And in many ways, similarities can be drawn to 2023 – the win-loss split, for example, is exactly the same (seven wins, three losses) while the days upon which home matches have been played is also largely similar.

Like last year, half of Warrington’s Super League home fixtures have been played on a Friday night while slightly more have been played on a Saturday afternoon in 2024 (three compared to two in 2023) and slightly less in the unpopular Thursday night slot (two this year, three last).

One thing that is trending the wrong way, however, is the average attendance at home fixtures – something which will no doubt be concerning club bosses.

The Leeds game saw Wire record their lowest Super League crowd of the season to date of 8,471, which marginally knocks the 8,483 that watched the Round Three win over Castleford Tigers into second place.

It is the fourth time this season the crowd at The Halliwell Jones Stadium has dipped below the 9,000 mark for a league match, which only happened once during the first 10 home matches of last year – ironically, that was also for a Thursday night, Round 17 home fixture against the Rhinos (8,981).

A crowd of 8,471 - Wire's lowest of the Super League season to date - watched Sam Burgess' side beat Leeds Rhinos on Thursday (Image: SWPix.com)

Concerning drop in Warrington Wolves average attendance

In total, the average gate for Warrington Wolves’ Super League home matches this year is 9,655.

Compared with the average for the first 10 league home fixtures in 2023 (10,936), it represents a drop of 11.7 per cent.

There are, of course, mitigating factors aplenty – for starters, the nation continues to be gripped by a cost of living crisis which has limited people’s expendable income.

And unlike last year, every fixture has been broadcast live on Sky Sports this year, which may play a part in the choice of many to forgo watching the action live.

And while the fixture lists at this stage have been broadly similar, there has not been a home fixture against St Helens – one of the traditionally better attended matches – yet this year as there had been by this time in 2023 while there have also been games against the likes of Castleford and Catalans that traditionally draw lower crowds when there were not last year.

However, the Round Six clash with Catalans fell over the Easter weekend and the “Kids For A Quid” offer helped draw a crowd of 11,214 – Warrington’s second-highest home gate of the year thus far.

With only three home fixtures now remaining in the regular season – against Hull KR on August 2, St Helens on September 6 and London Broncos on September 20 – it would appear unlikely – topping last season’s total average of 10,894 appears to be a long shot.

Attendance comparison vs 2023

(First 10 Super League home fixtures)