Match Report
Persikabo 1973, 10th with 40 points, sat 19 points above Persela (17th, 21). Persikabo 1973 ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Persela 0.94 scored and 1.79 conceded per game, Persikabo 1973 1.44 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.21.
15 games without a win framed Persela's arrival. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Persela against 7/15 for Persikabo 1973.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Persela 1, draws 1, Persikabo 1973 3, at 4.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Stadion Surajaya, capacity 16,000, hosted the game. Persikabo 1973 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Persela: G. Zola (53'), R. Abiyoso (89') · Persikabo 1973: A. Setyo (42'), D. Wahyu (64'), Ciro (84')
Key stats
Possession: Persela 53% · Persikabo 1973 47% · Total shots: 19-11 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 7-2