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Columbus Crew attendance patterns: August 14, 2011
Because some people asked for it on Twitter, here is a quick chart showing the Crew's average attendance patterns for this year vs. their history. The gray series indicates average attendances for game #N over the team's 16-year history, while the yellow series graphs that game's attendance for this year, 2011.
As you can see, Game 5 has been problematic both this year (7.148) and over time (12,476).
One interesting reading of this chart is that, while the Crew's attendances have certainly been disappointing this season, the game-over-game patterns have - generally - followed the patterns set in previous years. The toughest games, attendance-wise, are not the first games, but those next few after the opening rush is over. As the summer has moved on, attendances have typically risen - peaking around a dozen games into the season.
The last game of the season has done very well, but it should be noted that Game 16 has not always been played due to the length of the season (the last year was 2006). As such, the reported average for that game is artificially inflated. Which is a good thing, as the capacity of Crew Stadium is below what the average for that game at this point.
The chart was produced by Microsoft Excel, with no post-processing. If this sort of thing proves interesting, I may revisit it.
Columbus Crew attendance patterns: August 14, 2011
Because some people asked for it on Twitter, here is a quick chart showing the Crew's average attendance patterns for this year vs. their history. The gray series indicates average attendances for game #N over the team's 16-year history, while the yellow series graphs that game's attendance for this year, 2011.
As you can see, Game 5 has been problematic both this year (7.148) and over time (12,476).
One interesting reading of this chart is that, while the Crew's attendances have certainly been disappointing this season, the game-over-game patterns have - generally - followed the patterns set in previous years. The toughest games, attendance-wise, are not the first games, but those next few after the opening rush is over. As the summer has moved on, attendances have typically risen - peaking around a dozen games into the season.
The last game of the season has done very well, but it should be noted that Game 16 has not always been played due to the length of the season (the last year was 2006). As such, the reported average for that game is artificially inflated. Which is a good thing, as the capacity of Crew Stadium is below what the average for that game at this point.
The chart was produced by Microsoft Excel, with no post-processing. If this sort of thing proves interesting, I may revisit it.