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Lewis Ambrose·17 April 2019
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Lewis Ambrose·17 April 2019
If you’re going to a Scottish Premiership game, you’re probably going to see either Celtic or Rangers.
That’s not bias towards the two most decorated clubs in Scotland, it’s just a fact.
A study from the CIES Football Observatory has revealed that Celtic contribute more fans to total league attendances than any other club in world football.
Taking a look at matches from 2013-2018, the research found that Celtic contributed 36.5% of the Scottish Premiership’s entire attendance.
The next highest total in world football was Hadjuk Split, who could account for 33.9% of match-going fans in Croatia.
Rangers weren’t far behind, either. Their contribution of 27.4% was the eighth highest in the entire world.
Celtic’s average attendance of 49,697 places them 16th in the world, while Rangers are 18th for pulling in 49,054 fans on average when in the top flight.