ODESA, Ukraine (Interstat) — Chornomorets began its Persha Liga campaign with a 2-0 victory over FK Inhulets on Wednesday at Stadion Chornomorets.

Vladyslav Klymenko broke a scoreless deadlock in the 65th minute, and the hosts sealed the win with a second goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. The result defied a pregame projection from Interstat, whose simulator had forecast a 2-1 Chornomorets win. Its ELO rating system had given the home side an 87.1% probability of victory.

Both clubs opened their league seasons with the match, leaving their official competition records at 0-0.