Derby County FC 1, Middlesbrough 2

MIDDLESBROUGH, England (Interstat) — Middlesbrough opened its English Football League Championship season with a 2-1 comeback victory over Derby County on Saturday at Riverside Stadium, overcoming an early deficit with two goals in the final 15 minutes. The match, a season opener for both clubs, was ultimately decided by defenders, with Matt Targett’s 75th-minute strike completing the turnaround for the home side after Derby’s Patrick Agyemang had stunned the home crowd inside the first two minutes of play. The contest defied the pregame projections from Interstat, which had given Middlesbrough a 65.5 percent probability to win and had simulated a… Read more...