The great Duisburg Derby hit: Who cracks the 25,000 spectators?

The great Duisburg Derby hit: Who cracks the 25,000 spectators?

On January 31, 2025, the deliberate derby between MSV Duisburg and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen will take place. The anticipation is already noticeable, because over 22,000 of the 25,000 available tickets have already been sold. This shows the great attraction of this game, which attracts many fans. Due to the high security requirements, 6,000 places remain empty, since the game is classified as a security game. Only 2,800 tickets are available for the travelers who traveled from Oberhausen.

The required number of spectators to guarantee 8th place in the regional league is 22,700, while the 7th place even needs 25,400 spectators. For comparison: The previous season record of the MSV Duisburg is 18,058 spectators who were in the stadium in the clear 5-0 win over Türkspor Dortmund. After nine home games, the average number of spectators is 15,359, which indicates a gratifying trend.

Regionalliga West in focus

In the Regionalliga West, the development of spectators is very dynamic. This fact illustrates an overview of the ten best visited games. At the top is the game between Alemannia Aachen and 1. FC Bocholt, which on April 27, 2024 attracted a total of 31,034 spectators. Further remarkable encounters were Alemannia Aachen against Rot-Weiss Essen and Fortuna Cologne, who left 30,313 and 29,500 fans.

The upcoming derby is also intensively pursued among fans and on platforms such as Sofascore. Here fans can find live scores, betting odds and information about the broadcasts of the game. With an app it is even possible to track and analyze the game on the go.

For further information on the current viewer numbers of the regional league, the experts from fupa give.