Match Report
Persipura, 2nd with 56 points, sat 37 points above Persiba Balikpapan (9th, 19). On recent form Persiba Balikpapan sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.85/1.56 for Persiba Balikpapan and 1.63/0.63 for Persipura (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Persiba Balikpapan had gone 5 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Persiba Balikpapan, 9/15 for Persipura.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Persiba Balikpapan win, 2 for Persipura, 1 draw, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
Stadion Batakan, capacity 12,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Persipura: Boas Theofiluss Erwin Solossa (90')
Key stats
Possession: Persiba Balikpapan 39% · Persipura 61% · Total shots: 2-5 · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 1-8