OHAFC 1st XI: Old Marlburians (A), Arthurian League Premier Division, Sat Nov 12th 12pm KO at Lincoln Field Sports Pitches, Percy Road, Twickenham TW2 6JW

DIVISION

• Eleventh weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Premier Division made up of 10 sides: Brentwoods, Carthusians, Etonians, Foresters, Harrovians, KCS Wimbledon, Lancing Old Boys, Marlburians, Salopians, Tonbridgians
• Tonbridgians won the League and Arthur Dunn Cup last season
• OHAFC have faced all sides previously in the Premier Division except for the Old Marlburians whom they beat 4-0 in the Dunn Cup 2nd Round last season
• First season back in the Premier Division following relegation at end of 2014/15 season
• OHAFC have finished 5th, 8th & 10th in their previous three seasons in the Division
• OHAFC were last League champions in 2010
• Foresters the only unbeaten team in the division
• Bottom four teams have won only twice in 25 games so far this season
• OHAFC in their highest League position of the season and the highest since midway through the 2014/15 season
• Other Premier Division fixtures this Saturday: Old Brentwoods (9th) v KCS Wimbledon Old Boys (3rd), Lancing Old Boys (8th) v Old Foresters (1st), Old Tonbridgians (4th) v Old Salopians (10th)
• Bottom two teams relegated into Division One
• Average points/points per game needed to win Premier Division (last 4 seasons): 38/2.13
• Average points/points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division One (last 4 seasons): 15/0.85
• OHAFC currently on 0.71 pts/game

FIXTURE

• Old Marlburians 1s (6th,7pts) v OHAFC 1s (7th,5pts) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• Eighth League fixture of the season for both teams
• Fourth away fixture of the season for the OHAFC – fourth in a run of five consecutive away games following four home games to open the season with
• First meeting between the teams this season
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 7.3 miles, the third shortest away trip of the season (KCS Wimbledon the shortest at 1.9 miles)
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.83 miles (last season 12.86 miles)
• Referee: Chris Phillips
• Refereeing his 2nd OHAFC fixture
• Only previous game the 2s 6-2 win over Eastbournians in September
• No bookings or penalties
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 6 degrees (Acceptable glove-wearing threshold: 5 degrees)
• Pitch forecast: 3G Astroturf
• 2nd consecutive fixture on an artificial surface for the 1st XI
• OHAFC League record on astroturf over past 8 seasons: Pld 13, won 6, drawn 1, lost 6, for 32, against 26
• OHAFC away League record on astroturf: Pld 8, won 4, drawn 1, lost 3, for 14, against 13

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Marlburians last 4 seasons/Average points: 8th in Division One/32 points
• Marlburians were promoted three seasons in a row from 2012/13 onwards before consolidating in 8th in the Premier Division last season
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Pld 18, won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, goals scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division)
• Marlburians League form last season (Premier Division): Pld 18, won 5, drawn 1, lost 12, scored 27 (joint 2nd fewest in division), conceded 52 (2nd most in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 7
• Only the two relegated sides in Division One scored fewer away goals than the OHAFC last season
• Marlburians home League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, scored 13, conceded 31
• Marlburians had the worst goal difference and conceded more goals at home last season than any other team in the Premier Division
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W D D , Marlburians W L W
• OHAFC League away form this season: Pld 3, won 1, drawn 2, for 6, against 5
• Marlburians home form this season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, for 11, against 11
• OHAGFC are one of four teams in the Premier Division still unbeaten away from home this season
• OHAFC 1s have the lowest number of points (5) after seven games of a League season since stats began in 2009/10
• Last time out: Last weekend the OHAFC won 3-2 at Old Salopians, Marlburians beat Lancing Old Boys 7-1 at home
• Last weekend saw the OHAFC 1s win for the first time since the 4-1 win at Malvern on March 12th – 10 games
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet in the League last season
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 4-0 in the Dunn Cup 1st round on November 7th 2015
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Sides have never met in the Arthurian League
• League record at Salops (last seven seasons): N/A
• Record OHAFC victory: 4-0 Dunn Cup win as above
• Record OHAFC defeat: N/A
• OHAFC will go above Marlburians into 6th with a win, will stay 7th or drop to 8th with a draw, will stay 7th or drop to as low as 10th with defeat

PLAYERS

• 42 players used by 1st XI in all competitions last season, all 42 featured in at least one of the 18 League games
• 104 players have represented the OHAFC 1st XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Kyle Barrett became the 100th player to play for the side when making his debut against KCS Wimbledon on October 15th 2016
• Leading 1st XI appearance last season – all competitions: Yunus Sert 19
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season – all competitions: Harry Hoffen 11
• Leading 1st XI appearances this season – all competitions: 2 players have played in the opening 7 fixtures – Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers this season – all competitions: 2 Alex Gilbert
• Worst discipline offenders this season - all competitions: 2 yellows – Sert
• 36 players used in 7 League games so far this season
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 8
• Alex Breeden set for 70th career Club appearance
• Yunus Sert set for 30th career 1st XI League appearance
• Hugo Trower set for 20th career 1st XI League start
• Nick Scarborough set for 10th career 1st XI League appearance and 5th 1st XI season appearance
• Alex Gilbert set for 5th 1st XI season start
• Doug Morrison set for 5th Club start of season & career
• Jesse Duah set for 5th Club appearance of season & career
• David Lederman set for 1st XI season debut
• Harison Saunders set for Club debut
• Also in squad: Ed Poulter, Felix Orchard, Hamish MacIntyre, Harry Hoffen & Will David
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 476/135
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 34/10 (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 564/167
• Average Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 40/12 (last season high: 57/17)