Premier League: an average of 37,814 spectators per game after the first half of the 2018-19 season

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Paul Pogba (FRA) at Manchester United FC - Huddersfield Town AFC (3-1), on 26/12/2018 - ©  MUFC

Matchday 19, the final matchday of the first half of the 2018-19 Premier League season, drew an average of 35,883 spectators per game on Wednesday 26/12 and Thursday 27/12/2018. The average fill rate was 97%.

Manchester United FC - Huddersfield Town AFC (3-1), on 26/12/2018 (kick-off at 16:00 CET), was the game that posted the best attendance of the matchday with 74,523 spectators at Old Trafford (fill rate of nearly 100%). Three matches drew more than 45,000 spectators and none less than 20,000.

The average attendance of the Premier League reached 37,814 spectators per game at mid-season, for an average fill rate of 94%. The Bundesliga is the only Top 5 European League performing better with an average of 42,890 spectators per game (average fill rate of nearly 90%). At the end of the first half of the 2017-18 season, the Premier League posted an average of 37,975 spectators per game, for a fill rate of nearly 95%.

Manchester United FC finished the first half of the season at the top of the attendance rankings with an average of 74,493 spectators per game at Old Trafford…

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Paul Pogba (FRA) at Manchester United FC - Huddersfield Town AFC (3-1), on 26/12/2018 - ©  MUFC

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