ODENSE, Denmark (Interstat) — Odense BK opened its Danish Superliga season with a 3-1 victory over visiting Randers FC on Sunday, defying pregame projections at Nature Energy Park.

Interstat’s metrics heavily favored Randers with a 72% win probability, but Odense controlled the match. Forward Jona Niemiec opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Randers substitute Cyril Edudzi equalized on the hour mark.

The decisive surge came from Odense defenders. Leeroy Owusu put the hosts ahead for good in the 71st minute, and Marcus McCoy sealed the victory with an 86th-minute goal. The final score surpassed a simulated prediction of 2-1. Odense begins the campaign 1-0-0, while Randers starts 0-1-0.