The Scottish Premiership campaign gets underway this weekend with the first competitive football in the country since the SPFL entered a shutdown in March, including Hibs hosting Kilmarnock at Easter Road. However, they will do so without any fans in attendance. It is unclear as to when fans will be able to return to stadiums as Hearts wait until October to start their season.
With that in mind we look at which clubs will see the biggest impact regarding no fans by looking at the highest average attendances in the SPFL across the past decade.
Click and scroll through to see how Hearts and Hibs’ average attendance across the last decade compares with SPFL rivals.
1. Inverness CT - 3,468
In the last 10 years the club have been spent seven seasons in the Premiership. Photo: SNS Group Ross Parker
2. Partick Thistle - 3,489
Firhill is a popular venue with away fans. Photo: SNS Group Roddy Scott
3. Ross County - 3,837
In the 2010/11 season the average attendance was below 2,500. Photo: Ross MacDonald - SNS Group
4. St Johnstone - 4,020
The Perth Saints have been in the top flight since 2009. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group