Match Report
Arema (9th, 48 pts) visited Bhayangkara (6th, 53 pts) with 5 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Bhayangkara: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Bhayangkara ran at 1.56 scored and 1.32 conceded, Arema at 1.56 and 1.38.
Bhayangkara arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Bhayangkara 1, draws 3, Arema 4, at 1.38 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The match was played at Stadion Patriot (capacity 35,000). Arema led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bhayangkara: Moussa Sidibé (87'), Privat Mbarga (75') · Arema: Joel Vinicius Silva Dos Anjos (45')
Key stats
Possession: Bhayangkara 54% · Arema 46% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-2