Neck and neck with Schalke: HSV lead the way across Germany! | OneFootball

This Bundesliga season, HSV has been making a statement with remarkable consistency both on the pitch and in the stands.

In the direct showdown with FC Schalke 04, the Hanseatic club has now moved to the top of a special nationwide ranking! As calculated by the fan portal Die Falsche 9, no club is currently accompanied by as many fans to away matches as HSV.

One key match in this development was the game at Borussia Dortmund. In the 2:3 defeat at Signal Iduna Park, Hamburg’s supporters set a season record. Around 9,500 HSV fans made the trip to Germany’s largest stadium. Officially, away fans are allocated around 8,000 seats there. But the North Germans also secured numerous additional tickets through general sale. HSV supporters could be seen far beyond the away section.

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HSV fans snatch pole position from Schalke

With this impressive turnout, HSV overtook their biggest rival from Gelsenkirchen in the away support table. According to the figures, the newly promoted Bundesliga side now leads with an average of 6,892 fans per away match, just ahead of the Royal Blues, who are still in the second tier for now (6,846). Considerably further behind are the top-flight clubs from Cologne, Munich, Frankfurt, and Dortmund.

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The numbers highlight the enormous mobilizing power of both traditional clubs. But at the moment, HSV has a slight edge. What is also remarkable is the creativity of the fans. They often exceed the official away allocation of ten percent of stadium capacity by a clear margin. Examples include the matches in Sinsheim, Wolfsburg, and Leipzig, where five-figure or nearly five-figure numbers of HSV supporters were present each time.

The unofficial title of the best-traveling fans is by no means secured yet. There are still four away matches left this season. HSV will travel to Stuttgart, Bremen, Frankfurt, and Leverkusen. All signs point to Hamburg and Schalke battling it out until the final matchday for the title of Germany’s strongest away following.

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