OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Westminsters (H), Arthurian League Division Five South, 12.30pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic pitches, HA1 4AD

DIVISION

• 26th weekend of the 2017/18 Arthurian League season
• Division Five South made up of 7 sides: Amplefordians, Epsom 2s, Harrow 3s, KCS Wimbledon 3s, Kings Scholars, Shirburnians & Westminsters 2s
• Epsom 2s, Kings Scholars & Shirburnians are making their debuts in the Arthurian League
• Malvern 2s resigned from the League midway through the season
• OHAFC results vs Malvern (1 win, 1 loss) expunged from the records
• 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): 2.26 (32pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.81 (25pts this season)
• OHAFC 3s current avg pts/game: 2.78 (9 games played)
• Predicted points tally: At current rate (2.78pts/game): 33pts
• Other Division Five South fixtures this weekend: Epsom 2s (7th) v King’s Scholars (5th)
• OHAFC 3s will stay top of the table regardless of Saturday’s results
• OHAFC 3s require 1 point from their final three fixtures to win Division Five South

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 3s (1st, 25pts) v Old Westminsters 2s (3rd,16pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• 10th League game of the season for both sides
• 5th & penultimate home League game of the season for the OHAFC 3s – only the visit of Amplefordians remains after Saturday
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 8.59 miles (last season 8.4 miles)
• Referee: Tini Kaja
• Refereeing his 6th OHAFC League fixture
• OHAFC record of 2 wins, a draw and 2 defeats in previous 5 matches, 8 goals scored, 6 conceded
• 2 yellow cards shown to OHAFC players, 1 penalty awarded
• Has refereed the 3rd XI on one occasion, the 1-1 draw at home to King’s Scholars on January 20th
• Previous OHAFC game refereed was the 1s’ 2-1 defeat at Aldenham a week ago – Yunus Sert was booked
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 2 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

TEAMS

• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 5 seasons: 3rd in Division Five, 10pts
• Average position & points of Westminster 2s last 5 seasons: 2nd in Division Five 13pts
• Westminsters were relegated from Division Four after two seasons at the higher level and have finished 5th or 6th in Division Five in each of the last three seasons
• Last season: OHAFC 3s finished bottom of Division Five South
• Last season: Westminsters finished 6th in Dvision Five South with 16pts
• OHAFC 3s Division Five South League form last season: Pld 14, won 3, drawn 3, lost 8, goals scored 24 (fewest in division), conceded 49 (most in division)
• Westminsters Division Five South League form last season: Pld 14, won 4, drawn 4 lost 6, scored 29 (4th fewest in division), conceded 39 (4th fewest in division)
• OHAFC 3s home League form last season: Pld 7, won 1, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 9, conceded 32
• Westminsters away League form last season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 22, conceded 19
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 4, won 3, drawn 1, scored 9, conceded 3
• Westminsters away League form this season: Pld 4, won 2, lost 2, scored 13, conceded 9
• Current League form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W D W, Westminsters L W W
• Westminsters have not played in the League since the 4-2 at Shirburnians on January 20th
• Corresponding fixtures last season: Westminsters won 5-1 at Harrow on January 21st 2017
• Previous meeting: the 2-2 draw at Brunel University on the final day of last season (Harrow scorers: Walker, Smith pen)
• Last time out: OHAFC 3s won 3-1 at home to Brentwoods 3s in the semi-finals of the DW Trophy last weekend, Westminsters lost 5-1 at home to Old Johnians in the 2nd round of the DW Trophy on February 17th
• OHAFC 3s are one of only three sides still unbeaten in the Arthurian League: Old Foresters have won 10 and drawn 2 in the Premier Division and Old Bradfieldians have won all 13 games played in Division One

PLAYERS (3rd XI stats available since 2012/13 season only)

• 63 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 62 in 14 League games
• 125 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances last season (all competitions, 15 games): 10 – N Callander, C Ilogu, Kapoor
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 5 – N Callander, Walker
• Worst discipline last season (all competitions): 1 yellow – C Bick, Kapoor, Smith
• 37 players used in 14 League & Cup games this season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 14 - Nick Kapoor, 13 – Harry Bick, Ned Callander
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 14 – Alex Smith, 8 – Ned Callander
• Worst discipline this season – All competitions: 1 yellow – Harry Bick, Nick Kapoor
• 13-man squad named for Matchdays 15 &16
• Connor Barrett set for 25th career club appearance, 20th career 3rd XI appearance and 10th 3rd XI League start & appearance this season
• Tass von Hirsch set for 25th career club appearance, 20th career club start and 3rd XI season debut
• Hussein Janmo set for 20th 3rd XI League appearance and 10th 3rd XI appearance this season
• Harry Bick set for 20th career 3rd XI appearance
• Nick Kapoor & Alex Smith both set for 15th 3rd XI appearances this season – become the first OHAFC players to make 15 appearances for the side in a single season since the reformation in 2012
• Kyle Barrett set for 10th club stat this season
• Oscar Gairard set for 10th 3rd XI appearance this season
• Tommy Faber set for 10th 3rd XI start this season
• Olly Roberts set for 5th 3rd XI League start of season & career
• Chuka Ilogu set for 5th 3rd XI League start this season
• Also in matchday squad: Alec Fogarty & Ed Richards
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 272/57
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 21/4
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 329/66
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 25/5
• Average age of squad: 24yrs 6mths
• Oldest Player: Alec Fogarty, 27yrs 8mths
• Youngest Player: Oscar Gairard, 18yrs 6mths