Hong Kong FC 0, Eastern AA 5

HONG KONG (Interstat) — Eastern delivered a commanding and lopsided victory to open its Premier League season, overwhelming the Hong Kong representative team 5-0 on Saturday at a rain-slicked Mong Kok Stadium. The match, a fixture in Hong Kong’s top-flight domestic competition, saw the home side Eastern dominate from the outset against the visiting squad representing the special administrative region. The result defied pregame projections from Interstat, whose game simulator had forecast a far closer 2-1 finish for Eastern. The same outlet’s ELO rating system gave Eastern a 96.50 percent probability to win, a forecast that proved conservative in light… Read more...