Scotland U19 4, Croatia U19 1

GLASGOW, Scotland (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal of pre-match expectations, Scotland’s under-19 women’s football team delivered a commanding 4-1 victory over Croatia on Tuesday in a UEFA U19 Championship qualification match. The result was a profound shock to the predictive models. Leading analytics firm Interstat had given Croatia a 76.7 percent probability of winning and projected a narrow 2-1 victory for the Scots. Instead, Scotland authored a comprehensive second-half performance to begin their qualifying campaign with a statement win. The match, played at the Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex in Glasgow with Croatia listed as the nominal home team, began… Read more...