VIENNA (Interstat) — First Vienna FC 1894 defied heavy pregame odds to defeat Alt/Vorderland W 2-0 on Sunday in Frauenliga action at Care-Energy Naturarena Hohe Warte.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 2-1 win for Alt/Vorderland W, which entered with an 82% probability to win according to the service’s ELO system. First Vienna’s Patricia Pfanner broke the stalemate in the 53rd minute with a goal. Substitute Flavia Luscher, who entered after a first-half yellow card, assisted on a decisive 85th-minute insurance goal by Lilah Havel.

The victory opens the Austrian league season for both clubs, which now hold identical 0-0 records in competition play. Alt/Vorderland W’s Viktoria Hahn also received a yellow card in the 81st minute.