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OHAFC 1st XI: Old Brentwoods (H), Arthurian League Division One, 11.30am KO at Harrow School

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 12.7 miles
• Referee: George Patriche
• Refereeing his second OHAFC fixture, the first was the 1-0 defeat to Aldenham on Matchday 3
• Soyinka shown 1st XI's only yellow card of season in that game
• Weather forecast: Rain, 13 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

TEAM:

• OHAFC 1st XI (2nd in Division One, 9pts) v Old Brentwoods (1st in Division One, 9pts)
• Top two teams promoted to Premier Division
• Average points needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 3 seasons): 30 (1.73pts per game, OHAFC currently 2.25pts per game)
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
• Average position of Brentwood last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
• Average finishing position of sides relegated from Prem Division (last three seasons): 3rd in Division One
• 5th League game of season for OHAFC, 4th League game for Brentwood, 3rd home game for the OHAFC
• Last time out: Last weekend OHAFC beat Malvern 1-0 (H), Brentwood beat Bradfield 4-2 (H)
• Brentwood one of 10 sides in Arthurian League to remain unbeaten after 3 or more games this season
• OHAFC will climb above Brentwood to top spot with win, will stay 2nd or drop to 3rd with draw, will stay 2nd or drop to 3rd or 4th with defeat
• Last Season: OHAFC 10th (bottom) of Premier Division, Brentwood 9th in Premier Division
• Last season was the first time either side had been relegated from the Premier Division for over a decade
• Last season OHAFC won 3, drawn 2, lost 13, goals scored 23 (4th fewest in division), conceded 59 (most in division)
• Last Season: Brentwood won 5, drawn 3, lost 10, goals scored 31 (6th most in division), conceded 42 (3rd most in division)
• OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, scored 12, conceded 27
• Brentwood League away form last season: Pld 9, won 2, lost 7, scored 13, conceded 25
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 5-1 on Nov 22nd 2014 (Scorers: Gilbert 2, Baker, Breeden, Lederman)
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 8-2 (A) in the Premier Division on Dec 20th 2014
• Overall League record between teams (previous 6 seasons): Pld 12, OHAFC won 8, lost 4, goals scored 36, conceded 25
• All previous meetings in the Premier Division – the sides have not met in the Dunn Cup in the last 7 seasons
• League record at Harrow: Pld 6, OHAFC won 5, lost 1, goals scored 25, conceded 9
• Record OHAFC victory: 6-1 (H), Nov 29th 2013
• Record OHAFC defeat: 2-8 (A), Dec 20th 2014
• Current League Form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L W; Brentwood W W W
• Current performance after same number of games last season: 6pts better off (9v3), scored 1 goal fewer (7v8), conceded 19 goals fewer (1v20)
• Current League position compared to same stage last season: 7 places higher (2nd v 9th)
• OHAFC 1st XI have conceded only 1 goal in 4 League games for first time since 2009/10 season; 5-game low of 2 goals conceded, also in 2009/10
• OHAFC currently have best defensive record in the Arthurian League (of sides that have played 3 or more games): 0.25 goals/game conceded – only Carthusians 2’s (0.33), Merchants Taylor (0.5), Bancroftians (0.67) & Tonbridge 2’s (0.75) have conceded less than a goal a game
• OHAFC & Brentwood records versus common opponents this season: Only one common fixture, both sides beat Malvern at home, OHAFC winning 1-0, Brentwood 4-2

PLAYER:

• 45 players from squad used last season, 83 in last six seasons
• 20 players used this season
• 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 117, Baker 83, Milln 82
• Leading 1st XI scorers (last seven seasons): Hoffen H 48, Lederman 39, Baker 25
• Worst discipline offenders (last seven seasons): Milln 11 yellows, 2 reds
• Leading appearances this season: Gilbert, Hill, Hoffen & Lederman have all played in the opening 4 fixtures
• Leading goalscorers this season: 2 – Firoozan, Hoffen
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow - Soyinka
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 5
• Soyinka set for 60th Club appearance (last 7 seasons)
• Trower set for 30th Club appearance & 25th Club start
• Hill set for 15th 1st XI League start & appearance and 5th 1st XI season start & appearance
• McGuiness set for 15th 1st XI start & appearance
• Sert set for 10th 1st XI League appearance & 10th 1st XI start in all competitions
• Lalude set for 10th 1st XI League start
• Lederman set for 5th 1st XI season appearance & seeking 40th 1st XI goal (last 7 seasons)
• Hoffen set for 5th 1st XI season start & appearance
• Milln seeking 10th 1st XI League goal
• Firoozan set for first appearance since opening day of the season (3-0 win over Repton)
• Baker set for Club season debut and 1st appearance since March 7th 2015 (1-0 defeat to KCS Wimbledon)
• Total 1st XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 521
• Total 1st XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 133
• Avg 1st XI apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 40/10 (current season high 36/9)
• Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 621
• Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 199
• Avg Club apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 48/15 (current season high 44/14)
• OHAFC 1st XI fielding their most experienced side so far this season

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Citizens (H), Arthurian League Division Three, 11.30am KO at Harrow School

FIXTURE:

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 7.33 miles
• Referee: Thomas Prime
• Refereeing his 3rd OHAFC fixture, both previous games home wins for the 1st XI this season
• No cards shown or penalties awarded in the two games
• Weather forecast: Rain, 13 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

TEAM:

• OHAFC 2’s (8th in Division Three, 3pts) v Old Citizens (3rd in Division Three, 8pts)
• Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
• Average points needed for promotion to Division Two (last 3 seasons): 28 (Avg points per game 1.73, OHAFC currently 0.6)
• Average points needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 3 seasons): 16 (Avg points per game 1.02, OHAFC currently 0.6)
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
• Average position of Citizens last 3 seasons: 4th in Division Four
• Citizens won two successive promotions in 2012/13 & 2013/14 before finishing 7th in Division Three last season
• OHAFC 2nd XI have equalled their worst start to a season in six years (2009/10 season in Division Two opened with one win in first six games)
• 6th League game of the season for both teams
• OHAFC will climb to 5th or 6th or7th with win; will climb to 7th or stay 8th with draw; will stay 8th with defeat
• Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division Three with 18pts, Citizens 7th in Division Three with 22pts
• Last season OHAFC won 7, drawn 2, lost 8, goals scored 37 (6th most in division), conceded 46 (3rd most in division)
• Last season Citizens won 7, drawn 1, lost 10, goals scored 38 (4th most in division), conceded 39 (6th most in division)
• OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 27, conceded 27
• Citizens League away form last season: Pld 9, won 4, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 18, conceded 15
• Last time out: Last week OHAFC lost 2-1 at Sennockians, Citizens drew 1-1 at Salopians 2’s
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L W; Citizens D D W
• Corresponding fixture last season: 3-3 draw on Sept 27th 2014 (Scorers: Chopra, Dalzell, Kerry)
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 6-1 (A) on Nov 29th 2014
• Overall League record between the teams (last six seasons): Pld 2, OHAFC lost 1, 1 draw
• League record at Harrow: 3-3 draw in Sept 2014 as above
• Record League defeat v Citizens: 6-1 defeat in Nov 2014 as above
• OHAFC current League performance after same number of games last season: 8pts worse off (3 v 11), scored 6 goals fewer (9v15), conceded 9 goals more (15v6)
• Current League position compared to same stage last season: 6 places lower (8th v 2nd)
• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season (3): Same number of points (3), scored 2 goals fewer (5v7), conceded the same number of goals (8)

PLAYER:

• 44 players from squad used last season, 130 in last seven seasons
• 27 players used in opening five fixtures this 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 20
• Worst discipline offenders (last seven seasons): Bone 1 yellow, 2 reds & K Amin 5 yellows
• Leading appearances this season: Robinson & Taunton-Collins both appeared in all 5 opening fixtures
• Leading goalscorers this season: 3 - Taunton-Collins
• Worst discipline this season: No cards received
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 6
• Berry set for 50th 2nd XI League appearance (last 7 seasons)
• Gordon set for 40th Club start, 20th 2nd XI start & 5th 2nd XI season start & appearance
• Robinson set for 30th 2nd XI start (last 7 seasons)
• Taunton-Collins set for 20th 2nd XI League appearance, 5th 2nd XI season start & seeking 5th 2nd XI career goal
• Pratt set for 10th Club start & 10th 2nd XI appearance
• Owen-Edmunds set for 10th 2nd XI start & 2nd XI season debut; yet to start a game this season (1 sub appearance for 1st XI)
• Massey set for 10th 2nd XI appearance
• L Callander set for 5th 2nd XI start
• Elwell & Khan set for 5th 2nd XI season appearances
• Smith set for 2nd XI season debut; yet to start a game for 2nd XI (1 sub appearance)
• Nick Scarborough set for Club debut – Good luck!
• Total 2nd XI appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 237
• Total 2nd XI goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 29
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 6 seasons): 17/2 (season high: 23/5)
• Total Club appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 391
• Total Club goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 54
• Average Club apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 6 seasons): 28/4 (season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Fixture

Did You Know?

• The OHAFC 1st & 2nd XI's have so far won all their home games this season (4) and lost all their away games this season (5)

• In the four games played by the OHAFC 1st XI this season, the away side have failed to score a single goal

• The OHAFC 2nd XI are the only side in the Arthurian League to have won or lost 4 games either all at home or all away this season (Epsom have drawn 4 home games)

(Facts courtesy of OHAFC.com editor & 2nd XI captain Geoffrey Taunton-Collins, CON)