Al-Gharafa 0, Al Ittihad SCSC 7

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Interstat) — In a stunning and lopsided display, Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad SCSC demolished Qatar’s Al Gharafa 7-0 in AFC Champions League group stage play Tuesday afternoon at Al Inma Stadium, delivering a result that wildly defied all pre-match projections. The match, a fixture in Asia’s premier club competition, was effectively decided within the first hour as the home side unleashed a relentless attacking performance. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a narrow 2-1 victory for Al Ittihad, while its ELO rating system gave Al Gharafa a commanding 62.1 percent probability to win. Those forecasts were rendered irrelevant… Read more...