Portsmouth's impressive attendances compared to Southampton, Middlesbrough and other Championship rivals

The Fratton Park faithful will have a big part to play in Pompey’s bid to extend their stay in the Championship to a third season.

John Mousinho’s men have struggled to find form during the first three months of the season and are in a battle to avoid relegation alongside the likes of Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday. Any successful season is built on solid home form and two of Pompey’s three wins during the first 15 games of the season have come in front of the home faithful.

Fratton Park has always been an intimidating place to visit for opposition sides and the atmosphere created by supporters is known as one of the best around - but how does Pompey’s average home attendance compare to their rivals across the second tier?

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