Match Report
The table read 14th (Madura United, 35 pts) against 9th (Arema, 48 pts), 13 points apart. On the form table Madura United stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Madura United 1.09 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Arema 1.56 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.4.
6 games without a win framed Madura United's arrival. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Arema. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Madura United against 12/15 for Arema.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Madura United, 3 draws and 4 for Arema, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings.
Gelora Madura Ratu Pamelingan Stadium in Pamekasan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Madura United led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Madura United: Junior Brandão (45'), Jorge Ambrosio Mendonça (88') · Arema: Joel Vinicius Silva Dos Anjos (51'), Dalberto (46')