Match Report
Persela went into the game 8th in the table on 42 points; Sidoarjo United sat 12th on 35 — a 7-point gap. On the form table Sidoarjo United stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Per game in the league, Persela were scoring 0.91 and conceding 0.91, Sidoarjo United 1.03 and 1.45, against a competition average of 0.99 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadion Surajaya in Lamongan (capacity 16,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.