Champions League: the economic head-to-head of Olympique Lyonnais - TSG Hoffenheim, on 07/11/2018

With more than 5.5 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as of 11/01/2018), Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Conforama) has over 9 times more than TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga) which counts nearly 600,000, as the two teams prepare to face each other on Matchday 4 of Group F of the 2018-19 Champions League, at the Groupama Stadium (Décines-Charpieu, FRA), on Wednesday 07/11/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

The Lyon club has an average attendance of 49,457 spectators (fill rate: 86%) at the Groupama Stadium (57,355 capacity) after 12 matchdays of the 2018-19 Ligue 1 Conforama, while TSG Hoffenheim has an average attendance of 29,354 spectators (fill rate: 97%) at the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar Arena (30,150 capacity) after 10 Bundesliga matchdays.

Olympique Lyonnais spent €141m composing its current squad, according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory on 17/09/2018. Lyon's squad was valued at €373.4m by the website transfermarkt.de, on 07/11/2018. The German club paid €100m building up its squad, which is valued at €246.5m.

Social media, attendance, turnover…