Friday Stat Attack - Special Alpine Edition

24 Mar 2017

This week's Stat Attack comes freshly-prepared from the sleepy Alpine village of Les Gets in the shadow of Mont Blanc...so crack open a Toblerone (milk or white preferably) and peruse at leisure just what Alleynians away League record this season has been like...

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OHAFC 1st XI: No fixture, next game TBC

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Alleynians (H), Arthurian League Division Three, 11.45am KO at the Harrow School New Fields

DIVISION

  • Twenty-seventh 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
  • 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
  • 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 2.33 pts/game
  • Other Division Three fixture this Saturday: Old Epsomians (4th) v Citizens Old Boys (5th) & Old Salopians 2s (7th) v Old Eastbournians (6th)

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FIXTURE

  • OHAFC 2s (2nd, 25pts) v Old Alleynians (1st, 33pts) in Arthurian League Division Three
  • 13th & penultimate League fixture of the season for both teams
  • Only trip to Citizens remains in the League after Saturday
  • Final OHAFC 2s home game of the season
  • Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
  • Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
  • Referee: Kevin Lowe
  • Refereeing his 6th OHAFC League fixture in the past 8 seasons
  • OHAFC record of two wins, a draw and two defeats in the previous five
  • Has refereed the 2nd XI just once previously, the 4-3 home win over Sennockians last season – awarded the OHAFC a penalty (converted) after two minutes following a foul on James Breeden
  • Previous OH game refereed: the 1st XI’s last fixture, the 5-4 defeat at home to Marlburians two weeks ago on the Phil pitches
  • Weather forecast: Sunny, 12 degrees
  • Pitch forecast: Excellent 40%, Good 40%, Fair 20%
  • This will be the first OHAFC fixture played on the Harrow School New Fields this season

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TEAMS

  • Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/19pts
  • Average position of Alleynians last 2 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Four/26pts
  • Alleynians only joined Arthurian League in 2014/15 season, have earnt consecutive promotions, winning Division Five in 2014/15 and Division Four in 2015/16
  • Alleynians have won 27 out of the 36 games played since being admitted to the Arthurian League (75%), losing just 5 (14%)
  • Alleynians currently possess the highest winning percentage in League games this season in the entire League – 11 wins from 12, 92% (next highest: Charterhouse 1s – 86%)
  • 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)
  • Alleynians Division Four form last season: Pld 12, won 7, drawn 3, lost 2, scored 44 (most in division), conceded 13 (fewest in division)
  • OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 7, won 3, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 19, conceded 16
  • Alleynians away League form last season: Pld 6, won 2, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 21, conceded 11
  • OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 6, won 6, for 27, against 8
  • OHAFC 2s are one of three teams in the League with perfect home League records this season – also Old Alleynians (7 wins in Division Three) & Merchant Taylors 2s (5 wins in Division Five North)
  • Alleynians away League form this season: Pld 5, won 4, lost 1, for 17, against 9
  • Only fixture the Alleynians have lost this season was away at Chigwell 2s (2-0 on February 4th)
  • Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W D Alleynians W L W
  • OHAFC 2s have not lost in the League since the 2-1 defeat at Alleynians on October 15th 2016
  • Last time out: OHAFC lost 4-0 at Westminsters, Alleynians beat Lancing 2s 5-0 at home, both games last weekend in the quarter-finals of the Junior League Cup
  • Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
  • Previous meeting: Alleynians won 2-1 at home in Division Three on October 15th 2016 (OHAFC scorer: Soyinka)
  • Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Previous League fixture is the only meeting to date
  • League record at Harrow (last 8 seasons): No games played yet
  • Record OHAFC victory: None
  • Record OHAFC defeat: 2-1 away on October 15th 2016
  • OHAFC performance compared to same stage last season (12 games): 15pts better off (28 v 11), scored 10 goals more (41 v 31), conceded 20 goals fewer (19 v 39), four places higher (2nd v 6th)
  • OHAFC 2s WILL BE PROMOTED WITH A WIN OR DRAW
  • ALLEYNIANS WILL WIN DIVISION THREE WITH A WIN OR DRAW

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PLAYERS

  • 44 players from squad used last season, 139 in last eight seasons
  • 41 players used in 14 League & Cup fixtures this season
  • Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 14 – Lederman, 13 - Taunton-Collins
  • Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 20 – Soyinka, 11 - Alhadeff
  • Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow – Hutchinson, H Morrison, Y Sert
  • 14-man squad named for Matchday 15
  • Max Curry set for 70th career club appearance
  • Ollie Curry set for 30th career 2nd XI appearance and 25th career 2nd XI League appearance
  • Ed Massey set for 25th career club appearance, 5th 2nd XI League appearance this season and 5th 2nd XI start in all competitions this season
  • David Lederman set for 20th 2nd XI appearance (last 8 seasons) and 15th 2nd XI appearance this season
  • Jamie Barwick set for 10th career club appearance, 5th career 2nd XI League start and 5th 2nd XI appearance this season
  • Fred Richardson set for 10th club start & appearance this season and 2nd XI season debut
  • Jack Alhadeff & Gbeminiyi Soyinka both set for 10th 2nd XI League starts & appearances this season
  • Harry Woolley set for 10th 2nd XI League start this season
  • Field Marshall Azhar Khan set for 10th 2nd XI appearance this season in all competitions
  • Fraser McGuinness set for 5th career 2nd XI League start & appearance and 2nd XI season debut
  • Rollo Hovey set for 5th 2nd XI League start this season
  • Kyle Barrett set for 2nd XI career debut
  • Also in Squad: Geoff Taunton-Collins
  • Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 430/161
  • Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 31/12
  • Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 779/216
  • Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 56/15

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OHAFC 3rd XI: No game, next fixture TBC