Match Report
Sulut United went into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Persiba Balikpapan sat 4th on 3 — a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Persiba Balikpapan: only 50th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Sulut United ran at 1.17 scored and 2 conceded, Persiba Balikpapan at 1 and 1.5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Sulut United wins, 0 for Persiba Balikpapan, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sulut United: R. Noprihanis (63')