Mansfield Town 1, Wigan Athletic 2

WIGAN, England (Interstat) — Wigan Athletic opened its League One season with a 2-1 comeback victory over Mansfield Town at The Brick Community Stadium on Saturday, defying pre-match projections in a tightly contested match. The visitors, Mansfield Town, entered the match as slight favorites according to statistical models but left with nothing to show for a promising start. Interstat’s ELO system had given Mansfield a 51 percent probability to win, while its game simulator projected a 1-1 draw. Instead, Wigan secured a full three points to begin its campaign. Mansfield struck first, capitalizing on early momentum. Forward Joseph Taylor, who… Read more...