Match Report
Dewa United, 7th with 53 points, sat 18 points above Madura United (14th, 35). The last five rounds placed Madura United 5th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Madura United 1.09 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Dewa United 1.29 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Madura United wins, 1 for Dewa United, 2 draws, at 4.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Y. Nurcahya took charge of the match — our records show 19 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. The venue was Gelora Madura Ratu Pamelingan Stadium, with room for 7,500 spectators. Madura United led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Madura United: Junior Brandão (7') · Dewa United: Ricky Kambuaya (49'), Ricky Kambuaya (52')
Key stats
Possession: Madura United 50% · Dewa United 50% · Total shots: 9-18 · On target: 5-10 · Corners: 7-5