Rio Ave 0, Sporting Lisbon 4

LISBON, Portugal (Interstat) — Sporting Lisbon opened its Primeira Liga campaign with a commanding 4-0 victory over Rio Ave at Estádio José Alvalade on Sunday, a result that far exceeded pregame projections and was powered by a second-half hat trick from striker Luis Suárez. The home side, expected to win comfortably according to statistical models, still managed to surpass the Interstat game simulator’s projection of a 2-1 scoreline. The firm’s ELO system had given Sporting Lisbon a 97.50 percent probability to win, but the comprehensive nature of the performance and the margin of victory underscored a dominant start to the… Read more...