Barito Putera vs Persiba Balikpapan — match summary
Indonesia · Indonesia Championship · kick-off 10 Oct 2026 19:00
Full time · score 2-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Barito Putera 52 · Persiba Balikpapan 12
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Barito Putera 69 · Persiba Balikpapan 21
Shots on target 5-2 · corners 6-3 · possession 55-45
NextGOAL tip: Barito Putera -1 · 2 stars
Barito Putera host Persiba Balikpapan in the Indonesia Championship, with the home side on 4 points from 4 matches, sitting 7th, while the visitors have no points at all from the same number of games and are 9th. This is therefore a match the home side want to win to climb the table, while the visitors need their first point of the season to halt their slide. Barito Putera lost 0-1 at home in their last match, and before that could only draw 2-2, leaving them without a win in 3 straight. Their attack, though, still creates chances consistently, averaging 7.4 shots on target per game over their last 10, and they hold possession roughly level with opponents at about 49%. Persiba Balikpapan, meanwhile, have lost 4 in a row, have scored just 2 goals this season, and hold less possession at around 42%, so their attack relies more on counter-attacking moments than on sustained build-up. If Barito Putera score first from early pressure, Persiba Balikpapan, beaten in several straight matches, will have to open up and fight, which will only create more space for the home side to play long balls and keep pressing, and they have a chance to finish the game with a margin of more than one goal. Barito Putera should control the game and create more chances, but their recent form is not suited to a comfortable win. It must be admitted that they have won by 2 goals or more only once in their last 5, and Persiba Balikpapan have also lost by 2 goals only once in their last 5. But with clearly superior attacking quality in shots on target, combined with a visiting side on a losing run and with just 2 goals this season, the home side should control the game and have a chance to close it out with a margin of more than one goal.