Match Report
Persiraja Banda Aceh went into the game 1st in the table on 34 points; Persikota Tangerang sat 6th on 20 — a 14-point gap. Persikota Tangerang had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Persiraja Banda Aceh ran at 2.06 scored and 1.06 conceded, Persikota Tangerang at 1.44 and 1.5.
Defeat had not touched Persiraja Banda Aceh in 8 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Persiraja Banda Aceh, 7/15 for Persikota Tangerang.
Stadion Haji Dhimurtala in Banda Aceh, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 6-2 full-time score.