Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Persebaya Surabaya (2nd, 54 pts) and Perseru Serui (16th, 33 pts). Per game in the league, Persebaya Surabaya were scoring 1.68 and conceding 1.26, Perseru Serui 1.03 and 1.91, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Persebaya Surabaya had won three straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Persebaya Surabaya had taken 13 of 15 points to Perseru Serui's 6.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Persebaya Surabaya, 2 by Perseru Serui, 0 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo, with room for 55,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Persebaya Surabaya: David da Silva (70'), David da Silva (85') · Perseru Serui: A. Hidayat (58')
Key stats
Possession: Persebaya Surabaya 46% · Perseru Serui 54% · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 9-1