Deportivo Alaves 3, Portugalete 0

PORTUGALETE, Spain (Interstat) — Deportivo Alaves’s youth team delivered a commanding and surprising away performance on Tuesday, defeating Club Portugalete 3-0 in the first round of the Copa del Rey Juvenil at Estadio La Florida. The comprehensive victory defied pre-match projections, as statistical models heavily favored the hosts. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-0 win for Club Portugalete, and its ELO system gave Portugalete a 56.3 percent probability of victory. Alaves rendered those forecasts irrelevant with a display of efficiency and depth from its bench. The visitors needed only three minutes to seize control. Substitute Carlos Vicente, entering the… Read more...