HONG KONG (Interstat) — Kitchee opened its Hong Kong Premier League season with a 2-1 victory over North District on Saturday at North District Sports Ground.

The match played out precisely as forecast by Interstat’s simulator. Leandro opened the scoring for the visiting Kitchee in the 59th minute. North District equalized seven minutes later through Revi, but Samuel Granada netted the decisive goal for Kitchee in the 78th minute. The result validated statistical models that gave Kitchee a 72.2% probability to win.

Kitchee begins its league campaign at 1-0, while North District starts 0-1.