Derby County FC 2, Blackburn Rovers FC 1

BLACKBURN, England (Interstat) — In a dramatic opening-day upset, Derby County rode a wave of impactful substitutions to a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, defying pregame projections and silencing the home crowd at Ewood Park. The Championship fixture, played under the lights, was a tale of two benches, with Derby’s proving decisive. The Rams secured the three points with a late winner from substitute Patrick Agyemang, overturning a match that statistical models heavily favored the hosts to win. Interstat’s ELO system had given Blackburn Rovers a 60.80 percent probability of victory, and its game simulator projected a 1-1… Read more...