OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Rugbeians (A), Arthurian League Division Five South, 8pm KO at Hampton Sports & Fitness Centre, Hanworth Road, Hampton TW12 3HB

DIVISION

• OHAFC 3rd XI switch from Division Five North to Division Five South
• Side have now played in Division Four, Division Five, Division Five North & Division Five South in previous five seasons
• Division Five South now made up of 8 sides: Alleynian 2s, Amplefordians, Johnians, KCS Wimbledon 3s,Malvernian 2s, Rugbeians, Westminster 2s & OHAFC 3s
• OHAFC 3s have previously met Amplefordians in both Division Four & Division Five and Westminster 2s in Division Four
• Alleynian 2s, KCS Wimbledon 3s & Old Johnians are making their debut in the Arthurian League
• Top two teams in Division Five North & South play off for two promotion places to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 2.00
• Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.25
• OHAFC 3s currently 0.67 pts/game
• OHAFC 3s have received a 3 point deduction for failing to fulfil their previous fixture away to Westminsters 2s
• Other Division Five South fixtures tonight: None

FIXTURE

• Old Rugbeians (2nd, 28pts) v OHAFC 3s (8th, 8pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• Both sides’ 13th & penultimate League game of the season
• OHAFC’s penultimate away fixture of the season – only the trip to Westminster 2s remains after Saturday
• OHAFC 3s’ first fixture since 5-3 won over Alleynians 2s on March 4
• This is the first ever OHAFC competitive fixture played on a midweek evening
• OHAFC competitive fixtures have only ever been played on Saturday or Sundays previously
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 8.0 miles
• Average distance for 7 away League fixtures this season: 7.2 miles
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 8.35 miles (last season: 12.4 miles)
• This is the 4th longest away trip of the season
• Referee: Alban Bytyqi
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC League fixture
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 7 degrees
• Pitch forecast: 3G astroturf

TEAMS

• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 3 seasons: 4th in Division Five North, 14pts
• Last season was Rugbeians’ first in the Arthurian League, they finished 4th in Division Five South with 12pts from 10 games
• OHAFC League form last season (Division Five North): Pld 10, won 4, drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 20 (joint 3rd most in division), conceded 18 (3rd fewest in division)
• Rugbeians League form last season (Division Five South): Pld 10, won 4, lost 6, scored 27 (2nd most in division), conceded 30 (most in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 2, lost 1, scored 9, conceded 5
• Rugbeians home League form last season: Pld 5, won 3, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 13
• OHAFC 3s away League form this season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 12, conceded 13
• Rugbeians home League form this season: Pld 5, won 4, lost 1, scored 14, conceded 9
• Rugbeians possess the best home record in Division Five South this season
• Current League form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L L Rugbeians W L W
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: Rugbeians won 7-0 at Harrow on January 14th 2017
• Overall League record between the teams, last 4 seasons: The fixture above is the only previous meeting between the sides
• League record at Rugby: No previous meetings
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Alleynians 2s 5-3 away on March 4th (game played at Harrow), Rugbeians beat Old Westminster 2s 6-0 away on Saturday
• OHAFC 3s will climb above Malvern 2s into 7th with a win, will stay bottom with draw or defeat
• OHAFC 3s can only finish 7th or 8th this season

PLAYERS (3rd XI stats available from start of 2012/13 season only)

• 37 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 33 in 10 League games

• 119 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season

• Koye Adesanya became the 100th player to play for the OHAFC 3rd XI since their reformation when he came on as substitute against KCS Wimbledon 3s on the opening day of the season

• Leading 3rd XI appearances last season – All competitions: Fogarty 10

• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: Smith 6

• 52 players have represented the 3rd XI this season – 11 League games & 1 Cup game

• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season: 10 – Nick Kapoor, 9 – Ned Callander

• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season: 5 – Ned Callander, 4 – Oli Walker

• Worst discipline offenders this season: 1 yellow –Charlie Bick, Nick Kapoor & Alex Smith

• 13-man squad named for Matchday 13

• Alex Gilbert set for 60th career club start, 10th career 3rd XI League start & appearance and 3rd XI season debut

• Oli Walker set for 15th career 3rd XI start & appearance and 15th club appearance this season

• Harry Woolley set for 15th club appearance this season and 3rd XI season debut

• Nick Kapoor set for 10th 3rd XI start & appearance this season

• Charlie Robson set for 5th 3rd XI appearance of season & career

• Jack Alhadeff set for career 3rd XI debut and becomes the joint 4th player (along with Yunus Sert) to have represented all three Saturday teams this season (also: Kyle Barrett, Charlie Bick, Geoff Taunton-Collins)

• Yunus Sert set for 3rd XI season debut and becomes joint 4th player (along with Jack Alhadeff) to have represented all three Saturday teams this season

• Alasdair Pritchard set for 3rd XI career debut and club season debut

• Harry Hoffen & Doug Pratt set for 3rd XI career debuts

• Fraser McGuinness set for career outfield debut for the club

• Also in matchday squad: Ned Callander and Chuka Ilogu

• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 5 seasons): 97/29

• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 7/2

• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 5 seasons): 547/132

• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 42/10

• Bramall Lane in Sheffield was the first football stadium in the world to be floodlit, with games played under lights as far back as 1878

• The first ground in England to have permanently installed floodlights was The Dell in Southampton

• The first official match under lights took place there against Tottenham Hotspur in the Football Combination League (Reserve teams)

• The first international game played under floodlights was at Wembley on November 30th 1955 against Spain, England winning 4-1

• The first ever floodlit Football League match took place at Fratton Park between Portsmouth and Newcastle United on February 22nd 1956

• The first ever Subbuteo floodlights appeared in 1961 in the special Floodlighting Edition of the game; there have been five editions of Subbuteo floodlights since then