Persebaya 1-0 Arema in the Indonesia President's Cup, Semifinals.

Persebaya won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–D–W), scoring 11 and conceding 3.

Arema won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 12 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 10 times: Persebaya 8 wins, Arema 0, 2 draws.