OHAFC 1st XI: Old Berkhamstedians (H), Arthurian League Division One, 12pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3JD

DIVISION

• 12th weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 1s return to Division One following their second relegation in three seasons
• Top two sides are promoted into the Premier Division, relegation depends on a 1st XI finishing in the top 3 places in Division Two
• Average points per game needed to win Division One (last 5 seasons): 2.10 (34pts this season)
• Average points per game needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 5 seasons): 1.72 (28pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Two (last 5 seasons): 0.91 (15pts this season)
• OHAFC current avg points per game: 1.86 (7 games played)
• Predicted points tally: At current rate (1.86pts/game): 30pts
• Other Division One fixtures this weekend: Old Aldenhamians (5th) v Old Cholmeleians (6th), Old Bradfieldians (1st) v Old Brentwoods (3rd) & Old Reptonians (9th) v Old Malvernians (7th)
• OHAFC will climb to 3rd or remain 4th with a win, will remain 4th with draw or defeat

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (4th, 13pts) v Old Berkhamstedians (2nd, 18pts) in Arthurian League Division One
• Berkhamstedians one of only two teams in the Arthurian League still with a 100% League record (also: Old Bradfieldians in Division One)
• 8th League fixture of the season for OHAFC, 7th for Berkhamsted
• 4th home League game of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• First ever meeting between the teams
• Berkhamstedians have faced the OHAFC 2s in Division Three in seasons 2013/14 & 2014/15 and the OHAFC 3s in season 2012/13
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 16 League games this season: 10 miles (last season 11.83 miles)
• Referee: Kevin Lowe
• Refereeing his 8th OHAFC League fixture in the last 9 seasons
• OHAFC record of 4 wins, a draw and 2 defeats in the previous 7 games, 22 goals scored, 12 conceded
• 2 penalties awarded to the OHAFC and two yellow cards shown
• Has refereed the 1st XI on four previous occasions, the side winning once, drawing once and losing twice
• Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: the 3rd XI’s 4-1 home win over KCS Wimbledon 3s in Division Five South on September 30th
• Previous OHAFC 1st XI officiated: the 5-4 home defeat to Marlburians last season on March 11th 2017
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 6 degrees
• Acceptable glove-wearing threshold: 5 degrees
• Acceptable leggings-wearing threshold: 0 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
• Last season Berkhamsted finished 3rd in Division Two with 24pts
• Berkhamsted were promoted because the sides finishing above them were both 2nd XI’s (who are not allowed to play in Division One)
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
• Average position of Berkhamsted last 5 seasons/Average points: 1st in Division Three/29pts
• Berkhamsted are enjoying their debut season in Division One following promotion last season. They were promoted from Division Four to Division Three at the end of the 2012/13 season
• OHAFC Premier Division form last season: Pld 18, won 3, drawn 4, lost 11, goals scored 23 (2nd fewest in division), conceded 52 (most in division)
• Berkhamsted Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 7, drawn 3, lost 6, scored 39 (3rd most in division), conceded 35 (joint 3rd most in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, lost 7, scored 12, conceded 28
• Berkhamsted away League form last season: Pld 8, won 3, drawn 2, lost 3, scored 17, conceded 15
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L W W Berkhamsted W W W
• Berkhamsted have not lost in the League since a 4-1 home defeat to KCS Wimbledon 2s on January 21st
• OHAFC home form this season: Pld 3, won 2, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 2
• Last week’s 2-1 loss to the Bradfieldians was the side’s first home defeat of the season and the first time the team has failed to score at least twice in a League game since a 5-0 defeat away to Lancing in the Premier Division on February 18th (11 games)
• Berkhamsted away form this season: Only away League fixture played was a 3-1 win at Cholms on October 14th
• Berkhamsted have comfortably the best defensive record in Division One to date with just 6 goals conceded from 6 games (1.00 goals/game) – the next best record is the OHAFC’s 11 goals conceded from 7 games (1.57 goals/game)
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 2-1 at home to Bradfield, Berkhamsted won 3-0 at home to Aldenham, both games in Division One last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: the sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: the sides have never met before
• Overall League record between teams (last nine seasons): No fixtures played
• Record OHAFC League victory (last 9 seasons): N/A
• Record OHAFC League defeat (last 9 seasons): N/A

PLAYERS

• 54 players from squad used last season, 120 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
• Leading 1st XI appearances last season (all competitions): 18 – Yunus Sert, 17 – Ed Poulter
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 5 – Alex Gilbert
• Worst discipline last season: 6 yellows – Yunus Sert
• 27 players used in 9 League and Cup games so far this season
• Leading OHAFC 1s appearaces this season (all competitions): 9 - Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert are the remaining ever-presents
• Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 15 – James Breeden, 3 – Josh Adejokun
• James Breeden has scored 9 of the side’s last 10 goals and needs just 3 more to set a new record for the most 1st XI goals scored in a single season since 2009/10 (current holder: Harry Hoffen, 17 in the 2011/12 season)
• Worst OHAFC 1s discipline this season (all competitions): 3 yellows – James Breeden, 2 yellows – Alex Breeden
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Berkhamsted (previous 8 seasons, 5 games played): 5 – Khan, 4 – Gordon, Jack Or-Ewing
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Berkhamsted (previous 8 seasons): Six players have scored once
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow (previous 8 seasons, max 3 games): 3 – Gordon, Khan
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow (previous 8 seasons): Three players have scored once
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 8
• Rollo Hovey set for 30th career club appearance
• Connor Barrett set for 10th club appearance this season, 1st XI season debut & becomes the first player (along with Charlie Bick) to have represented all three Saturday sides this season**
• Kyle Barrett set for 10th career 1st XI appearance and 5th club start this season
• Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert both set for their 10th starts & appearances for the 1st XI this season
• Ciaran Jordan set for 5th 1st XI start of season & career
• Fraser McGuinness set for 5th club start & appearance this season
• Chester Robinson set for 5th 1st XI League appearance of season & career
• Charlie Bick joins Connor Barrett in becoming the first players to represent all three Saturday teams this season
• Will Swan set for OHAFC 1st XI debut**
• Also in Squad: Josh Adejokun, Will Bamford & Jack Hill
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 231/28
• Average 1st XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 18/2
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 362/48
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 28/4
• This is the youngest & least-experienced side the OHAFC 1st XI has fielded since stats began in 2009/10

OHAFC 2nd XI: Lancing Old Boys 2s (H), Arthurian League Division Two, 12pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3JD

DIVISION

• 12th weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 2s return to Division Two for the first time since the 2009/10 season
• OHAFC 2s unable to earn promotion into Division One, bottom two sides relegated to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Two (last 5 seasons): 2.05 (37pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Three (last 5 seasons): 0.88 (16pts this season)

• OHAFC 2s current avg points/game: 0.67 (9 games played)

• Predicted points tally: At current rate (0.67pts/game): 12pts

• Other Division Two fixtures this weekend: Forest 2s (9th) v Charterhouse 2s (3rd) & Radley (4th) v Westminsters (8th)
• The OHAFC 2s have now played half their League fixtures for the 2017/18 season – only two other sides in the entire League have already played 9 League fixtures to date (Salopian 2s & Haberdashers in Division Three)
• OHAFC 2s can climb as high as 5th with a win, will stay 7th or drop to 8th or 9th with a draw or defeat
• The OHAFC 2s are in their highest League position of the season

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 2s (7th, 6pts) v Lancing Old Boys 2s (10th, 3pts)in Arthurian League Division Two
• 10th fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 9th for Lancing
• Lancing 2s are the reigning Division Two champions
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.7 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
• Referee: Mal James
• Refereeing his 2nd OHAFC League fixture in the past 9 seasons
• Only previous fixture officiated was the earlier meeting between the same two teams this season on October 14th, Lancing winning 2-1 at Kingston University Sports Ground
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 6 degrees
• Acceptable glove-wearing threshold: 5 degrees
• Acceptable leggings-wearing threshold: 0 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 2s finished 2nd in Division Three with 34pts
• Last season Lancing won Division Two with 30 pts
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
• Average position of Lancing 2s last 5 seasons/Average points: 4th in Division Two/24pts
• Lancing 2s have risen steadily up the Division Two table over the last few seasons, culminating in last season’s tense title win
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 11, drawn 1, lost 2, goals scored 45 (2nd most in division), conceded 21 (fewest in division)
• Lancing 2s Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 9, drawn 3, lost 4, goals scored 36 (4th most in division), conceded 25 (fewest in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 7, won 7, scored 29, conceded 9
• OHAFC 2s had the best home record in Division Three last season
• Lancing 2s away League form last season: Pld 8, won 5, lost 3, scored 19, conceded 11
• Lancing 2s had the best away record in Division Two last season
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L W Lancing 2s L L L
• Since the meeting between the sides on October 14th, Lancing have lost all four League games, conceding 18 goals in the process
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 5, won 2, lost 3, scored 10, conceded 15
• Lancing 2s away League form this season: Pld 5, lost 5, scored 4, conceded 19
• The two teams have the worst defensive records in Division Two: Lancing have conceded 31 goals, OHAFC 25
• They remain the only two sides in the Division not to have earned an away point this season (9 games played)
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Forest 2s 5-1 at home, Lancing 2s lost 4-2 away to Eton 2s, both games in Division Two last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: Lancing won 2-1 at Kingston University Sports Ground on October 14th
• Overall League record between teams (last 9 seasons): 3 previous meetings, OHAFC won 1, lost 2, scored 3, conceded 4
• League record at Harrow (last 9 seasons): Only prior meeting on the Hill was a 2-1 win for Lancing on January 29th 2011 (Harrow scorer: Berry)
• Record OHAFC League victory: 1-0 at Lancing on November 20th 2010 (Harrow scorer: Kamil Amin)
• Record OHAFC League defeat: the 2-1 home defeat above and the 2-1 defeat at Lancing earlier this season

PLAYERS

• 46 players from squad used last season, 154 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season (all competitions): 16 – Lederman, 15 - Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 20 – Soyinka, 13 - Alhadeff
• Worst discipline last season: 1 yellow – Barwick, H Morrison, Y Sert
• 43 players used in 9 League appearances so far this season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 9 – Woolley, 8 – Lederman, Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 3 – Alhadeff, Soyinka
• Worst discipline this season (all competitions): 3 players have received one yellow card
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Lancing 2s (last 9 seasons, 3 games played): 3 – Berry, Maydon, Woolley
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Lancing 2s (last 9 seasons): 1 – Alhadeff, K Amin, Berry
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow (last 9 seasons): Only 1 previous fixture
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow (last 9 seasons): 1 – Phil Berry
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 10
• Ed Massey set for 30th career club appearance
• David Lederman set for 30th 2nd XI appearance (last 9 seasons)
• Mike Okoigun set for 20th career 2nd XI start
• Pablo Hutchinson set for 10th career club start, 10th career League appearance for the club and 5th club start & appearance this season
• Doug Morrison set for 10th career club appearance and 5th career 2nd XI League appearance
• Jamie Barwick set for 10th career 2nd XI League start and 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Alexi Pittalis set for 10th career club appearance and 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Fred Milln set for 10th career 2nd XI League appearance and first appearance this season for the club
• Harry Woolley set for 10th 2nd XI start & appearance this season – continues the side’s only ever-present record to date
• Conti von Hirsch set for 5th 2nd XI start this season
• Also in Squad: Harry Dalzell, Emre Sert, Geoff Taunton-Collins & Tom Ward
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 330/47
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 24/3
• The 2nd XI are fielding a squad with almost identical appearance & goals records to last week (330/50 at an average of 24/4 v Forest 2s last week)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 628/106
• Average Club apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 45/8

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Game - Next Fixture v Old Epsomians 2s, Home, Saturday December 2nd