SGS Essen W 2, Borussia Bocholt W 2

BOCHOLT, Germany (Interstat) — In a preseason friendly that defied pregame projections, Borussia Bocholt and SGS Essen W played to a 2-2 draw Thursday at Sonilift-Arena. The match, organized under the Club Friendlies Women banner, saw the visiting Essen side, heavily favored by statistical models, twice surrender a lead to a determined Bocholt squad fighting for its first positive result of the preseason. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 2-1 victory for Essen, whose ELO rating gave them a 79.8 percent probability to win. Those figures were quickly challenged as the teams traded early blows. Essen struck first in the… Read more...