Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Persipura 1st with 65 points, PSPS Riau 11th with 39, 26 apart. PSPS Riau's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 11th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: PSPS Riau 1.15 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Persipura 1.88 and 0.67, with the league averaging 0.99.
PSPS Riau's winless run stood at 6. 6 matches unbeaten backed Persipura's arrival. Over the last five, PSPS Riau had taken 3 of 15 points to Persipura's 11.
Stadion Kaharudin Nasution Rumbai in Pekanbaru staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: PSPS Riau led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.


