Cork City FC 1, Sligo Rovers FC 1

SLIGO, Ireland (Interstat) — In a match that played out precisely as one prominent statistical model had foreseen, Sligo Rovers and Cork City played to a 1-1 draw Saturday in the League of Ireland Premier Division at The Showgrounds. The result, which saw both clubs open their league campaigns with a share of the points, was a minor upset in terms of pregame probabilities. Interstat’s ELO system had given the home side, Sligo Rovers, a commanding 71.90 percent chance of securing a victory. However, the same analytics firm’s game simulator had correctly projected the final score, a testament to the… Read more...