Fan Attendance in Sport

How many sports leagues let fans attend last week?

As part of our sport rule updates service, we track fan attendance in stadiums across a number of sports. Research has suggested absent crowds may influence player and referee performance, so this information may be useful to sports betting traders and odds compilers.

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Fan attendance in sport – week #023 overview

31 MAY – 06th June

• 27 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 7 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 23 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 107 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 242 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
197 ⬇️	23 ⬇️	4 ⬆️	14 ⬇️	3 ⬆️	1 ➡️

 

• 73 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
58 ⬇️	11 ⬇️	0 ⬇️	3 ⬆️	1 ⬇️	0 ➡️

Fan attendance in sport – week #022 overview

24 – 30th MAY

• 17 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 15 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 35 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 125 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 304 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
248 ⬇️	31 ⬇️	1 ⬇️	20 ➡️	2 ➡️	1 ⬇️

 

• 116 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
96 ⬇️	15 ⬇️	1 ➡️	2 ⬇️	2 ⬆️	0 ➡️

Fan attendance in sport – week #021 overview

17 – 23rd MAY

• 32 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 13 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 31 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 116 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 323 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
260 ⬆️	33 ⬆️	3 ⬇️	20 ⬆️	1 ➡️	3 ➡️

 

• 155 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
131 ⬇️	19 ⬇️	1 ➡️	3 ⬇️	1 ⬇️	0 ➡️

Fan attendance in sport – week #020 overview

10 – 16th MAY

As the domestic seasons draw to a close, countries such as the UK welcomed fans back to stadiums for the first time this season. The impact of no fan attendance has been particularly stark, as described by OptaJoe below:

1 – With 13 more away wins (150) than home wins (137) and only 10 matches remaining, the 2020-21 Premier League season is the first campaign in the history of England’s top four tiers to see more away wins than home wins. Unprecedented.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 19, 2021

• 39 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 12 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 24 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 106 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 290 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
229 ⬆️	32 ⬇️	6 ⬇️	17 ⬆️	1 ➡️	3 ⬆️

 

• 197 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
153 ⬇️	29 ⬆️	1 ⬇️	9 ⬆️	5⬆️	0 ⬇️

Fan attendance in sport – week #019 overview

03-09th MAY

• 24 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 28 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 31 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 105 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 276 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
214 ⬆️	36 ⬇️	9 ⬇️	16 ⬆️	1 ⬇️	2 ⬆️

 

• 212 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
171 ⬇️	25 ⬇️	2 ⬇️	8 ⬆️	4 ⬇️	2 ⬆️

Fan attendance in sport – week #018 overview

26-2ND MAY

• 26 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 22 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 22 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 114 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 252 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
189 ⬆️	42 ⬆️	9 ⬇️	8 ⬇️	2 ⬇️	1 ⬇️

 

• 221 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
178 ⬆️	27 ⬆️	3 ⬇️	5 ⬇️	7 ⬇️	1 ⬇️

Fan attendance in sport – week #017 overview

19-25TH APRIL

• 46 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 12 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 23 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 110 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 266 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
188 ⬆️	41 ⬇️	14 ⬆️	13 ⬇️	8 ⬇️	2 ⬇️

 

• 223 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
175 ⬇️	24 ⬇️	4 ⬇️	8 ⬇️	10 ⬇️	2 ⬆️

 

Fan attendance in sport – week #016 overview

12-18TH APRIL

• 22 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 27 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 21 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 94 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 221 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
162 ⬇️	31 ⬇️	10 ⬇️	9 ⬇️	7 ⬇️	1 ⬇️

 

• 279 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
199 ⬆️	39 ⬆️	7 ⬆️	10 ⬆️	22 ⬆️	2 ➡️

Fan attendance in sport – week #015 overview

29-04TH APRIL

• 25 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 18 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 23 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 97 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 216 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
134 ⬆️	41 ⬇️	13 ⬇️	14 ⬆️	11 ⬇️	2 ⬆️

 

• 252 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
180 ⬆️	38 ⬇️	5 ⬇️	10 ⬇️	19 ⬇️	1 ⬆️

Fan attendance in sport – week #014 overview

22-28TH MARCH

This week the BBC examined why empty grounds have destroyed home advantage. In their report (1st April 2021), they examine the impact of no fans on the Premier League:

• For the first time, there have been more away wins (114) in the Premier League during the 2020/21 season than home wins (108)
• 50% of Premier League teams are doing no better at home than away
• Teams with a better away record than home has risen from 6% average over the past four seasons to 35% in 2020/21
• The average of home wins over the past 8 seasons = 46%. In 2020/21 this has dropped to 37%

This data is why we’ve been tracking fan attendance in sport. Its impact on odds compilers, traders and sports betting professionals is too great to ignore given its impact on pricing.

What does the fan attendance data tell us for the week c. 22nd March – 28th March, let’s dive into the numbers:

• 17 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 26 competitions stopped letting fans in
• 24 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 78 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 195 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
109 ⬇️	45 ⬇️	15 ⬆️	10 ➡️	14 ⬆️	1 ⬇️

 

• 233 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period
  • Down from 248 the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
149 ⬇️	41 ⬆️	6 ⬆️	13 ⬆️	24 ⬇️	0 ⬇️

Fan attendance in sport – week #013 overview

15-21st MARCH

• 23 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 30 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 19 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
• 92 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
  • Up from 87 the previous week
• 230 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period
  • Up from 222 the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
141 ⬆️	50 ⬆️	13 ⬇️	10 ⬆️	12 ⬆️	2 ⬇️

 

• 248 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period
  • Down from 254 the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
175 ⬆️	30 ⬇️	6 ⬆️	6 ➡️	31 ⬆️	0 ⬇️

Fan attendance in sport – week #012 overview

08-14th MARCH

• 36 competitions started letting fans into stadiums 
• 26 competitions stopped letting fans in 
• 28 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
  • Up from 19 the previous week
• 87 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
  • Up from 74 the previous week
• 222 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period
  • Up from 199 the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
136 ⬆️	47 ⬆️	17 ⬆️	8 ⬇️	10 ⬇️	3 ⬇️

 

• 254 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period
  • Down from 255 the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
171 ⬆️	42 ⬆️	5 ⬇️	6 ⬇️	28 ⬆️	1 ⬇️

Fan attendance in sport – week #011 overview

01 – 07th MARCH

• 32 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below)
• 24 competitions stopped letting fans in (table below)
• 19 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance
  • Up 3 from the previous week
• 74 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
  • Up from 65 the previous week
• 199 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period
  • Up from 180 the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
118 ⬆️	40 ⬇️	13 ⬇️	10 ⬇️	13 ⬆️	5 ⬆️

 

• 255 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period
  • Up from 249 the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
170 ⬆️	41 ⬇️	6 ⬇️	11 ⬇️	25 ⬇️	2 ⬆️

Which competitions started letting fans in?

01 – 07th MARCH

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
South America	Argentina	Basketball	Torneo Federal de Basquetbol	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Austria	Soccer	2. Liga	88.89	11.11	0.00	0.00
South America	Brazil	Soccer	Paulista A2	88.89	11.11	0.00	0.00
South America	Brazil	Volleyball	Superliga (men)	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Bulgaria	Soccer	First Professional League	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Cyprus	Soccer	Cup	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Czech Republic	Soccer	Czech Cup	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Czech Republic	Volleyball	Extraliga (men)	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Denmark	Soccer	Superligaen	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
World	Europe	Volleyball	CEV Champions League - Final Stages (men)	66.67	0.00	33.33	0.00
Europe	France	Soccer	Ligue 2	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	France	Tennis	WTA Open 6ème Sens Métropole de Lyon (Singles)	90.32	9.68	0.00	0.00
Europe	Great Britain	Basketball	BBL Championship	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Israel	Soccer	Liga Alef South	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	Serie A1 (women)	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie B	78.95	21.05	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie C - Girone A	93.33	6.67	0.00	0.00
Africa	Morocco	Soccer	Botola	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
South America	Paraguay	Soccer	Division Profesional	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Poland	Basketball	1. Liga Kobiet - Group B (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Poland	Basketball	Polska Liga Koszykowki	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Portugal	Soccer	Campeonato de Portugal - Group G	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Portugal	Basketball	LPB	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group A	66.67	0.00	0.00	33.33
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 3	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Volleyball	Superliga Femenina	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 6	14.29	85.71	0.00	0.00
Europe	Sweden	Basketball	Basketligan	33.33	66.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Switzerland	Soccer	Super League	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Asia	Thailand	Soccer	Thai League T1	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Asia	Thailand	Soccer	Thai League T2	0.00	87.50	12.50	0.00
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	1. Lig	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

01 – 07th MARCH

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	22-28.2	01-07.3
Argentina	South America	Basketball	La Liga Argentina	yes	no
Brazil	South America	Basketball	NBB	yes	no
Croatia	Europe	Soccer	1. HNL	yes	no
Croatia	Europe	Basketball	Premijer Liga	yes	no
Cyprus	Europe	Soccer	First Division	yes	no
Europe	World	Volleyball	CEV Challenge Cup (men)	yes	no
Europe	World	Volleyball	CEV Volleyball Cup (men)	yes	no
Europe	World	Volleyball	CEV Volleyball Cup (women)	yes	no
Georgia	Europe	Soccer	Erovnuli Liga	yes	no
Italy	Europe	Basketball	Lega Basket A	yes	no
Italy	Europe	Soccer	Serie A	yes	no
Korea Republic	Asia	Basketball	WKBL (women)	yes	no
Mexico	North/Central America	Soccer	Liga MX Femenil	yes	no
Netherlands	Europe	Soccer	Eredivisie	yes	no
Poland	Europe	Handball	Superliga	yes	no
Portugal	Europe	Soccer	Primeira Liga	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 5	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 7	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group C	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group A	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group C	yes	no
Sweden	Europe	Handball	Elit Serien (men)	yes	no
Sweden	Europe	Ice Hockey	Swedish Hockey League	yes	no
Turkey	Europe	Soccer	Süper Lig	yes	no

Fan attendance in sport – week #010 overview

22 – 28th February

• 30 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below)
• 22 competitions stopped letting fans in (table below)
• 16 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance. 
• 65 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 180 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
97 ⬆️	44 ⬆️	14 ⬇️	11 ⬆️	11 ➡️	3 ➡️

 

• 249 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
158 ⬆️	43 ⬆️	7 ⬇️	12 ⬆️	28 ⬆️	1 ⬆️

Which competitions started letting fans in?

22 – 28th February

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
World	Africa	Soccer	CAF Champions League - Group Stage	42.86	42.86	0.00	14.29
Europe	Austria	Soccer	Bundesliga	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Belgium	Volleyball	Liga A Dames (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
South America	Brazil	Volleyball	Superliga (women)	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Croatia	Soccer	1. HNL	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Africa	Egypt	Soccer	Egypt Cup	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	England	Soccer	National League	93.75	6.25	0.00	0.00
World	Europe	Handball	EHF Champions League - Group Stage	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
North/Central America	Guatemala	Soccer	Primera Division de Ascenso	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Hungary	Soccer	NB I	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Israel	Soccer	Liga Alef North	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Israel	Basketball	Ligat ha'Al (women)	33.33	33.33	33.33	0.00
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie A	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Asia	Korea Republic	Basketball	WKBL (women)	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
North/Central America	Mexico	Soccer	Liga MX	88.89	11.11	0.00	0.00
North/Central America	Mexico	Soccer	Liga MX Femenil	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Netherlands	Soccer	Eredivisie	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
Europe	Poland	Handball	Superliga	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Portugal	Soccer	Primeira Liga	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00
Asia	Qatar	Soccer	Second Division	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	LEB Plata - East Conference	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Handball	Liga Asobal	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group D	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 1	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 13	40.00	40.00	20.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 16	0.00	66.67	33.33	0.00
Europe	Sweden	Handball	Elit Serien (men)	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
Europe	Switzerland	Soccer	Challenge League	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	Süper Lig	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
World	World	Basketball	FIBA Americup - Qualification	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

22 – 28th February

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
World	Africa	Soccer	CAF Champions League - Group Stage	42.86	42.86	0.00	14.29
Europe	Austria	Soccer	Bundesliga	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Belgium	Volleyball	Liga A Dames (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
South America	Brazil	Volleyball	Superliga (women)	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Croatia	Soccer	1. HNL	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Africa	Egypt	Soccer	Egypt Cup	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	England	Soccer	National League	93.75	6.25	0.00	0.00
World	Europe	Handball	EHF Champions League - Group Stage	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
North/Central America	Guatemala	Soccer	Primera Division de Ascenso	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Hungary	Soccer	NB I	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Israel	Soccer	Liga Alef North	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Israel	Basketball	Ligat ha'Al (women)	33.33	33.33	33.33	0.00
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie A	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Asia	Korea Republic	Basketball	WKBL (women)	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
North/Central America	Mexico	Soccer	Liga MX	88.89	11.11	0.00	0.00
North/Central America	Mexico	Soccer	Liga MX Femenil	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Netherlands	Soccer	Eredivisie	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
Europe	Poland	Handball	Superliga	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Portugal	Soccer	Primeira Liga	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00
Asia	Qatar	Soccer	Second Division	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	LEB Plata - East Conference	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Handball	Liga Asobal	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group D	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 1	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 13	40.00	40.00	20.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 16	0.00	66.67	33.33	0.00
Europe	Sweden	Handball	Elit Serien (men)	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
Europe	Switzerland	Soccer	Challenge League	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	Süper Lig	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
World	World	Basketball	FIBA Americup - Qualification	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00

 

Fan attendance in sport – week #009 overview

15 – 21st February

• 34 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below)
• 16 competitions stopped letting fans in (table below)
• 10 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance. 
• 48 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 143 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
71 ⬆️	33 ⬇️	16 ⬆️	9 ⬇️	11 ⬆️	3 ⬆️

 

• 215 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
143 ⬇️	30 ⬇️	8 ⬆️	11 ➡️	23 ⬇️	0 ⬇️

Which competitions started letting fans in?

08 – 14th February

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
South America	Argentina	Soccer	Torneo Regional Federal Amateur - Playoffs	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Asia	Australia	Tennis	WTA Phillip Island Trophy (Doubles)	88.24	11.76	0.00	0.00
Europe	Austria	Soccer	2. Liga	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00
Europe	Belgium	Soccer	First Division A	72.73	27.27	0.00	0.00
Europe	Cyprus	Soccer	First Division	57.14	42.86	0.00	0.00
Europe	Czech Republic	Soccer	Czech Liga	70.00	30.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Denmark	Soccer	1st Division	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Denmark	Handball	Handboldligaen (men)	71.43	28.57	0.00	0.00
Europe	Denmark	Soccer	Superligaen	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	France	Soccer	Ligue 2	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
Europe	Great Britain	Basketball	BBL Championship	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	Serie A1 (women)	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Netherlands	Soccer	Eerste Divisie	91.67	8.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Poland	Basketball	2 Liga - Group D	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Poland	Handball	Superliga (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Portugal	Soccer	Campeonato de Portugal - Group G	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Portugal	Basketball	Liga Portuguesa Feminina (women)	75.00	12.50	12.50	0.00
Europe	Serbia	Volleyball	Odbojkasko Prvenstvo Srbije (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 2	83.33	0.00	16.67	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 6	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 7	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group A	66.67	0.00	33.33	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group A	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 3	91.67	8.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda Division - South (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 17	33.33	66.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 18	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 3	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 6	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Sweden	Handball	Elit Serien (women)	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Africa	Tunisia	Soccer	Ligue Professionnelle 2	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Ukraine	Basketball	FBU Super League (women)	0.00	66.67	33.33	0.00
Europe	Ukraine	Basketball	Higher League	33.33	66.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Ukraine	Soccer	Premier League	33.33	66.67	0.00	0.00

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

08 – 14th February

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	8-14.2	15-21.2
Europe	Croatia	Soccer	1. HNL	yes	no
World	Europe	Handball	EHF Champions League - Group Stage	yes	no
Europe	Finland	Soccer	Suomen Cup - Group Stage	yes	no
Europe	Great Britain	Basketball	BBL Trophy	yes	no
Europe	Hungary	Soccer	NB I	yes	no
Europe	Hungary	Handball	NB I (men)	yes	no
Europe	Israel	Basketball	Ligat ha'Al	yes	no
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie C - Girone C	yes	no
Asia	Japan	Volleyball	V League Division 2 (men)	yes	no
Asia	Korea Republic	Volleyball	V-League (men)	yes	no
Asia	Korea Republic	Basketball	WKBL (women)	yes	no
North/Central America	Mexico	Soccer	Liga MX	yes	no
Europe	Poland	Basketball	1. Liga Kobiet - Group B (women)	yes	no
Europe	Slovakia	Soccer	2. Liga	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Basketball	LEB Plata - East Conference	yes	no
Europe	Switzerland	Soccer	Challenge League	yes	no

Fan attendance in sport – week #008 overview

08 – 14th February

• 16 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below)
• 21 competitions stopped letting fans in (table below)
• 5 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance. 
  • Asia: Australian National Basketball League and Japanese B2 Basketball League
  • North / Central America: El Salvador Primera Division (football) and Nicaragua Primera Division (football)
  • Europe: EHF Women’s Champions League (handball)
• 36 competitions had matches with medium levels of fans in attendance
• 120 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
53 ⬆️	35 ⬆️	11 ⬇️	11 ⬇️	9 ⬆️	1 ⬇️

 

• 234 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
152 ⬆️	39 ➡️	7 ➡️	11 ⬇️	24 ⬆️	1 ⬆️

Which competitions started letting fans in?

08 – 14th February

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
South America	Argentina	Basketball	Liga Nacional	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
South America	Brazil	Volleyball	Superliga (men)	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Denmark	Basketball	Basketligaen	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Great Britain	Basketball	BBL Trophy	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Iceland	Basketball	Premier League	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Israel	Soccer	Premier League (women)	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie C - Girone C	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
Asia	Korea Republic	Volleyball	V-League (men)	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
North/Central America	Mexico	Soccer	Liga MX	85.71	0.00	14.29	0.00
South America	Paraguay	Soccer	Division Profesional	60.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Slovakia	Soccer	Super Liga	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 1	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group C	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Primera Division (women)	61.54	30.77	7.69	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 4	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	1. Lig	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

08 – 14th February

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	1-7.2	8-14.2
Europe	Belgium	Soccer	Beker van Belgie	yes	no
Europe	Belgium	Soccer	First Division A	yes	no
Europe	Croatia	Basketball	Kup Krese Cosica (Croatian Cup)	yes	no
Europe	Cyprus	Soccer	First Division	yes	no
Europe	Czech Republic	Soccer	Czech Liga	yes	no
Europe	Czech Republic	Ice Hockey	Extraliga	yes	no
Europe	Denmark	Handball	Handboldligaen (men)	yes	no
Europe	France	Soccer	Feminine Division 1 (women)	yes	no
Europe	France	Basketball	LNB Pro A	yes	no
Europe	France	Soccer	Ligue 2	yes	no
Friendly	Friendly	Soccer	Club Friendly Women	yes	no
Europe	Italy	Basketball	Lega Basket A	yes	no
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie A	yes	no
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	Serie A1 (women)	yes	no
Europe	Netherlands	Soccer	Eredivisie	yes	no
Europe	Portugal	Soccer	Campeonato de Portugal - Group G	yes	no
Asia	Saudi Arabia	Soccer	Saudi Professional League	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga ACB	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group A	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 3	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 17	yes	no

Fan attendance in sport – week #007 overview

01 – 07th February

Arsene Wenger comments on the impact one major club has seen occur to their point-per game achievements at home since fans have been unable to attend matches en-masse. He also touches on the wider influences fans have on job security for managers and how their lack of attendance has in many cases perhaps bought managers more time in their roles.

Le Professeur makes some fascinating points on COVID football from top teams dropping points at home, to football managers keeping their jobs a little longer #beINPL #LEILIV

Watch Now – https://t.co/RRmQgctETJ pic.twitter.com/x3Fx47MXkt

— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) February 13, 2021

Just last week, in a blow for normalcy for professional sport teams in the State of New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has implemented a limit of 10 per cent attendance at venues.

01 – 07th February

• 22 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below)
• 18 competitions stopped letting fans in (table below)
• 10 competitions had matches with large numbers of fans in attendance. Our highest recorded number since we started this tracker.
  • Six of these were in Europe (Russia accounted for 67%), three in Asia and one in North/Central America
    • Europe:
      • Russia: KHL (3%), MHL (3%) and VHL (4%) ice hockey and Women’s SuperLeague volleyball (25%) – number in brackets denotes % of matches played with large attendance
      • Spain: Liga EBA – Group A basketball (33%) and Tercera Division – Group 15 football (33%)
    • Asia:
      • Australia: National Basketball League – 40% matches with large attendance
      • Chinese Taipei: P League + – 50% matches with large attendance
      • Japan: B1 League basketball – 8% matches with large attendance
    • North/Central America
      • Nicaragua: Primera Division soccer – 40% matches with large attendance
• 117 competitions had some level of fan attendance during the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
49 ⬆️	32 ⬇️	14 ⬇️	12 ⬆️	5 ⬇️	3 ⬆️

 

• 211 competitions had no fans in attendance in the period

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
131 ⬇️	39 ⬆️	7 ➡️	13 ⬇️	21 ⬇️	0

Which competitions started letting fans in?

01 – 07th February

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
Asia	Australia	Tennis	WTA Gippsland Trophy (Doubles)	73.33	26.67	0.00	0.00
South America	Brazil	Soccer	Copa Alagoas	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Croatia	Basketball	Kup Krese Cosica (Croatian Cup)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Czech Republic	Soccer	Czech Liga	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Czech Republic	Ice Hockey	Extraliga	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
World	Europe	Volleyball	CEV Champions League (women)	73.91	13.04	13.04	0.00
Europe	Germany	Basketball	Basketball Bundesliga	69.23	30.77	0.00	0.00
Europe	Israel	Basketball	Ligat ha'Al	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Basketball	Lega Basket A	77.78	22.22	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie A	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie B	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
Asia	Korea Republic	Basketball	WKBL (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Portugal	Soccer	Campeonato de Portugal - Group G	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Russia	Handball	Youth League U20 (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Asia	Saudi Arabia	Soccer	Saudi Professional League	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 3	91.67	0.00	8.33	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 14	83.33	0.00	16.67	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 17	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Switzerland	Soccer	Challenge League	88.89	11.11	0.00	0.00
Europe	Switzerland	Soccer	Super League	88.89	11.11	0.00	0.00
Africa	Tunisia	Soccer	Ligue Professionnelle 1	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
World	World	Basketball	Basketball Champions League Americas	75.00	12.50	12.50	0.00

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

01 – 07th February

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	25-31.1	1-7.2
South America	Argentina	Soccer	Torneo Regional Federal Amateur	yes	no
Europe	Belgium	Soccer	Super League (women)	yes	no
South America	Brazil	Basketball	NBB	yes	no
South America	Brazil	Soccer	Serie A	yes	no
Asia	China	Basketball	CBA	yes	no
Africa	Egypt	Soccer	Premier League	yes	no
World	Europe	Basketball	Euroleague	yes	no
Asia	Japan	Volleyball	V League Division 1 (women)	yes	no
North/Central America	Mexico	Soccer	Liga MX	yes	no
Europe	Poland	Volleyball	Polska Liga (men)	yes	no
Europe	Poland	Handball	Superliga (women)	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Copa del Rey	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group A	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group C	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Primera Division (women)	yes	no
Europe	Switzerland	Soccer	Nationalliga A Women	yes	no
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	1. Lig	yes	no
Europe	Turkey	Basketball	Türkiye Basketbol Super Ligi	yes	no

Fan attendance in sport – week #006 overview

25 – 31st January

• 22 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below).
• 26 stopped letting fans in (table below)
• 8 competitions had matches with large attendance
  • Four of these were in Asia (Australia, China and Japan), one in North/Central America (Nicaragua) and the remaining three in Europe (Spain).
  • Basketball competitions accounted for 62.5% of competitions with large fan attendances, soccer made up the rest

• 118 competitions were played with some level of fans.
  • The icon represents the total number versus the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
46 ⬇️	38 ⬇️	15 ➡️	7 ⬆️	10 ⬆️	2 ⬆️

 

• 224 competitions currently have no fans.
  • The icon represents the total number versus the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
135 ⬆️	37 ⬇️	7 ⬆️	14 ⬆️	29 ⬇️	0

Which competitions started letting fans in?

25 – 31st January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
South America	Argentina	Soccer	Torneo Federal A - Playoffs	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Belgium	Soccer	First Division A	88.89	11.11	0.00	0.00
Europe	Belgium	Soccer	Super League (women)	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
South America	Brazil	Soccer	Serie A	91.67	8.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Croatia	Soccer	1. HNL	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00
World	Europe	Handball	EHF Women's Champions League - Group Stage	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Friendly	Friendly	Soccer	Club Friendly Women	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Germany	Ice Hockey	Deutsche Eishockey Liga	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Hungary	Soccer	NB I	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Basketball	Serie A2	95.24	4.76	0.00	0.00
North/Central America	Mexico	Soccer	Liga MX	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00
Europe	Netherlands	Soccer	Eredivisie	94.44	5.56	0.00	0.00
Europe	Poland	Basketball	1. Liga Kobiet - Group B (women)	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Poland	Handball	Superliga (women)	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Romania	Soccer	Liga I	93.75	6.25	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Copa del Rey	87.50	0.00	12.50	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group D	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga Femenina	60.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group C	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda Division - North (women)	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	1. Lig	90.00	10.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Turkey	Basketball	Türkiye Basketbol Super Ligi	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

25 – 31st January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	18-24.1	25-31.1
South America	Brazil	Volleyball	Superliga (women)	yes	no
South America	Colombia	Soccer	Primera B	yes	no
Europe	Croatia	Basketball	Premijer Liga	yes	no
Europe	Czech Republic	Soccer	Czech Liga	yes	no
Europe	England	Soccer	National League	yes	no
World	Europe	Basketball	Euroleague Women	yes	no
World	Europe	Basketball	FIBA Basketball Champions League	yes	no
Europe	Czech Republic	Soccer	Tipsport Liga	yes	no
Europe	Germany	Basketball	Basketball Bundesliga	yes	no
Europe	Italy	Basketball	Lega Basket A	yes	no
Europe	Lithuania	Basketball	Lietuvos Krepsinio Lyga	yes	no
Europe	Portugal	Basketball	LPB	yes	no
Europe	Russia	Handball	Youth League U20 (women)	yes	no
Europe	Slovakia	Basketball	Extraliga (women)	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 1	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 2	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group B	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 3	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda Division	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda Division - South (women)	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 1	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 14	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 16	yes	no
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 4	yes	no
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	Süper Lig	yes	no
Asia	Vietnam	Soccer	V.League 1	yes	no

Fan attendance in sport – week #005 overview

20 – 26th January

• 30 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below). The highest number since we started this fan attendance in sport tracker.
• 17 stopped letting fans in (table below)
• 9 competitions had matches with large attendance. Breaking last weeks total for a week period since we started this tracker:
  • Australian NBL – 14% of matches had large attendance, 86% had medium attendance
  • Belarus Premier League (Basketball) – 50% had large attendance, 50% had small attendance
  • Japanese B1 Basketball League – 15% had large attendance, 85% had medium attendance
  • Japanese V League Division 1 (women) – had large attendance across all four fixtures played
  • Russian Volleyball SuperLeague – had 20% large attendance, 80% small
  • Russian VHL – had a split of fan attendance across its 22 played fixtures. Just 5% had large attendance, the majority having medium levels of fans. 10% of matches had no fans in attendance.
  • The only competition this week, that went from no fans to fans, was the Liga EBA – Group A Basketball League in Spain which two matches played had a large level of fans in attendance
  • Spain’s Tercera Division – Group 15 – played one match with a large number of fans
  • V. League 1 in Vietnam played 7 games with 29% of matches having a large number of fans.
• 114 competitions were played with some level of fans.
  • The icon represents the total number versus the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball
47⬆️	39 ⬆️	15 ⬆️	5 ➡️	8 ⬆️

 

• 214 competitions currently have no fans.
  • The icon represents the total number versus the previous week

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
121 ⬇️	43 ⬇️	4 ⬇️	12 ⬆️	34 ⬆️	No matches played

Which competitions started letting fans in?

20 – 26th January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
South America	Argentina	Soccer	Torneo Regional Federal Amateur	89.47	10.53	0.00	0.00
South America	Brazil	Soccer	Serie A	95.45	4.55	0.00	0.00
South America	Colombia	Soccer	Primera B	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Croatia	Basketball	Premijer Liga	85.71	14.29	0.00	0.00
Europe	Czech Republic	Volleyball	Extraliga (women)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Denmark	Handball	Handboldligaen (women)	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	England	Soccer	National League	94.74	5.26	0.00	0.00
World	Europe	Handball	EHF European League - Group Stage (women)	40.00	60.00	0.00	0.00
World	Europe	Basketball	Euroleague Women	88.24	11.76	0.00	0.00
World	Europe	Basketball	VTB Youth League	70.00	30.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	France	Soccer	Ligue 2	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
Europe	Czech Republic	Soccer	Tipsport Liga	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Germany	Ice Hockey	Deutsche Eishockey Liga	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	Serie A1 (women)	60.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Lithuania	Basketball	Lietuvos Krepsinio Lyga	83.33	16.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Portugal	Basketball	LPB	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Romania	Soccer	Liga I	90.91	9.09	0.00	0.00
Europe	Russia	Ice Hockey	WHL (women)	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	LEB Plata - West Conference	33.33	66.67	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group A	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group C	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Primera Division (women)	87.50	12.50	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 3	88.89	11.11	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 5	60.00	10.00	30.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda Division	91.67	8.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda Division - South (women)	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 14	75.00	0.00	25.00	0.00
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 4	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Sweden	Basketball	Basketligan	66.67	33.33	0.00	0.00
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	Süper Lig	94.12	5.88	0.00	0.00

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

20 – 26th January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	13-19.1	20-26.1
Argentina	South America	Soccer	Torneo Federal A - Playoffs	yes	no
Brazil	South America	Volleyball	Superliga (women)	yes	no
China	Asia	Basketball	CBA	yes	no
Egypt	Africa	Soccer	Premier League	yes	no
Europe	World	Handball	EHF Women's Champions League - Group Stage	yes	no
France	Europe	Soccer	Feminine Division 1 (women)	yes	no
Iceland	Europe	Soccer	Fotbolti.net Cup - A Division	yes	no
Italy	Europe	Soccer	Serie B	yes	no
Mexico	North/Central America	Soccer	Liga MX	yes	no
Poland	Europe	Volleyball	Polska Liga (men)	yes	no
Poland	Europe	Handball	Superliga (women)	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Soccer	Copa del Rey	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 7	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group D	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group C	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Soccer	Segunda Division - North (women)	yes	no
Spain	Europe	Soccer	Tercera Division - Group 3	yes	no

Fan attendance in sport – week #004 overview

Home win percentage % in the Bundesliga was at its lowest level in the history of the competition with home sides having won 49 out of 144 games (34%) as of the 18th January. The second lowest home win percentage was the 2019/20 season which is when fan attendances began to be impacted due to COVID-19.

The Bundesliga announced that they were unlikely to allow fans to return to stadiums during the 2020/21 season. With other competitions likely to remain cautious in allowing fans back into venues, what steps can your trading teams be taking to manage your models in light of influences on home advantage that we are seeing across sports competitions?

11th – 17th January

• 12 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below)
• 26 stopped letting fans in (table below), up from 22 the previous week
• 8 competitions had matches with large attendance. Our highest total for a week period since we started this tracker:
  • • • New: Copa del Rey
      • New: Vietnam V.League 1
      • New: NBA
      • New: Spain Tercera Division – Group 15
      • New: Qatar Stars League
      • New: Chinese Taipei P League +
      • New: Russia Superleague Division I
      • El Salvador Primera Division Playoffs
• 63 competitions were played with some level of fans

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball
24	18	11	5	5

 

• 224 competitions currently have no fans

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
124	56	7	5	30	1

Which competitions started letting fans in?

11th – 17th January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
Europe	Germany	Basketball	Basketball Bundesliga	75%	25%	0%	0%
World	Europe	Basketball	Euroleague	82%	18%	0%	0%
South America	Brazil	Volleyball	SuperLiga (Women)	80%	20%	0%	0%
South America	South America	Football	CONMEBOL Libertadores	50%	50%	0%	0%
Europe	Italy	Football	Serie A	90%	10%	0%	0%
Europe	Spain	Basketball	LEB Plata - East Conference	67%	0%	33%	0%
Europe	Spain	Football	Division de Honor U19 - Group 7	50%	50%	0%	0%
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group C	67%	33%	0%	0%
Europe	Russia	Handball	Youth League U20 (women)	75%	25%	0%	0%
Europe	Austria	Ice hockey	Austrian Hockey League	91%	9%	0%	0%
Europe	Sweden	Ice hockey	Hockey Allsvenskan	89%	11%	0%	0%
Europe	Spain	Football	Segunda Division - North (women)	0%	100%	0%	0%

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

11th – 17th January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	04-10 Jan	11-17 Jan
Europe	France	Football	Ligue 2	Yes	No
Europe	World	Basketball	FIBA Basketball Champions League	Yes	No
Europe	Italy	Football	Serie D - Group B	Yes	No
Europe	Italy	Football	Serie D - Group E	Yes	No
Europe	Turkey	Football	Süper Lig	Yes	No
Europe	Netherlands	Football	Eerste Divisie	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Basketball	LEB Plata - West Conference	Yes	No
Europe	World	Handball	EHF European League - Group Stage (women)	Yes	No
Europe	Lithuania	Basketball	Lietuvos Krepsinio Lyga	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Segunda B - Group 3	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Segunda B - Group 4	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Tercera Division - Group 6	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Tercera Division - Group 10	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Division de Honor U19 - Group 3	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Tercera Division - Group 11	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Division de Honor U19 - Group 4	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Tercera Division - Group 13	Yes	No
Europe	Czech Republic	Volleyball	Extraliga (men)	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Primera Division (women)	Yes	No
South America	Argentina	Football	Copa Diego Armando Maradona	Yes	No
Europe	Italy	Basketball	Serie A2	Yes	No
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	SuperLega (men)	Yes	No
Europe	Czech Republic	Ice hockey	1 Liga	Yes	No
South America	Argentina	Basketball	Liga Nacional	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Basketball	LEB Oro	Yes	No
Europe	Czech Republic	Football	Tipsport Liga	Yes	No

Fan attendance in sport – week #003 overview

New research by NFL Football Operations examines how betting markets have changed their perception of home advantage in 2020?

The report found that home field advantage had been slowly decreasing each season since 2006. However, 2020 has seen the biggest season-to-season drop over that time, dropping more than a full point from 2019. And the 1.30 point spread on average means home-field advantage is now worth less than half of what it was in 2006 (3.30 points).

Should you be considering alterations to your betting markets models where fans are not in attendance in light of this analysis?

4th- 10th January

• 14 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below)
• 22 stopped letting fans in (table below)
• 4 leagues had matches with full attendance
  • • New this week: Turkish Süper Lig – played 13 matches in the period. 11% of games played had full/large levels of fan attendance
    • New this week: J League Cup – Final – was played with a full/large fan attendance
    • New this week: Premier League Basketball (Belarus) – played 50% of its matches with a large/full fan attendance, the remainder had a medium number of fans
    • Japan B1 Basketball League – played 28 matches in the period. 50% had full attendance, up from 7% the previous week, the remaining 50% had a medium level of fans in attendance
    • Notable changes from last week
      • The Primera Division in El Salvador still had fans inside stadiums, but all matches were played with a small number of fans. Two matches the prior week had a large number of fans in attendance.
• 45 competitions played with some level of fans

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball
24	11	8	1	1

 

• 179 competitions currently have no fans

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball	Tennis (WTA)
96	52	12	3	15	1

Which competitions started letting fans in?

4th- 10th January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga ACB	71%	29%	0%	0%
Europe	Turkey	Football	Süper Lig	90%	5%	0%	5%
Europe	Netherlands	Football	Eerste Divisie	92%	8%	0%	0%
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga Femenina 2 - Group B	25%	50%	25%	0%
Europe	Lithuania	Basketball	Lietuvos Krepsinio Lyga	67%	33%	0%	0%
Europe	Spain	Football	Tercera Division - Group 9	33%	67%	0%	0%
Europe	Spain	Football	Tercera Division - Group 10	33%	67%	0%	0%
Europe	Spain	Football	Division de Honor U19 - Group 3	50%	50%	0%	0%
Europe	Slovakia	Basketball	SBL	75%	25%	0%	0%
South America	Argentina	Football	Copa Diego Armando Maradona	93%	7%	0%	0%
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	SuperLega (men)	67%	33%	0%	0%
Asia	Japan	Basketball	WJBL (women)	0%	0%	100%	0%
Europe	Russia	Basketball	Super League Division 1	25%	62.5%	12.5%	0%
Europe	Russia	Basketball	Super League 1 (women)	40%	60%	0%	0%

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

4th- 10th January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	28-03 Jan	04-10 Jan
Africa	Tunisia	Football	Ligue Professionnelle 1	Yes	No
Europe	Ukraine	Basketball	FBU Super League (women)	Yes	No
Europe	Portugal	Football	Liga Revelacao U23	Yes	No
South America	Chile	Football	Primera Division	Yes	No
South America	Brazil	Football	CBF Brasileiro U20 - Playoffs	Yes	No
Africa	Egypt	Football	Premier League	Yes	No
Europe	Ukraine	Basketball	Higher League	Yes	No
Europe	Lithuania	Basketball	Lithuanian Federation Cup	Yes	No
Europe	England	Football	National League	Yes	No
World	Africa	Football	CAF - Champions League Qualifiers	Yes	No
Europe	England	Football	National League North	Yes	No
Europe	Czech Republic	Ice hockey	Extraliga	Yes	No
Europe	Austria	Ice hockey	Austrian Hockey League	Yes	No
Europe	Turkey	Football	1. Lig	Yes	No
Europe	Denmark	Basketball	Basketligaen	Yes	No
Europe	Sweden	Ice hockey	Allsvenskan	Yes	No
Europe	Sweden	Basketball	Basketligan	Yes	No
Europe	Norway	Ice hockey	Eliteserien	Yes	No
World	World	Football	Arab Club Champions Cup - Final	Yes	No
Asia	India	Football	I-League	Yes	No
Europe	England	Football	Women's Championship	Yes	No
Europe	Belgium	Volleyball	Belgium's Cup (women)	Yes	No

Fan attendance in sport – week #002 overview

28th – 3rd January

• 11 competitions started letting fans into stadiums (table below)
• 12 stopped letting fans in (table below)
  • Notably the Turkish Süper Lig which had recently allowed fans back in. The 1.Lig in Turkey had 9% of matches with small attendance.
• 3 leagues had matches with full attendance
  • • New this week: The Chinese Taipei P League (basketball) played 5 matches during the period with with full attendance or a large number of fans.
    • New this week: Primera Division in El Salvador played 6 matches during the period, with two having a large number of fans in attendance, two were played with a medium amount of fans and two with small number in attendance.
    • Japan B1 Basketball League – played 18 matches in the period. In contrast to the previous week, only 7% had full attendance (versus 42%), and 93% had medium attendance of fans.
• 67 competitions played with some level of fans

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball
35	15	14	2	1

 

• 134 competitions currently have no fans

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball
73	40	6	4	11

 

Which competitions started letting fans in?

28th – 3rd January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	% of games without fans	% of games with small attendance	% of games with medium attendance	% of games with full attendance
Africa	Tunisia	Football	Ligue Professionnelle 1	83%	17%	0%	0%
Europe	Belgium	Football	First Division A	50%	50%	0%	0%
South America	Chile	Football	Primera Division	90%	10%	0%	0%
South America	Brazil	Football	CBF Brasileiro U20 - Playoffs	83%	17%	0%	0%
Africa	Egypt	Football	Premier League	83%	17%	0%	0%
Europe	Russia	Basketball	Premier League (women)	0%	100%	0%	0%
Europe	Spain	Football	Segunda B - Group 2	67%	33%	0%	0%
Europe	Austria	Ice hockey	Austrian Hockey League	91%	9%	0%	0%
Europe	Italy	Basketball	Serie A2	83%	17%	0%	0%
Middle East	Israel	Basketball	Ligayt ha'Al	75%	25%	0%	0%
Europe	Cyprus	Football	Women's First Division	0%	100%	0%	0%

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

28th – 3rd January

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	21-27 December	28-03 Jan
Europe	Italy	Basketball	Lega Basket A	Yes	No
Europe	Turkey	Football	Süper Lig	Yes	No
South America	Argentina	Football	Torneo Federal A	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Division de Honor U19 - Group 6	Yes	No
Europe	England	Football	National League South	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Football	Tercera Division - Group 9	Yes	No
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	Serie A2 (women)	Yes	No
Middle East	Saudi Arabia	Football	Saudi Professional League	Yes	No
South America	Argentina	Football	Primera Nacional	Yes	No
Europe	Slovakia	Basketball	SBL	Yes	No
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	Serie A1 (women)	Yes	No
South America	Ecuador	Football	Serie A - Championship Final	Yes	No

Fan attendance in sport – week #001 overview

21st – 27th December

• 14 competitions started letting fans back into stadiums (table below)
• 27 stopped letting fans in (table below)
• Two competitions played in the period had games with full fan attendance
  • Belarus Basketball Cup – 50% of the games played
  • Japan B1 Basketball League – 42% had full attendance
• 93 competitions have some level of fans in stadiums

Football	Basketball	Ice hockey	Handball	Volleyball
49	19	11	7	7

 

• 171 competitions currently have no fans

Which competitions started letting fans in?

21st – 27th December

Region	Country	Sport	Competition
Europe	Italy	Basketball	Lega Basket A
South America	Brazil	Soccer	Serie A
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	Süper Lig
Europe	Switzerland	Soccer	Challenge League
Europe	Italy	Soccer	Serie C - Girone C
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	Serie A2 (women)
Europe	Russia	Handball	Superleague (men)
Europe	Russia	Handball	Youth League U20 (women)
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Primera Division (women)
Europe	Turkey	Soccer	1. Lig
South America	Argentina	Soccer	Torneo FederaI A
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	Serie A1 (women)
South America	Brazil	Volleyball	Superliga (women)
Africa	Algeria	Soccer	Ligue 1 - U21

Which competitions stopped letting fans in?

21st – 27th December

Region	Country	Sport	Competition	14-20th December	21-27 December
Europe	Belgium	Soccer	First Division A	Yes	No
South America	Paraguay	Soccer	Division Profesional	Yes	No
Europe	Europe	Basketball	Euroleague	Yes	No
Europe	Europe	Basketball	Eurocup	Yes	No
South America	Brazil	Volleyball	Superliga (women)	Yes	No
Europe	France	Soccer	Ligue 2	Yes	No
South America	Chile	Soccer	Primera Division	Yes	No
Europe	Denmark	Soccer	Superligaen	Yes	No
Europe	Netherlands	Soccer	Eredivisie	Yes	No
Europe	Hungary	Soccer	NB I	Yes	No
Europe	Romania	Soccer	Liga I	Yes	No
Europe	UK	Basketball	BBL Championship	Yes	No
Asia	Thailand	Soccer	Thai League T1	Yes	No
Europe	England	Soccer	FA Trophy	Yes	No
Asia	Bahrain	Soccer	Premier League	Yes	No
Europe	Cyprus	Soccer	Women's First Division	Yes	No
Europe	Russia	Basketball	Premier League (Women)	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Segunda B - Group 2	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Soccer	Division de Honor U19 - Group 2	Yes	No
South America	Brazil	Basketball	NBB	Yes	No
Asia	Korea	Volleyball	V-League (Men & Women)	Yes	No
Europe	Poland	Volleyball	Polska Liga (Men)	Yes	No
Europe	Italy	Volleyball	SuperLega (Men)	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Volleyball	Liga EBA - Group A	Yes	No
South America	Brazil	Soccer	Paulista U20 - Playoffs	Yes	No
Europe	Spain	Basketball	Liga EBA - Group E	Yes	No

Recommended reading:

• Estimating the change in soccer’s home advantage during the Covid-19 pandemic using bivariate Poisson regression
• Experimental Effects of an Absent Crowd on Performances on Refereeing Decisions during COVID-19
• What does the NFL’s home-field advantage look like in 2020?
• What about the home advantage after the COVID-19 pandemic? 
• Does home advantage exist without football’s partisan fans?
• UK sport attendances fall to 15.7m in 2020, down 80% on 2019 figures

How does Stats Perform track fan attendance?
Stats Perform operates a global network of journalists, data analysts and data collectors who record information like fan attendance for hundreds of thousands of sporting events per year on behalf of fans, clubs, broadcasters, fantasy games and sportsbooks.

For which sports does Stats Perform report fan attendance?
Currently we’re reporting fan attendance at a wide range of global soccer, basketball, ice hockey, handball and volleyball games.

Disclaimer
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