OHAFC 1st XI: Old Brentwoods (A), Arthurian League Division One, 11am KO at Old Brentwoods Sports Club, Ashwells Road, Brentwood, CM15 9SE

DIVISION

• 10th weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 1s return to Division One following their second relegation in three seasons
• Finished 2nd in Division One in 2015/16 with 12 wins and 2 draws from 18 games
• Ended that season 11 points behind Old Brentwoods who have also returned to Division One this season
• Division One made up of nine sides: Aldenhamians, Berkhamstedians, Bradfieldians, Brentwoods, Cholmeleians, Harrovians, Malvernians, Reptonians & Wellingtonians
• Old Millfieldians resigned from the League just prior to the season starting
• OHAFC & Brentwoods relegated from Premier Division, Berkhamstedians promoted from Division Two despite finishing third
• 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: 2.00 (5 games played)
• Other Division One fixtures this weekend: Old Berkhamestedians (3rd) v Old Malvernians (7th) & Old Bradfieldians (1st) v Old Cholmeleians (6th)
• OHAFC will climb into at least 3rd with a win, will stay 4th with draw or defeat

FIXTURE

• Old Brentwoods (2nd in Division One, 12pts) v OHAFC 1s (4th, 7pts) in Arthurian League Division One
• The two teams have faced each other more times over the past decade than any other team, having shared the same League division every season
• 6th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 7th for Brentwoods
• 4th away League game of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 23.8 miles
• This is the longest away trip of the season for the OHAFC 1st XI
• Average distance for 8 away League fixtures this season: 11.8 miles
• Average distance for 16 League games this season: 10 miles (last season 11.83 miles)
• Referee: Bob Jennings
• Refereeing his 5th OHAFC League fixture in the last 9 seasons, previously refereed two home games and two away games for the club
• Previous record of 1 win, 2 draws and a defeat
• Three yellow cards and one red card shown to OHAFC players (Theo Gordon was sent off in the 3rd XI’s 4-4 draw at home to Old Millhillians in November 2013)
• Previously refereed two 1st XI fixtures: the 3-0 home defeat to Bradfield and the 1-0 away win at Haileybury, both in the 2015/16 season
• Weather forecast: Rain, 9 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Good 20%, Fair 40%, Poor 40%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
• Last season Brentwood finished 10th in the Premier Division with 11pts
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
• Average position of Brentwood last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/24pts
• Brentwoods have closely mirrored the performance of the OHAFC 1st XI over the past five seasons, being relegated twice from the Premier Division at the same time and promoted back up in between
• 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)
• Brentwood Premier Division form last season: Pld 18, won 3, drawn 2, lost 13, scored 21 (fewest in division), conceded 49 (joint 2nd most in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 9, won 1, drawn 4, lost 4, scored 11, conceded 24
• Brentwood home League form last season: Pld 9, won 3, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 12, conceded 15
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W W Brentwood L W L
• OHAFC away form this season: Pld 3, won 1, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 8, conceded 7
• Brentwood home form this season: Pld 5, won 4, lost 1, scored 18, conceded 6 – their only home defeat to date was the 2-1 loss to leaders Bradfieldians on October 7th
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 4-3 after extra time away to Alleynians in an Arthur Dunn Cup first round replay, Brentwoods lost 3-2 at Berkhamstedians in the League, both games last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: the sides drew 1-1 in the Premier Division on October 22nd 2016, Oli Walker scoring Harrow’s goal
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 2-1 on the Hill on April 1st 2017, Jesse Duah scoring both Harrow goals
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Pld 16, OHAFC won 10, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 41, conceded 30
• League record at Brentwood (last 8 seasons): Pld 8, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 12, conceded 19
• OHAFC have won 8 of the previous 11 meetings between the teams but only 2 of the last 5
• Record OHAFC League victory (last 9 seasons): 6-1 at Harrow on November 9th 2013
• Record OHAFC League defeat (last 9 seasons): 8-2 at Brentwood on December 20th 2014

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
• Leading OHAFC 1s appearaces this season (all competitions): 7 - Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert are the remaining ever-presents
• Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 12 – James Breeden, 3 – Adejokun
• James Breeden has scored the sides’ last six goals and needs 7 more to set a new record for the most 1st XI goals scored in a single season (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 Brentwood (previous 8 seasons, 16 games played): 14 – Lederman, 12 - Poulter
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Brentwood (previous 8 seasons): 6 – Lederman, 5 – Harry Hoffen
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Brentwood (previous 8 seasons, max 8 games): 7 – Lederman, 6 - Poulter
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Brentwood (previous 8 seasons): 2 – Harder
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 6
• Harry Hoffen set for 80th 1st XI start (last 9 seasons), 75th 1st XI League appearance (last 9 seasons) and first League appearance for 1s this season
• Alex Gilbert set for 50th 1st career 1st XI start and 5th club appearance this season
• James Breeden set for 20th career club start & appearance; has scored hat-tricks in each of his previous two OHAFC appearances and scored 12 goals for the 1st XI this season in just six appearances
• Chester Robinson set for 5th 1st XI start of season & career
• Josh Adejokun set for 5th 1st XI League start & appearance of season & career
• Hamish MacIntyre, Ed Poulter & Emre Sert all set for their 5th 1st XI League starts & appearances this season
• Dan Firoozan set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Fred Richardson set for 5th 1st XI appearance this season
• Also in Squad: Alex Breeden, Archie Maxwell & Yunus Sert
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 532/131
• Average 1st XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 41/10
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 600/148
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 46/11

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Radleians (A), Arthurian League Division Two, 12pm KO at Lincoln Field Sports Pitches 3G, Percy Road, Twickenham TW2 6JW

DIVISION

• Tenth weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 2s return to Division Two for the first time since the 2009/10 season
• Division Two made up of 10 sides: Alleynians, Charterhouse 2s, Charterhouse 3s, Eton 2s, Forest 2s, KCS Wimbledon 2s, Lancing 2s, Radleians & Westminsters
• OHAFC 2s and Alleynians promoted from Division Three last season, Radleians relegated from Division One
• Lancing 2s are the reigning Division Two champions, earning 30pts from 16 League games last 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 currently on 0.43 pts per game
• OHAFC 2s won their first League points of the season last week – first division team the Old Reptonians are the only side now left in the Arhturian League without a point to their name
• Last week’s win also meant the side avoided equalling the OHAFC record of seven straight defeats set by the 2nd XI in the 2011/12 season
• Other Division Two fixtures this weekend: Eton 2s (2nd) v Charterhouse 3s (6th), KCS Wimbledon 2s (4th) v Charterhouse 2s (3rd) & Lancing 2s (10th) v Alleynians (1st)
• OHAFC 2s will climb to 7th or 8th with a win and either stay 9th or drop to 10th with a draw or loss
• This is the first week of the season the OHAFC have not been bottom of the division

FIXTURE

• Old Radleians (5th, 7pts) v OHAFC 2s (9th, 3pts) in Arthurian League Division Two
• 8th fixture of the season for OHAFC, 5th for Radley
• 4th away fixture of the season for the OHAFC
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 7.3 miles
• This is the 3rd shortest away trip of the season – the four longest trips (Charterhouse, Eton & Forest still remain)
• Average distance for 9 away League fixtures this season: 13.9 miles (last season 8.3 miles)
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.17 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
• Referee: Colin Busby
• Refereeing his 3rd OHAFC League fixture in 9 seasons
• Both previous fixtures officiated were 3rd XI games in the 2012/13 season – a 7-1 home defeat to Epsom followed by a 2-0 loss at Eastbournians
• No yellow or red cards shown to OHAFC players and no penalties awarded
• Weather forecast: Heavy rain, 12 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Astroturf
• This is the 2nd XI’s fourth League fixture on an artificial surface this season, already the most the side has ever played in a season. The most games any OHAFC side has played on an artificial surface in one season is five by the 1st XI in 2015/16
• 2s League record on astroturf (last 9 seasons): Pld 13, won 4, drawn 2, lost 7, scored 25, conceded 33
• 2s record on astroturf away from home (last 9 seasons): Pld 6, won 2, lost 4, scored 11, conceded 13
• OHAFC 2s and Old Radleians have never met on astroturf before

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
• Average position of Radleians last 5 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division One/20pts
• Radley were relegated from Division One last season having finished third and fourth the two previous seasons
• 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)
• Radley Division One form last season: Pld 18, won 4, drawn 4, lost 10, scored 38 (4th fewest in division), conceded 58 (most in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 12
• OHAFC 2s had the second best away League record in Division Three last season
• Radley home League form last season: Pld 9, won 3, lost 6, scored 16, conceded 25
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L L L Radley W D L
• OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 3, lost 3, scored 4, conceded 7
• Each of the three OHAFC away League defeats has been by a single goal
• Radley home League form this season: Only home League game played was the 6-0 opening day victory over Lancing 2s on September 9th
• Radley have not played in the League since October 7th, a 3-2 win away to Eton 2s
• Last time out: OHAFC won their first game of the season on Saturday, a 2-1 victory at home to KCS Wimbledon 2s, Radleians lost 9-1 at home to Charterhouse in the first round of the Dunn Cup on October 21st
• Corresponding fixture last season: The sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: The sides have never met before
• The OHAFC 1st XI and Old Radleians met twice in Division One in the 2015/16 season in the final three weeks of the season, Radley won 4-3 at home and the sides drew 2-2 at Harrow – both games were played on astroturf
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): No previous meetings
• League record at Harrow (last 8 seasons): N/A
• Record OHAFC victory: N/A
• Record OHAFC defeat: N/A

PLAYERS

• 46 players from squad used last season, 143 in the last nine seasons
• 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, Sert
• 39 players used in 7 League games to date this season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 7 – Woolley, 6 – Lederman, Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 2 – Alhadeff, Lederman, Soyinka
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow – Gilbert, A Pittalis, Woolley
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Radleians (previous 8 seasons, 2 games played): 4 players have played in both fixtures to date
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Radley (previous 8 seasons): 2 – James Breeden
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Radley (previous 8 seasons): Only 1 game
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Radley (previous 8 seasons): 1 – J Breeden, Warner
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 8
• Harry Woolley set for 90th 2nd XI appearance (last 9 seasons)
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 70th career club appearance
• Conti von Hirsch set for 30th career 2nd XI appearance, 25th career 2nd XI start and 5th 2nd XI appearance this season
• Jack Alhadeff set for 30th career 2nd XI start & appearance and 25th career 2nd XI League start & appearance
• David Lederman set for 25th 2nd XI League appearance (last 9 seasons)
• Pablo Hutchinson set for 10th career 2nd XI appearance
• Alex Smith set for 5th career 2nd XI appearance and 2nd XI season debut
• Kyri Pittalis set for 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Rollo Hovey set for 5th club start & appearance this season
• Olly Roberts set for 2nd XI career debut
• Also in Squad: Charlie Bick, Alexi Pittalis & Will Swan
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 310/56
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 24/4
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 547/145
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 8 seasons): 42/11

OHAFC 3rd XI: No fixture – Next game: Old Kings Scholars (A), Saturday November 18th