Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Persebaya Surabaya 12th with 42 points, Persikabo 1973 18th with 20, 22 apart. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Persikabo 1973 ran at 1.29 scored and 2.18 conceded, Persebaya Surabaya at 0.97 and 1.35.
Persebaya Surabaya's last three games had all finished level.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Persikabo 1973, 3 draws and 3 for Persebaya Surabaya, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at Stadion Patriot in Bekasi (capacity 35,000). Persebaya Surabaya led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.