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Research
Original studies on our databases: sport, markets and what the numbers really say. Open methodology, downloadable data, free to cite with attribution.
Research | Published Nov 11, 2026
Home advantage is fading: 30 years of data across five sports
We analyzed 342,613 soccer, NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB games. In European soccer and in the NBA, the edge of playing at home has nearly halved. Italy's Serie A draws close to 30,000 fans per game and has the same home advantage it had behind closed doors.