Match Report
The table read 6th (Persib, 3 pts) against 15th (PSM, 0 pts), 3 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.5 for Persib and 1/3 for PSM (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Persib, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for PSM — three in succession. From the last five rounds, Persib held 13 points of 15 and PSM 3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 7 Persib wins, 3 for PSM, 2 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings. Goals have dried up lately: 1.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.25 across the full history.
The match was played at Stadion Gelora Bandung Lautan Api (capacity 38,000). PSM led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Persib: Patricio Matricardi (47'), Balša Sekulić (51'), Uilliam Barros (82') · PSM: Kodai Tanaka (6')
Key stats
Possession: Persib 64% · PSM 36% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-3