Match Report
Persela went into the game 8th in the table on 42 points; Persiwa sat 7th on 43 — a 1-point gap. On recent form Persiwa sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Per game in the league, Persela were scoring 0.91 and conceding 0.91, Persiwa 1.21 and 1.42, against a competition average of 0.99 goals per team per game.
Stadion Surajaya in Lamongan, capacity 16,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Persela led 4-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 5-1.