Mallbacken W 0, Eskilstuna United W 1

Eskilstuna United Edges Mallbacken in Season Opener ESKILSTUNA, Sweden (Interstat) — Eskilstuna United opened its Elitettan campaign with a narrow victory, defeating Mallbacken 1-0 on Friday at Tunavallen in a match that defied a straightforward statistical projection. The game, the Week 1 fixture of Sweden’s second-tier women’s football league, was decided by a solitary goal in a contest where the home side ultimately justified its pregame favoritism but faced stiffer resistance than anticipated. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of 1-0 for Eskilstuna United, and its ELO rating system gave the hosts an 83.40 percent probability to win.… Read more...