Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Persebaya Surabaya 5th with 56 points, PSS Sleman 16th with 34, 22 apart. Recent form flatters PSS Sleman's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Per game in the league, PSS Sleman were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.47, Persebaya Surabaya 1.21 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Across 5 recorded meetings, PSS Sleman have 1 win to Persebaya Surabaya's 3, with 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting.
Stadion Maguwoharjo in Yogyakarta, capacity 31,700, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: PSS Sleman led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
PSS Sleman: Gustavo Tocantins (4'), Cleberson (17'), Nicolao Dumitru (45') · Persebaya Surabaya: Bruno (59')