Match Report
3 points and 4 places separated them: PSPS Riau 6th with 3, Persiraja Banda Aceh 10th with 0. Recent form told a different story for Persiraja Banda Aceh: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: PSPS Riau 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Persiraja Banda Aceh 0.5 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.6.
PSPS Riau had lost three in a row. Persiraja Banda Aceh had gone 5 games without a win.
9 meetings are on record — 3 won by PSPS Riau, 1 by Persiraja Banda Aceh, 5 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 11% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Stadion Kaharudin Nasution Rumbai, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, PSPS Riau led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
PSPS Riau: Toninho (33'), Toninho (43') · Persiraja Banda Aceh: Djakaridja Traore (64')
Key stats
Possession: PSPS Riau 54% · Persiraja Banda Aceh 46% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 5-3