Match Report
The table read 10th (Persiba Balikpapan, 39 pts) against 12th (Sidoarjo United, 35 pts), 4 points apart. Sidoarjo United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 0.99 goals per team per game, Persiba Balikpapan ran at 1.24 scored and 1.33 conceded, Sidoarjo United at 1.03 and 1.45.
Persiba Balikpapan had drawn their last six. Sidoarjo United had gone 6 games without a win.
The venue was Stadion Persiba in Balikpapan, with room for 8,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Persiba Balikpapan led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.




