OM may have been chasing a title for twelve years, but the passion of Marseille supporters continues to grow. As proof, the Vélodrome is one of the busiest stadiums in Europe.
Before its victory against Monaco on Sunday evening, Roberto De Zerbi's team displayed performances unworthy of its rank in its stadium. The relief seen in the Marseille camp at the moment of the final whistle against ASM showed how much OM wanted to rectify the situation and finally win in front of their supporters. But, whatever happens, Pablo Longoria knows that he can count on the unwavering support of Marseille fans, who are increasingly wanting to come to the Vélodrome. The @StatsOMp account looked at attendance at the Marseille stadium, which is the largest in Ligue 1, and the figures are dizzying. Because whatever the results of the Olympique de Marseille, the attendance breaks record after record. It's even unheard of.
This season, while OM has stopped the number of its subscribers at 49,000 so that everyone has a chance of being able to buy tickets match by match, the occupancy rate of the Vélodrome is 93.6%. According to the specialized account, if we exclude the period during which the stadium on Boulevard Michelet was under construction, it is an absolute record in the long history of Olympique de Marseille. Never before have so many people come to follow OM's home matches; last season, for example, the occupancy rate reached 90.2%. For the Marseille leaders, this is necessarily a very good signal, since even the less prestigious posters now fill the Vélodrome.
If an OM-PSG or an OM-OL are full and generate enormous demand, the recent reception of Auxerre has proven that the craze is still extreme. No plans to expand the Vélodrome have yet been mentioned, but there is no doubt that one day the question will arise, the current capacity of the stadium being just over 65,000 seats.
