Charlton 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1

SHEFFIELD, England (Interstat) — Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton Athletic opened their Championship campaigns with a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough Stadium on Saturday, a result that defied pregame projections favoring the visitors. Interstat’s match simulator had forecast a 2-1 victory for Charlton Athletic, whose ELO rating gave them a 60.9 percent probability of securing all three points on the road. Instead, both sides settled for a share of the spoils in a tightly contested season opener, leaving each club with an identical record of zero wins, zero losses and one draw in league play. The first half was a cagey affair,… Read more...