Europa League: the economics of Marseille - RB Salzburg (semi-final first leg, on 26/04/2018)

With more than 8.6 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Conforama) has over 19 times more than FC Red Bull Salzburg (Tipico Bundesliga), which totals nearly 450,000, as the two teams prepare to face each other in the 2017-18 Europa League semi-finals, at the Orange Vélodrome (66,508 capacity, Marseille, FRA), on Thursday 26/04/2018 at 21:05 CET.

Marseille has an average attendance of 45,129 spectators at the Orange Velodrome after 34 matchdays of the 2017-18 Ligue 1 Conforama (68% fill rate), while FC Salzburg hosts an average of 6,958 spectators at the Red Bull Arena (30,188 capacity, Wals-Siezenheim, AUT) after 31 matchdays of the 2017-18 Tipico Bundesliga (23% fill rate).

The squad value of Olympique de Marseille, according to an assessment from the website transfermarkt.de on 26/04/2018, is €188.1m, compared to €83.3m for the Austrian club.

Olympique de Marseille ahead in all areas, with the exception of UEFA ranking