SC Ashdod 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 3

TEL AVIV, Israel (Interstat) — Maccabi Tel Aviv opened its Liga Bet season with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Ashdod FC on Saturday, overcoming an early deficit in a match defined by impactful substitutions at Bloomfield Stadium. The visitors from Ashdod stunned the home crowd in the 26th minute when forward Emir Sahiti found the net, capitalizing on service from midfielder Issouf Sissokho. The early goal defied pregame projections, as statistical analysts Interstat had given Maccabi Tel Aviv a 97.3% probability to win and had simulated a 2-0 final score. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s response was swift and decisive, orchestrated largely… Read more...