Crowd Watch: Super League fixture analysis, Round 22

Welcome to our weekly look at the crowd figures across Super League, as we examine the attendance stats for Round 22. After our piece which detailed just how clubs were doing in terms of overall average attendances, we’ve decided to go one better and look at each fixture from the previous round – comparing it to the 2013 equivalent.

We’ll look at the comparison between the 2013 and 2014 clashes, as well as seeing how it affects the seven clubs that were at home and their overall averages for 2014.

Bradford Bulls v Wigan Warriors – Att: 6,535
Last year’s crowd for corresponding fixture: 9,899 (Down 3,364)
2014 gate up or down on season average: DOWN (Previously 6,927)

Huddersfield Giants v Catalan Dragons – Att: 5,052
Last year’s crowd for corresponding fixture: 4,931 (Up 121)
2014 gate up or down on season average: DOWN (Previously 6,497)

Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats – Att: 9,252
Last year’s crowd for corresponding fixture: 9,250 (Up 2)
2014 gate up or down on season average: DOWN (Previously 10,129)

Hull FC v Castleford Tigers – Att: 9,959Gareth-Ellis
Last year’s crowd for corresponding fixture: 11,852 (Down 1,893)
2014 gate up or down on season average: DOWN (Previously 10,536)

London Broncos v Hull Kingston RoversAtt: 1,084
Last year’s crowd for corresponding fixture: 1,837 (Down 753)
2014 gate up or down on season average: DOWN (Previously 1,307)

Salford Red Devils v Leeds Rhinos – Att: 5,012
Last year’s crowd for corresponding fixture: 3,235 (Up 1,777)
2014 gate up or down on season average: UP (Previously 4,894)

St Helens v Widnes VikingsAtt: 11,844
Last year’s crowd for corresponding fixture: 11,438 (Up 406)
2014 gate up or down on season average: DOWN (Previously 12,186)

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