Match Report
Arema went into the game 10th in the table on 47 points; PSS Sleman sat 16th on 34 — a 13-point gap. Recent form flatters PSS Sleman's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Scoring rates set the scale: Arema 1.56 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, PSS Sleman 1.26 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.31.
PSS Sleman had been beaten in three straight games.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Arema, 3 by PSS Sleman, 0 drawn, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 100% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
With 35 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, C. Candra was the man in the middle. The venue was Stadion Kapten I Wayan Dipta in Bali, with room for 35,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: PSS Sleman led 2-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 6-2.
Goal scorers
Arema: Dalberto (50'), Dalberto (4'), Charles Lokolingoy (54'), Dalberto (83'), Muhammad Rafli (90'), Arkhan Fikri (90'), Charles Lokolingoy (8') · PSS Sleman: Nicolao Dumitru (3')