Borussia Dortmund 2, Bayer Leverkusen 1

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Interstat) — Borussia Dortmund opened its Bundesliga campaign with a 2-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, overcoming a significant pregame projection that heavily favored the home side. The match, played before a sellout crowd at BayArena, saw Dortmund secure the win with a pair of second-half goals after a defensive first half. The final result aligned perfectly with the scoreline forecast by Interstat’s game simulator, though it defied the same firm’s ELO system, which had given Leverkusen a 70.10 percent probability of victory. The first half was a physical, cagey affair that produced more yellow cards than… Read more...