The bar chart compares the expected and actual average attendance in football stadiums for the 2020 season among some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League.
Overall, most clubs experienced lower actual attendance than expected, with a few exceptions. Manchester United had the highest expected attendance at 75,000, but the actual figure was slightly lower at 70,000. Similarly, Arsenal and Liverpool also saw their actual attendances fall short by about 5,000 each.
Chelsea was one of the few clubs where actual attendance exceeded expectations, recording 42,000 compared to the predicted 40,000. Everton’s actual attendance matched its expected figure of 38,000, making it another exception.
In contrast, clubs like West Ham, Tottenham, and Manchester City had actual attendances ranging between 50,000 and 60,000, which were below their expected figures. This pattern highlights a general trend of overestimation in the predicted attendance numbers for most Premier League clubs in 2020.