Just the solitary OHAFC fixture this weekend but there is still a veritable feast of statistical information available…YIPPEE!

OHAFC 1st XI: Old Reptonians (A), Arthurian League Division One, 2pm KO at Merchant Taylors School, Sandy Lodge Road, Middlesex HA6 2HT

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 14.8 miles
• 5th longest away trip of season
• Average distance for 18 League fixtures this season: 12.86 miles
• Referee: Kevin Lowe
• Refereeing his third OHAFC League fixture, both previous fixtures OHAFC home wins
• Record of played 2, won 2, scored 12, conceded 3
• Refereed last weekend’s 4-3 2nd XI win over Sennockians
• Awarded OHAFC a penalty in both previous fixtures (both converted)
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 3 degrees (acceptable threshold for glove wearing: 5 degrees)
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 10%, Good 30%, Fair 30%, Poor 30%

TEAM

• Old Reptonians (4th in Division One, 16pts) v OHAFC 1st XI (1st in Division One, 21pts)
• Third consecutive League away fixture for OHAFC 1st XI (away to Bradfield next week)
• Every OHAFC 1st XI League game this season has been decided by a solitary goal since opening the campaign with 3-0 wins over Repton & Wellington
• 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 2.63pts per game)
• OHAFC 4 points inside promotion places
• Repton 1 point from promotion palces
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
• Average position of Repton last 3 seasons: 6th in Division One
• Average finishing position of sides relegated from Prem Division (last three seasons): 3rd in Division One
• 9th League game of season for OHAFC, 10th for Repton
• 4th away fixture of season for OHAFC
• Last time out: OHAFC won 1-0 at Haileybury on December 12th 2015, Repton beat Malvern 3-0 at home last weekend
• OHAFC will stay top of the table regardless of the result
• Last Season: OHAFC 10th (bottom) of Premier Division, Repton 3rd in Division One
• Current League Form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W W; Repton W D L
• OHAFC away League form this season: Lost 1-0 at Aldenham, won 2-1 at Winchester, won 1-0 at Haileybury
• Repton home League form this season: Won 2, Lost 1, Scored 8, Conceded 3
• Corresponding fixture last season: No corresponding fixture
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 3-0 (H) on Sept 12th 2015 (Scorers: Firoozan 2, Owen-Edmunds)
• Overall League record between teams (previous 7 seasons): Previous meeting in September the only League fixture between the sides
• League record at Repton: Haven’t met at Repton in League in last 7 seasons (Repton won 3-2 in Arthur Dunn Cup 1st Round on Nov 2nd 2013, Scorers: Baker, H Hoffen)
• Record OHAFC League victory: 3-0 (H), Sept 12th 2011 (Scorers: Firoozan 2, Owen-Edmunds)
• Record OHAFC League defeat: N/A
• Current performance after same number of games last season: 14pts better off (21v7), scored one goal more (14v13), conceded 19 goals fewer (4v23)
• Current League position compared to same stage last season: 6 places higher (1st v 7th)
• OHAFC 1st XI continue to set new Club record for lowest number of goals conceded by the side in consecutive League games (last 7 seasons)
• OHAFC 1st XI now have joint second best defensive record in the League: 4 goals conceded in 8 games (0.5 goals per game) matched by Bancroftians and only beaten by Tonbridge 2’s (3 in 7, 0.43 goals per game)

PLAYER

• 27 players from squad used this season (7 League games), 85 in last seven seasons
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 9
• Leading 1st XI League appearances this season: 8 – Hill, Lederman
• Leading 1st XI League scorers this season: 4 – Hoffen, 3 – Firoozan
• Worst discipline offenders this season: 2 yellows – Sert
• Lederman set for 120th Club start & 100th 1st XI League start in last 7 seasons and 10th Club start this season
• Hoffen set for 75th Club appearance in last 7 seasons and 10th 1st XI season appearance
• McGuiness & Poulter both set for 10th 1st XI starts & appearances this season
• Sert set for 10th 1st XI season appearance
• Trower set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• A Breeden set for 1st XI season debut
• Smith yet to start for 1st XI (2 sub appearances)
• Taunton-Collins made more Club appearances this season than any other player (12 apps, 3 goals)
• Firoozan has scored the 1st XI’s last four goals in all competitions
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 446/116
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 34/9 (current season high: 47/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 574/168
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 44/13 (current season high: 55/17)

OHAFC 2nd & 3rd XI's: No fixtures, both in action next weekend

A selection of interesting, VERY interesting football facts kindly sent to me earlier this week by 1st XI skipper Ed 'Mr Interesting' Poulter...

KEY: * = Interesting, ** = Very interesting, ?? = Not that interesting

• Mathieu Flamini has never lost a Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium (*)

• Henrik Larsson's first and last goals at Celtic Park were both AGAINST Celtic - his first was an own goal, his last was whilst playing for Barcelona (**)

• John Terry (boo) has scored more League goals than Andres Iniesta - 39 v 34 (*)

• No Barcelona player had ever been named La Liga player of the month until Neymar was in November 2015 (quite rightly so) (**)

• Southend United have a 100% win rate against Manchester United (*)

• Jermaine Pennant is the only Englishman to have played in a Champions League final but never to have played for England (Liverpool v AC Milan) (**)

• Norwich City finished third in the 1992/3 Premier League despite ending the 42 game season with a goal difference of -4 (??)

• The highest ever attendance at Old Trafford is 76,962 for an FA Cup semi-final in 1939...between Wolves and Grimsby Town (*)

• Manchester United's highest ever home attendance is 83,260 for a fixture versus Arsenal in 1948. The game was played at Maine Road whilst Old Trafford was being rebuilt following bomb damage (see On This Week for more...) (**)

• Ed Poulter has scored 1 goal in 81 Club appearances over the last 7 seasons - the lowest goals per game ratio (0.0123456789) of any outfield player in the Club from those who have scored at least once - next lowest is Harry Woolley with 2 goals in 67 games (0.03) (***)