC can go top with win or draw, can drop as low as 7th with defeat
• Opening day this season: OHAFC beat Repton 3-0 (Firoozan 2, Owen-Edmunds); Wellington drew 1-1 at Aldenham
• Opening day win was OHAFC 1st XI’s first victory in 7 League games and 2nd in 13 League games
• Last Season: OHAFC 10th (bottom) of Premier Division, Wellington 3rd in Division Two
• Last season OHAFC won 3, drawn 2, lost 13, goals scored 23 (4th fewest in division), conceded 59 (most in division)
• Last Season: Wellington won 10, drawn 3, lost 5, goals scored 39 (3rd most in division), conceded 28 (4th most in division)
• OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, scored 12, conceded 27
• Wellington League away form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 19, conceded 17
• Pre-Season form: OHAFC beat Marlborough (Prem) 3-0, beat Stowe (Div 4) 5-2, beat KCS Wimbledon (Prem) 2-0; Wellington drew 1-1 versus Wellington Select XI
• Corresponding fixture last season: None
• Previous meeting between sides: No previous meetings
• Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): No previous meetings
• OHAFC current League performance after opening game last season: 3pts better off (3 v 0), scored 2 goals more (3v1), conceded 8 goals fewer (0v8)

PLAYER:

• 45 players from squad used last season, 83 in last six seasons
• 13 players used on opening weekend
• Last Season (21 games in League & Cup) – Most Appearances: Lederman 18; Leading Scorer: Gilbert 6; Worst discipline: Breeden & Gilbert, 2 yellows
• Leading 1st XI appearances (last seven seasons): Lederman 114, Baker 83, Milln 80
• Leading 1st XI scorers (last seven seasons): Hoffen H 46, Lederman 38, Baker 25
• Worst discipline offenders (last seven seasons): Milln 11 yellows, 2 reds
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 2
• 7 players set for season debuts: Ed Poulter, Fraser McGuiness, Bemini Soyinka, Yunus Sert, Hugo Trower, Paul Molloy & John Portal
• Leading goalscorers this season: 2 – Firoozan, 1 – Owen-Edmunds
• Lederman set for 100th 1st XI League appearance (last 7 seasons)
• Milln set for 90th Club appearance, 80th 1st XI start (all comps), 70th 1st XI League appearance and seeking 10th 1st XI League goal
• Poulter set for 75th Club start & appearance (last 7 seasons)
• Soyinka set for 50th Club start and 10th 1st XI app (both in last 7 seasons)
• Gilbert set for 25th 1st XI League appearance and seeking 10th 1st XI goal (all comps)
• Trower and Jaguar Bajwa both set for 10th 1st XI starts in all competitions
• Jaguar Bajwa has now played 13 games for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd XI’s
• Molloy set to become third player to represent OHAFC 1st XI in Division One spells either side of 15 seasons in top flight (Hoffen & Lederman the other two)
• Total 1st XI appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 481
• Total 1st XI goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 115
• Avg 1st XI apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 34/8 (current season high 33/9)
• Total Club appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 613
• Total Club goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 190
• Avg Club apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 44/14 (current season high 38/10)

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Brentwoods 2s (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 11am KO at Old Brentwoods Sports Club

FIXTURE:

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 23.8 miles
• Longest away journey of the season by over 13 miles
• Average distance for 9 away League games: 7 miles
• Referee: Stuart Borman
• Refereeing his 2nd OHAFC 2’s fixture in last 7 seasons (Refereed corresponding fixture last season, 2-1 defeat for OHAFC)
• Refereeing his 7th OHAFC fixture in last 7 seasons, all away from home: 3 wins, 3 losses, OH scored 16, conceded 17, awarded 1 penalty & 1 yellow card
• Officiated the joint 5th most OHAFC fixtures along with David Mann & Peter Spelman
• Win ratio of 50% is best of the three (Mann 33%, Spelman 17%)
• Only Greenberg, Wilson, Higgs & Shabi have officiated in more OHAFC matches
• Weather forecast: Sunny spells, 15 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Good 10%, Fair 40%, Poor 40%, Very poor 10%

TEAM:

• Old Brentwood 2’s (1st in Division Three, 3pts) v OHAFC 2’s (8th in Division Three, 0pts)
• Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
• Average position of Old Brentwoods 2’s in last 3 seasons: 5th in Division Three
• 2nd League game of the season for both teams
• OHAFC & Eastbourne only teams in division yet to earn a point; Brentwood one of five teams with a win on opening day
• OHAFC will climb above opponents with four goal win, can climb as high as 2nd with a win, 7th with a draw, will stay 8th or drop to 9th with defeat
• Opening day this season: OHAFC lost 5-3 at Haberdashers, Brentwood beat Epsom 7-2 at home
• OHAFC not won in the League since 2-0 win over Aldenham at home on January 24th; won 2 of last 11 League games
• Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division Three with 18pts, Brentwood 3rd with 30pts
• Last season Harrow won 7, drawn 2, lost 8, goals scored 37 (4th most in division), conceded 44 (3rd most in division)
• Last season Brentwood won 9, drawn 3, lost 6, goals scored 34 (6th most in division), conceded 32 (joint 3rd most in division)
• Last time out: As above on opening day
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L,L,L – Brentwood W L W
• OHAFC League away form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, scored 10, conceded 19
• Brentwood League home form last season: Pld 9, won 6, drawn 3, scored 20, conceded 6
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 2-1 on March 28th 2015 (Scorer: J Orr-Ewing)
• Previous meeting between sides: As above
• Overall League record between teams (last six seasons, all divisions): Pld 10, OHAFC won 3, drawn 2, lost 5, goals scored 27, conceded 23
• Overall League record in Division Three (last six seasons): Pld 8, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 4, goals scored 23, conceded 18
• League record at Brentwood (last six seasons): Pld 5, drawn 1, OHAFC lost 4, goals scored 9, conceded 14
• Record OHAFC victory v Brentwood (last six seasons): 6-1 (H), Nov 10th 2012
• Record defeat v Brentwood (last six seasons): 1-3 (A), Dec 3rd 2011
• OHAFC current League performance after opening game last season: 3pts worse off (0 v 3), scored the same number of goals (3), conceded 3 goals more (5v2)
• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: No corresponding fixtures to date

PLAYER:

• 44 players from squad used last season, 127 in last seven seasons
• 13 players used in opening fixture of the season
• Last season (21 games in League & Cup) – Most appearances: J Orr-Ewing & Khan 19; Leading Scorer: M Curry 8; Worst discipline: C von Hirsch 2 yellows
• Leading 2nd XI appearances (last seven seasons): J Orr-Ewing 83, Chopra 74, Maydon & Woolley 67
• Leading 2nd XI scorers (last seven seasons): Soyinka 59, Stead 24, M Curry 18
• Worst discipline offenders (last seven seasons): Bone 1 yellow, 2 reds & K Amin 5 yellows
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 2
• Jack Alhadeff & Rob Cook set for Club debuts
• 6 players set for season debuts: Azhar Khan, Kyri Pittalis, Max Curry, Ollie Curry, Theo Gordon & Will Orr-Ewing
• Gordon set for 40th Club appearance & 20th 2nd XI appearance (has also played 20 games for 3rd XI)
• Khan set for 30th 2nd XI appearance & 25th 2nd XI start
• M Curry set for 30th 2nd XI League start, seeking 20th Club goal
• Elwell set for 25th Club start & 5th 2nd XI start
• Pratt set for 10th 2nd XI appearance & 10th Club start
• W Orr-Ewing set for first appearance since announcing engagement – congratulations!
• Total 2nd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 186
• Total 2nd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 35
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 6 seasons): 14/3 (season high: 23/5)
• Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 332
• Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 41
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 6 seasons): 26/3 (season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Cholmeleians 4’s (A), Division Five (North), 1pm KO at Old Cholmeleians Sports Ground

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 11.2 miles
• Shortest away fixture of the season: no away ground is within 10 miles of the Duke on the Green
• Average distance for 10 League away fixtures this season: 15.3 miles
• Referee: TBC
• Weather forecast: Sunny spells, 15 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Good 10%, Fair 50%, Poor 30%, Very poor 20%

TEAM:

• Old Cholmeleians 4’s (3rd in Div Five North, 0pts) v OHAFC 3rd XI (5th in Div 5 North, 0pts)
• Champions promoted to Division Four
• Average position of OHAFC 3rd XI last 3 seasons: 5th in Division Five
• Average position of Cholms 4s in last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Five
• Opening League game of season for both teams
• Only 3 of the 6 teams have played, Old Merchants Taylor top with 4 pts from 2 games
• OHAFC can go 2nd with win, will stay 5th or climb to 3rd or 4th with draw, will stay 5th or drop to 6th with defeat
• Last Season: OHAFC 4th in Div 5 North, Cholms 6th in Div 5 North
• Last season OHAFC won 3, drawn 4, lost 3, goals scored 21 (4th most in division), conceded 22 (2nd most in division)
• Last Season: Cholms won 2, drawn 2, lost 6, goals scored 18 (fewest in division), conceded 29 (most in division)
• OHAFC League away form last season: Pld 5, won 1, drawn 3, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 11
• Cholms League home form last season: Pld 5, won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 9, conceded 16
• Corresponding fixture last season: 2-2 draw on Oct 18th 2014 (Scorers: Smith, Kerry)
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 4-3 at home on Nov 8th 2014 (Scorers: Smith 3)
• Overall League record between teams (last two seasons): Pld 4, OHAFC lost 3, drawn 1, goals scored 8, conceded 14
• League record at Old Cholmeleians: Pld 2, OHAFC lost 1, drawn 1, goals scored 3, conceded 6
• Record OHAFC victory: N/A
• Record OHAFC defeat: 4-1 (A) on March 29th 2014 (Scorer: Elwell)

PLAYER:

• 43 players from squad used last season, 83 in last six seasons
• Last Season (14 games in League & Cup) – Most Appearances: Feather 10; Leading Scorer: Smith 6; Worst discipline: Feather 2 yellows
• Leading 3rd XI appearances (last three seasons): Elwell, Gordon & Khan 20
• Leading 3rd XI scorers (last three seasons): Smith 15
• Worst discipline offenders (last three seasons): Gordon 1 yellow, 1 red
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 1
• Charlie Hicks, Chris Thorn & Fred Parry set for Club debuts
• Feather set for 10th start for 3rd XI & Club
• Page set for 10th Club start
• T Faber set for 5th 3rd XI appearance and 5th Club start
• Gallagher set for 5th 3rd XI start & appearance
• Total 3rd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 86
• Total 3rd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 23
• Avg 3rd XI apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 7/2 (current season high N/A)
• Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 114
• Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 30
• Avg Club apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 9/2 (current season high N/A)

Did You Know?

• In last weekend’s Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Arsenal, Diego Costa did not commit a single foul
• Anthony Martial, Patrice Evra & Thierry Henry all started their careers at the same French club: C.O. Les Ulis
• Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo Nazario de Lima are the only two players to win the Ballon d’Or with two different clubs

(Facts courtesy of @UltraFootyFacts)