OHAFC 1st XI: No Fixture - Next game Old Foresters (A), Sat February 4th

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Eastbournians (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 2pm KO at Barn Elms Playing Fields, Queen Elizabeth Walk, Barnes, SW13 9SA

DIVISION

• Nineteenth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Division Three made up of 8 sides: Aldenham 2s, Alleynians, Chigwell 2s, Citizens, Eastbournians, Epsomians, Harrovian 2s, Salopian 2s
• OHAFC 2s have previously met Alleynians only in two friendlies earlier this summer and Chigwell 2s in Division Two – all other sides have been played in Division Three at least twice
• 7th consecutive season OHAFC 2s have played in Division Three
• Side have won 5,6 or 7 League games in each of the previous 6 seasons
• Alleynians (9 wins) are the only side remaining in the Arthurian League with a 100% League record
• Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Three (last 4 seasons): 2.19
• Average points per game needed for promotion to Division Two (last 4 seasons): 1.74
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 4 seasons): 0.99
• OHAFC currently on 2.20 pts/game
• Other Division Three fixtures this Saturday: Old Aldenhamians 2s (7th) v Old Salopian 2s (8th), Old Citizens (5th) v Old Chigwellians (4th) & Old Epsomians (3rd) v Old Alleynians (1st)

FIXTURE

• Old Eastbournians (6th, 7pts) v OHAFC 2s (2nd, 22pts) in Arthurian League Division Three
• 11th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 10th for Eastbournians
• First OHAFC 2nd XI fixture of 2017 – the side have not played since a 2-2 draw at Chigwell on December 10th, a gap of 49 days
• Only 3 League games remain for the 2nd XI after Saturday’s encounter
• 6th OHAFC away League fixture out of 7 – only trip to Citizens remains
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 16.0 miles
• Shortest away trip of the season
• All-time OHAFC record low journey time to an away game under threat – currently 8 mins for 2nd XI trip to Salopians 2s this season
• Average distance for 7 away League games this season: 8.3 miles (last season 6.5 miles)
• Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
• Referee: Oguz Tekatli
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC League fixture
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 9 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Good 10%, Fair 40%, Poor 50%

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/19pts
• Average position of Eastbournians last 4 seasons/Average points: 3rd in Division Four/17pts
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 5, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 34 (2nd most in division), conceded 38 (2nd most in division)
• Eastbourne Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 3, drawn 5, lost 6, scored 25 (2nd fewest in division), conceded 33 (4th most in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 7, won 2, lost 5, scored 15, conceded 22
• OHAFC 2s had the 2nd worst away record in Division Three last season
• Eastbourne home League form last season: Pld 7, won 1, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 11, conceded 19
• OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, for 11, against 10
• Eastbourne home League form this season: Pld 4, lost 4, for 6, against 13
• Eastbournians are the only side not have earnt a single point at home in Division Three this season
• Current form (last 3 League games of last season): OHAFC D W W Eastbournians L L W
• OHAFC 2s have not lost since the 2-1 defeat at leaders Alleynians on October 15th 2016
• Last time out: OHAFC drew 2-2 at Chigwell 2s on December 10th 2016, Eastbournians lost 3-2 at home to Aldenham 2s on January 14th 2017
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 2-1 at Eastbourne on Feb 27th 2016 (Scorers: A Breeden, Trower)
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 6-2 at Harrow on September 27th 2016 (Scorers: Soyinka 3, Alhadeff, Lederman, D Morrison)
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Played 5, OHAFC won 3, drawn 2, scored 18, conceded 9
• League record at Eastbourne (last seven seasons): Played 2, OHAFC won 1, drawn 1, scored 3, conceded 2
• Record OHAFC victory: 6-2 at home on Sep 24th 2016
• Record OHAFC defeat: No OHAFC defeats yet
• OHAFC performance compared to same stage last season (10 games): 15pts better off (22 v 7), scored 10 goals more (34 v 24), conceded 17 goals fewer (16 v 33), five places higher (2nd v 7th)
• OHAFC 2s will stay 2nd in Division Three regardless of Saturday’s result
• A win or draw will guarantee the side a top four placing at the end of the season

PLAYERS

• 50 players used by 2nd XI in all competitions last season, 48 in 16 League games
• 138 players have represented the 2nd XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season – All competitions: Taunton-Collins 19
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: Alhadeff 8
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 9 – David Lederman, Geoff Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 12 - Gbeminiyi Soyinka, 8 – Jack Alhadeff
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yelllow – Pablo Hutchinson & Hamish Morrison
• 37 players used in 10 League games so far
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 11
• Harry Woolley set for 90th career club appearance (last 8 seasons)
• Yunus Sert set for 50th career club appearance and 10th career 2nd XI appearance in League and all competitions
• Max Curry set for 50th career 2nd XI League appearance
• Kyri Pittalis set for 25th career club start & appearance and 20th career 2nd XI League start & appearance
• Harry Dalzell set for 20th career club appearance and 10th career 2nd XI League start
• Ed Massey set for 20th career 2nd XI appearance and 5th club appearance this season
• Jack Alhadeff set for 20th career 2nd XI start & appearance
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 10th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• David Lederman set for 10th 2nd XI appearance this season
• Doug Pratt set for 5th 2nd XI career start and 5th club appearance this season
• Ludo Callander set for 5th club appearance this season and 2nd XI season debut
• Also in matchday squad: Azhar Khan and Gbeminiyi Soyinka
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 401/144
• Average 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 31/11 (last season high: 26/5)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 673/191
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 52/15 (last season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Fixture - Next game TBC