Harrogate Toen U18 1, Rotherham U18 1

VARNA, Bulgaria (Interstat) — In a youth football match played under unusual circumstances, Rotherham United U18 and Harrogate Town U18 played to a 1-1 draw on Sunday at Stadion Spartak. The match, organized by the English Football League’s Youth Alliance, was contested on a neutral pitch in Varna, far from the clubs’ traditional homes in England. The final result defied the pre-match projections from Interstat, whose game simulator had forecast a 2-1 victory for Rotherham and whose ELO rating system gave Harrogate Town a 59.2 percent probability of winning. After a scoreless first half, the deadlock was broken in the… Read more...