Match Report
In the standings it was Persipal 10th on 7 points, Persiba Balikpapan 9th on 19 — separated by 12. Persipal had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Persipal ran at 0.7 scored and 3.33 conceded, Persiba Balikpapan at 0.85 and 1.56.
Persipal arrived off eight straight defeats.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Persipal, 2 by Persiba Balikpapan, 2 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
Stadion Maladi Sriwedari, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Persipal: Muhammad Fahad (56') · Persiba Balikpapan: Takumu Nishihara (90')
Key stats
Possession: Persipal 45% · Persiba Balikpapan 55% · Total shots: 7-4 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 8-7