Friday Stat Attack
5 Feb 2016
Two OHAFC fixtures this weekend, both Cup clashes...
OHAFC 1st XI: Old Salopians (H), Arthur Dunn Cup Quarter-Finals, 2pm KO at Harrow School Phil Pitches
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
- Average distance for 18 League fixtures this season: 12.74 miles
- Referee: Stephen Bodell
- Refereed 2 OHAFC fixtures previously, both home defeats for the 2nd XI earlier this season
- Awarded one yellow card to OHAFC (O Curry)
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 9 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Good 20%, Fair 60%, Poor 20%
- Tie will go to extra-time if scores are level after 90 minutes; if scores remain level, a replay will be scheduled at Shrewsbury School
- Of 18 Dunn Cup ties in last seven seasons, OHAFC have only been drawn away from home thrice
- Highest ranked tie of the round: Salopians 5th in Prem, OHAFC 1st in Div 1
- OHAFC are the 4th ranked team left in the competition, Salopians the 2nd
- Winners of tie will enter draw for semi-finals (to be played in March 2016)
TEAM
- 1st in Division One versus 5th in Premier Division in Quarter-Finals of Arthur Dunn Cup
- OHAFC won the competition in 2007, their only appearance in the Final; Salopians have reached the final 22 times (4th most), winning it on 14 occasions (3rd most)
- 1st Dunn Cup meeting between the sides since the semi-final at Shrewsbury School on March 10th 2007: OHAFC won 3-2aet (Scorers: Lederman, R Hoffen, Bourke)
- Fixture remains the furthest distance travelled by the OHAFC 1st XI in League or Cup
- 14th game of the season for OHAFC in League and Cup, 15th for Salopians
- Previous Rounds: OHAFC beat Marlburians (Prem) 4-0 in First Round, beat Westminsters (Div 3) 3-1aet in Second Round; Salopians beat Malvern 3-1 in First Round, beat Brentwood 2-1 in Second Round
- OHAFC beat Malvern 1-0 in the League earlier this season and also beat Brentwood 2-1 in the League
- League form this season: OHAFC played 11, won 9, drawn 1, lost 1, goals scored 21, conceded 4; Salopians played 10, won 4, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 20, conceded 13
- OHAFC League home form: played 5, won 5, scored 11, conceded 2
- Salopians League away form: played 6, won 3, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 14, conceded 6
- Current form: OHAFC have won 4 and drawn 1 of their 5 games since the start of December, Salopians have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their 4 games in the same period
- Last time out: OHAFC beat Wellingtonians 2-0 on Harrow School Astroturf, Salopians lost 3-1 at Charterhouse, both games last weekend
- Last season in the Arthur Dunn Cup: OHAFC lost 4-1 at home to Lancing in the Quarter-finals, Salopians lost 3-2 at Charterhouse in the 1st Round
- OHAFC Dunn Cup record last seven seasons: Pld 17, won 12, lost 5 (1 win & 2 defeats aet), scored 51, conceded 36
- Salopians Dunn Cup record last two seasons: Pld 3, won 1, lost 2, scored 8, conceded 7
- OHAFC Dunn Cup rounds reached last 6 seasons: Semi Final x1, Quarter-Final x3, 1st Round x2
- Salopians Dunn Cup rounds reached last 2 seasons: First Round x1, Quarter-Final x1
- OHAFC biggest Cup win & defeat since 2009: Won 8-0 v Epsom Oct 2011 (1st Rd); Lost 4-0 v Winchester March 2013 (Semi-Final)
- OHAFC Competition best (all-time): Won 2007, Semi-Finals 2000, 2002, 2013
- OHAFC remain the only club in the Arthurian League to have played in and won a single Dunn Cup final (3 other clubs have lost their only Final appearance)
- Previous meeting: OHAFC lost 3-2 (A) on Jan 10th 2015 in the Premier Division (Scorers: Gilbert, Molloy)
- OHAFC League record v Salopians (last 7 seasons): Pld 8, Won 4, Drawn 1, Lost 3, Scored 23, Conceded 20
- Record at Harrow: Pld 4, Won 2, Lost 2, Scored 10, Conceded 11
- Salopians have won 3 and drawn 1 of the previous 4 meetings between the teams
- OHAFC’s last win in the fixture was on Feb 5th 2011, 5-3 at home (Scorers: Baker 2, H Hoffen 2, Lederman)
PLAYER
- 45 players used in 1st XI squad last season (21 games)
- 28 players from squad used this season (13 League & Cup games), 85 in last seven seasons
- 14-man squad named for third OHAFC Cup tie of the season
- 5 players remain from Dunn Cup-winning squad of 2007: Baker, Hoffen, Lederman, Molloy & Poulter
- 4 players remain from semi-final win over Salopians that season: Baker, Hoffen, Lederman & Molloy
- Leading 1st XI appearances this season (all comps): 13 – Lederman, 12 – 5 players
- Leading 1st XI scorers this season (all comps): 6 – Firoozan, Hoffen, 4 - Breeden
- Worst discipline offenders this season: 2 yellows – Sert
- Most Dunn Cup appearances (last seven seasons): 17 – Lederman, 13 – Baker & Milln
- Most Dunn Cup goals (last seven seasons): 14 – Hoffen, 5 – Martins, 4 – Baker
- Most Dunn Cup appearances this season: 12 players have appeared in the first two rounds
- Most Dunn Cup goals this season: 3 – Firoozan, 2 - Hoffen
- Every member of the 14-man squad has previous Dunn Cup experience
- Milln set for 90th 1st XI appearance
- McGuiness set for 25th 1st XI start & appearance
- Hill set for 25th 1st XI start
- Sert set for 30th Club appearance and 25th 1st XI appearance
- Molloy set for 5th 1st XI appearance this season
- Poulter & Richardson set for 10th Dunn Cup appearances
- Gilbert set for 5th Dunn Cup appearance
- Breeden set for Dunn Cup debut this season, also seeking 10th 1st XI goal
- Baker set for 1st appearance since 2-1 win over Aldenham on October 21st, also set for Dunn Cup season debut
- Total Dunn Cup appearances / goals in 14-man squad (last 7 seasons): 107 / 33 (Previous Rounds: 72/24, 74/20)
- Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 752/173 (Previous Rounds 562/118, 557/127)
- Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 54/12 (current season high: 50/11)
- Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 826/192 (Previous Round 658/180, 636/159)
- Average Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 59/14 (current season high: 57/17)
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Oundelians (A), Junior League Cup 2nd Round, 1pm KO at Bacon Community Sports Centre, London SE16 6AT
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 7.2 miles
- Average distance for 18 League games this season: 7.33 miles
- Referee: Elijah Marrs
- Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
- Not thought to be any relation to Bruno Mars (real name: Peter Gene Hernandez)
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 9 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Astroturf
- 4th consecutive fixture on astroturf for OHAFC (new club record – many congratulations)
TEAM
- OHAFC 2’s (8th in Division Three, 7pts) v Old Oundelians (2nd in Division Five South, 18pts)
- OHAFC have won the competition twice: 2005/6 & 2010/11, Runners-Up in 2011/12
- Old Oundelians have never won the competition
- Sides have met once previously in the competition, OHAFC winning 9-0 on January 21st 2012
- 14th game of the season for OHAFC in League and Cup, 11th for Oundelians
- 4th consecutive fixture on astroturf for the OHAFC 2’s
- Overall record on astro (last 7 seasons): Pld 14, Won 7, Drawn 2, Lost 5, For 33, Against 30
- Cup record on astroturf (last 7 seasons): Pld 5, Won 4, Lost 1, For 14, Against 10
- League form this season: OHAFC played 13, won 3, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 31, conceded 39; Oundelians played 7, won 6, lost 1, scored 30, conceded 10
- OHAFC League away form this season: Pld 5, Lost 5, For 20, Against 15
- Oundelians League home form this season: Pld 3, Won 2, Lost 1, For 8, Against 21
- Current form: OHAFC D W W L L; Oundelians W W W W W
- Oundelians have won every game this season apart from a 3-2 home League defeat to Old Rugbeians on Sept 26th
- Last time out: OHAFC drew 3-3 at home to Eastbournians in Div 3, Oundelians beat Amplefordians 9-0 at home in Division Five South, both games last weekend
- Last season in the Junior League Cup: OHAFC lost 3-1 to Charterhouse 2’s in semi-finals, Oundelians forfeited their 1st Round tie with Ardinians having beaten KImbolton 8-2 in the Preliminary Round
- OHAFC Junior League Cup record last six seasons: Pld 21, Won 16, Lost 5 (1 win on penalties, 2 defeats aet), For 76, Against 41
- Oundelians Junior League Cup record last two seasons: Pld 5, Won 4, Lost 1 (1 game forfeited), For 27, Against 17
- OHAFC Junior League Cup rounds reached last 6 seasons: Final x2, Semi Final x1, Quarter-Final x2, First Round x1
- Oundelians Junior League Cup rounds reached last 2 seasons: Preliminary Round 2 & First Round
- OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record victory (last 7 seasons): 9-0 v Oundle, Jan 21st 2012
- OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record defeat (last 7 seasons): Lost 5-1 at home to Millfield (quarter-final) on March 15th 2014 & in 2012 Final versus Charterhouse 3’s on April 21st 2012
- League history between the teams (last 7 seasons): No League meetings
- Sides have met once previously in the Junior League Cup: OHAFC won 9-0 (H) on January 21st 2012 (Scorers: Soyinka 4, Stead 2, Arghebant, Berry, Robinson)
- Oundelians knocked OHAFC 3rd XI out of Junior League Cup in Preliminary Round in 2013/14 season, winning 7-3 at home
- Winners of Saturday’s tie will be at home to winners of Lancing 2’s (3rd in Div 2) v Sennockians (2nd in Div 3) in quarter-finals
PLAYER
- 44 players from squad used last season, 129 in last seven seasons
- 44 players used in opening 13 fixtures this season
- 13 players used in First Round of Junior League Cup two weeks ago
- 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 77, Maydon & Woolley 67
- Leading 2nd XI scorers (last seven seasons): Soyinka 61, Stead 24, M Curry 22
- Leading Junior League Cup appearances for 2nd XI (last 7 seasons): 18 – J Orr-Ewing, 15 – Chopra
- Leading JLC goalscorers for 2nd XI (last 7 seasons): 23 – Soyinka, 7 – Harder, Stead
- Leading appearances this season: 13 – Taunton-Collins, 11 – Gordon, Khan & Robinson
- Leading goalscorers this season: 5 - Taunton-Collins, 4 – Alhadeff, M Curry, Smith
- Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow – O Curry, Gordon
- 13-man squad named for Matchday 14
- M Curry set for 50th 2nd XI appearance and 10th Junior League Cup appearance
- Khan set for 40th 2nd XI appearance and 10th 2nd XI start this season
- Smith set for 30th Club appearance, Junior League Cup debut for 2nd XI and season debut in the competition
- Taunton-Collins set for 30th 2nd XI start, 5th Junior League Cup appearance & 15th Club appearance this season (joint 2nd most behind Yunus Sert)
- Massey set for 10th 2nd XI start, 5th 2nd XI season appearance and Junior League Cup season debut
- McHardy set for 10th 2nd XI appearance and Cup debut – yet to play in either Junior League Cup or David Walcott Trophy
- Lalude set for 10th Club start, 2nd XI season debut and first start in Junior League Cup
- Newton set for 10th career Club appearance
- C von Hirsch set for Junior League Cup season debut
- S Crawley set for Club season debut
- Total Junior League Cup appearances /goals in 13-man squad: 51/13
- Total 2nd XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 279
- Total 2nd XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 55
- Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 21/4 (season high: 26/5)
- Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 398
- Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 77
- Average Club apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 31/6 (season high: 45/12)
OHAFC 3rd XI: Next fixture Feb 13th - Merchants Taylor (A) in Div 5 North