Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Persija (3rd, 71 pts) and Persita (10th, 45 pts). On recent form Persita sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. Per game in the league, Persita were scoring 1.12 and conceding 1.09, Persija 1.91 and 0.85, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Persita in 5 games.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Persita 1, draws 2, Persija 3, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
Stadion Singa Perbangsa, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Persija led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Persija: Gustavo (33'), Maxwell (50')
Key stats
Possession: Persita 48% · Persija 52% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 1-7 · Corners: 3-3