Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between PSS Sleman (1st, 56 pts) and Persiba Balikpapan (9th, 19 pts). 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 1.96/0.7 for PSS Sleman (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Persiba Balikpapan had gone 8 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Persiba Balikpapan, 10/15 for PSS Sleman.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Persiba Balikpapan, 0 draws and 4 for PSS Sleman, at 3 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Stadion Batakan (capacity 12,500). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Persiba Balikpapan: Arsa Ahmad (89') · PSS Sleman: Gustavo Tocantins (73')
Key stats
Possession: Persiba Balikpapan 39% · PSS Sleman 61% · Total shots: 4-5 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 6-3