Match Report
Persik Kediri, 9th with 48 points, sat 28 points above Persikabo 1973 (18th, 20). Persik Kediri had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Persik Kediri 1.71 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Persikabo 1973 1.29 and 2.18, with the league averaging 1.44.
Defeat had followed defeat for Persikabo 1973 — five in succession. Over the last five, Persik Kediri had taken 6 of 15 points to Persikabo 1973's 0.
Stadion Brawijaya in Kediri staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Persik Kediri led 4-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-2.