Match Report
Persipal went into the game 5th in the table on 22 points; RANS Nusantara sat 7th on 9 — a 13-point gap. RANS Nusantara's recent output lagged their position: 26th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Persipal ran at 1.29 scored and 1.29 conceded, RANS Nusantara at 0.64 and 2.57.
A win had eluded RANS Nusantara for 12 matches.
The match was played at Stadion Gawalise in Palu (capacity 20,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.