Leeds United, Leicester City and Ipswich Town's average home attendances compared | OneFootball

It’s safe to say the crowds have been flocking in at the top of the Championship this season, with the race for automatic promotion set to go right down to the wire.

Leeds United became the new leaders of the division at the weekend, after a 2-0 victory over Millwall, as Daniel Farke’s side capitalised on Leicester City’s involvement in the FA Cup.

The Foxes sit a place behind the Yorkshire side on goal difference alone - albeit having played a game less - while Ipswich Town are keeping them both honest, with the Tractor Boys sitting just a point behind the leading duo.

That has meant there has been so much to play for in every game of the season, with points becoming more and more valuable as the three-horse race continues, and the backing of the fans becoming all the more crucial as we reach the run-in.

Leeds United, Leicester City, Ipswich Town home crowds

We took to Transfermarkt to evaluate the 23/24 season’s average home attendances, and once again it is Leeds United who come up trumps out of the three automatic promotion-chasing sides.

An average of 35,838 have been making the pilgrimage to Elland Road to watch their beloved side this season, a journey made all the sweeter by the fact that Farke’s side are yet to lose in front of their home fans this season in the league.

You have to go all the way back to December for the last time United didn’t claim all three points from a match on home turf, with a 1-1 draw against Coventry City preceding a run of eight straight league victories in LS11.

Just as it is in the current Championship table, Leicester City sit second out of the three, with an average of 31,053 coming week in, week out to the King Power Stadium to spectate their superstars in action.

Enzo Maresca created something of a winning machine at the start of the campaign, with just one defeat in their opening 14 league matches putting them top of the table from the outset.

With a stadium capacity of 32,273, it proves just how in-demand seats have been for the former Premier League champions this campaign, as they look for an immediate return to the top tier.

With defeats against Queens Park Rangers and Middlesbrough in their last two outings in front of their own fans, the Foxes will be hoping their support stays with them as they go into the final few fixtures of the season, with the chance to lift another league trophy at their fingertips.

Finally, it is Ipswich Town who linger just below the 30,000 mark in the Championship this season, with their average attendance of 28,825 the fifth-highest gate in the whole division.

Sunderland sit top on 40,622 average spectators a week and Southampton in fourth on 29,333, with the top three clubs on footballing ability this season making up the remaining spots within the top five.

If Portman Road had the availability for more seats this season there is every likelihood it would have sold even more tickets for matches, with Kieran McKenna revolutionising the Tractor Boys into automatic promotion contenders.

Having won promotion from League One in the last campaign, the Suffolk side have gone on to blitz the second tier with a relentless winning mentality keeping them in the promotion picture.

With 53 goals scored in front on their home fans this season, no other set of supporters will have witnessed their side score more on their own patch in the current campaign; highlighting just how devastating Town can be when going forward.

That was free for all to see with a 6-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday recently; the 12th time they have found the net at least three times in a home league game this season.

With just a handful of games left between now and the end of the season, you can only see those attendances going up in the next few weeks. This promotion race is showing no signs of letting up anytime soon and there’s no better place to watch the action than in the stands.