Leeds United trail in Championship average away attendance rankings - but that will quickly change
Leeds United fans during the Championship match at Hillsborough on Friday, September 28, 2018 against Sheffield Wednesday
Leeds fans have been travelling in their numbers again(Image: Richard Sellers/PA Wire)
Leeds United's fast start under Marcelo Bielsa has meant that fans are flocking to Elland Road, with the Whites playing host to the Championship's highest average attendance.
Bielsa's side have played seven homes games so far this season, with an average of 32,942 fans coming through the turnstiles each week, which puts them ahead of the likes of Aston Villa (31,440) and Nottingham Forest (27,014) at the top of the pile.
These numbers are especially impressive, considering the amount of times that the Whites have been selected for television.
But what about Leeds United's travelling fans? The ongoing joke on social media is that 'Leeds would have taken more' whenever an impressive attendance is flagged up, but do they travel in the biggest numbers in the Championship?
So far this season, the answer is no. Not yet, anyway.
Twitter account @EFLStats has totted up every club's away following in the second tier up until last weekend's games, with Leeds taking an average of 2,587 fans to every away game.
That places them second, behind Aston Villa, who average 2,732, with Sheffield Wednesday third with an average of 2,447 visiting supporters.
Leeds are undefeated away from home so far this season
The news that Leeds United's travelling support is not currently top of the pops will no doubt give away fans some ammunition on social media when it comes to discussing who the biggest club is, but the tables will soon be turning.
Come next Saturday at 3pm, Leeds' average away day crowd will be massively swollen by what promises to be a huge following at Ewood Park for the Blackburn Rovers clash.
After Leeds' initial allocation of 6,800 tickets sold out, a further 850 tickets were put up for grabs, meaning more than 7,500 fans will making the trip across the Pennines next weekend.
And as a result of that, Leeds' average will shoot up. If 7,500 fans do make it to the match - and remember, there is a train strike - then Leeds' away day average leaps to 3,288 fans per game - easily ahead of Villa.
Leeds are yet to lose on the road this season and know that a win at Ewood in the early kick-off next Saturday will, temporarily at least, see them move back to the top of the table.
