I know we all miss Paulsen but this man is not it. A heavy back field today was undone by some terrible goal keeping. We need a change.

I’m looking to get tickets for a family member and myself to a Brisbane Roar or Melbourne City home game next year.

What hospitality packages would you recommend for two people?

Also, if you’ve experienced these packages before, any tips or insights would be appreciated!

Worth a listen! up the nix

https://open.spotify.com/show/5EktTfGpbnUxGz412fWHf7?si=MN7vAMtqQbmjcYpJxHi4mQ

I'm not a football fan but just helping someone. Is Phoenix sending out actual physical season passes? My neighbour is pretty grumpy because he's got one but it uses Google Wallet.

Me: you still get in. Them: I want something physical...something I can hold.

🫣🫣🫣

I told him to contact Phoenix and that really set him off.... 🙄

Flying over from the UK early next year and wondering if anyone's got any advice on best places to sit at the games? Not sure if certain blocks are better for atmosphere, singing etc so looking for any advice!

He stood in front of the Melbourne Supporters all night and celebrated with them.

We got this lads!!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350281496/sky-stadium-sold-out-wellington-phoenix-semifinal-against-melbourne-victory

Lets get a win at AAMI Park and take advantage back to Wellington for the second leg.

As a neutral observer I've really enjoyed the performance of your new #1 Alex Paulsen.

There's no doubt he's had a huge impact on the season the Nix are currently having. But is it possible to measure the impact?

I thought it would be interesting to compare Wellington Phoenix shot data from this season (23/24) with last season (22/23). I was originally planning on turning this into a YouTube video but I have found myself with a sickness which requires me to sit on the toilet for most of the day, so here we are typing this out...

The following data has been taken from all regular season games in 22/23 and 23/24 not including pre-season games, cup games or knockout matches. I wasn't able to find xg stats anywhere, so if anyone knows where to find in depth A-League stats so we can look into this further please let me know (SOURCE FOUND. HAVE ADDED BELOW)! How did I find it? Literally sifting through Google match stats like a maniac.

I wanted to see if there were any clear indicators of a direct impact from Paulsen on the Nix success this season. And let's just say, its pretty crazy. And if you've read this far, than you'll appreciate it as much as me.

The results:

With chiefy in charge the Phoenix have been much more solid at the back this season. Purely down to the keeper? Probably not.

But what if I told you that the Wellington Phoenix have faced more shots on target, at their goal this season than they did last season...

22/23 shots faced on target 141 23/24 shots faced on target 145

Okay so not by much but it still shows a similar amount of chances created by opposition teams.

So let's see how the keepers dealt with them.

Oli saved 105. Paulsen saved 119.

Oli saved 74.5% of the shots faced. Paulsen saved 82% of the shots faced.

Or

25.5% of the shots Sail faced resulted in a goal 18% of the shots Paulsen faced resulted in a goal

So how do these save percentages look in real match data?

It means

Oli had 5 clean sheets. Paulsen had 10 clean sheets.

Oli conceded 36 goals Paulsen conceded 26 goals

Sail averaged 1.4 goals conceded per game Paulsen averaged 1 goal conceded per game

Sails Nix ended in 6th Paulsen's... top 2 finish.

Of course the teams performance isn't purely down to the keeper. But there's no doubt looking at these numbers that the effect Paulsen's had on the season is massive.

Anyways, better get back to pooping 💩

Have a great day!

EDIT: Using Fotmob in depth data we can compare some more metrics between Sail 22/23 and Paulsen 23/24. Which confirms the findings above.

Goals prevented: Sail -0.93 Paulsen 12.94

xGOT faced Sail 44.07 Paulsen 38.94

High claim Sail 18 Paulsen 37

Error led to goal Sail 2 Paulsen 2

Penalties saved Sail 2 Paulsen 3

Pass accuracy Sail 64.1% Paulsen 74.1%

Hi there, is there a broadcaster for the Phoenix/A League in the USA?

Failing that a stream for tonight's game?

Many thanks

https://yellowfever.co.nz/categories/wellington-phoenix-discussion/topics/wpm-r26-vs-macarthur-sat-27th-apr-7-15pm-rof/page/4?highlight=post_1455857

For those who don't wanna click on the link and scroll down the Yellow Fever is doing a march from Old Bailey's to Sky Stadium, leaving at 6:30pm sharp.