OHAFC 1st XI: Lancing Old Boys (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, Sat Jan 7th 1pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches

DIVISION

• Sixteenth 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
• Bottom four teams have won only three times in 32 games combined so far this season
• OHAFC in their highest League position of the season and the highest since midway through the 2014/15 season
• 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 0.60 pts/game
• Other Premier Division fixture this Saturday: Old Etonians (6th) v Old Marlburians (5th) & Old Foresters (1st) v Old Salopians (7th)

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (8th, 6pts) v Lancing Old Boys 1s (8th, 5pts) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• 11th League fixture of the season for OHAFC, 8th for Lancing
• First League fixture of 2017 for the OHAFC 1st XI
• This is the first League meeting between the sides this season; Forest will be the only side the OHAFC are yet to face after Saturday
• Sides met in the Arthur Dunn Cup in their final fixture of 2016
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.83 miles (last season 12.86 miles)
• Referee: George Patriche
• Refereeing his 6th OHAFC fixture
• OHAFC record of 2 wins and 3 defeats in the 5 previous games officiated, goals scored 6, conceded 12 & 4 yellow cards shown to OHAFC players
• Has refereed the 1st XI three times previously, OHAFC have won 2 and lost 1, receiving 3 yellow cards in the process
• Last 1st XI fixture officiated was the 2-1 home win over Aldenham in Division One last season
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 8 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 70%, Good 30%

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Lancing last 4 seasons/Average points: 3rd in Premier Division/30 points
• Last season was the first in four years Lancing have finished lower than 3rd in the Premier Division
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Pld 18, won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division)
• Lancing League form last season (Premier Division): Pld 18, won 5, drawn 5, lost 8, scored 27 (2nd fewest in division), conceded 39 (4th most in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 7, lost 2, scored 32, conceded 11
• Lancing away League form last season: Pld 9, won 3, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 16, conceded 17
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L D Lancing L L L
• Lancing have lost their last 5 League games having opened the season with a draw and win
• They have conceded 15 goals in their previous three defeats
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 5, lost 5, for 3, against 17
• OHAFC 1s have the worst home record in the Arthurian League so far this season
• Lancing away League form this season: Pld 3, drawn 1, lost 2, for 5, against 13
• OHAFC 1s have the lowest number of points (6) after ten games of a League season since stats began in 2009/10
• Last time out: The sides met the week before Christmas in the first round of the Arthur Dunn Cup, Lancing winning 2-1 at Lancing College (OHAFC scorer: J Breeden, pen)
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: As above, Lancing won 2-1 in the Arthur Dunn Cup first round on December 17th
• Overall League record between teams (last seven seasons): Pld 12, OHAFC won 3, drawn 3, lost 6, for 16, against 28
• League record at Harrow (last seven seasons): Pld 6, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 2, for 11, against 15
• Record OHAFC victory: 3-1 (H), Jan 28th 2012
• Record OHAFC defeat: 6-1 (H), Oct 4th 2014
• Lancing have won five of the last six League meetings between the two sides
• OHAFC could climb to 7th with a win, will stay 8th with a draw, will drop below Lancing to 9th 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
• 105 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: 10 – Yunus Sert, Alex Breeden
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers this season – all competitions: 3 - Alex Gilbert, 2 – James Breeden
• Worst discipline offenders this season - all competitions: 5 yellows – Yunus Sert
• 39 players used in 10 League games so far this season
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 11
• Ed Poulter set for 100th career club start & appearance in the last 8 seasons – becomes the fifth player to reach this landmark during that period; also set for 10th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Fred Milln set for 80th career 1st XI League start
• Nick Scarborough set for 10th career 1st XI League start
• Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert both set for 10th 1st XI League start & appearances this season
• Will David set for 5th career club appearance
• Ollie Walker set for 5th career 1st XI appearance
• Jess Duah set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance of season & career
• Pablo Hutchinson set for 1st XI career debut
• Sam Pepys set for club season debut
• George O’Malley is set for club debut – currently the School 1st XI captain
• Also in squad: Kyle Barrett, Dan Firoozan & Hamish MacIntyre
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 352/38
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 25/ (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 428/61
• Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 31/4 (last season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd & 3rd XIs - No game - Next fixtures yet to be scheduled