Persela got a 2-2 scoreline vs Persiraja Banda Aceh in their previous fixture, a fixture to learn from. The next job is this formidable Arema team.
- Persela have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Liga 1
- Arema have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Liga 1
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga 1 game only four days ago.
Persela form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga 1, Persela have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games. All in all it has been a very rough period for Persela who hasn’t won a league-game in their last twelve attempts. Their previous win was against Persik Kediri, 99 days ago.
The Persela manager Sastra and his pawns return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Persiraja Banda Aceh (placed 18th).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Persija.The manager Sastra will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Madura United in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Persela here at Stadion Kapten I Wayan Dipta in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). On the other hand, Persela have conceded 11 goals.
Arema form and stats
Arema's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Arema collect 26 points from their 11 away matches in the Liga 1. 8 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). In general it has been a productive period now for Arema as they haven't lost any of their last 18 games.
Arema have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Adilson Aguero dos Santos. It's been 471 minutes since they last conceded in Liga 1.
Arema are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Persipura (placed 15th).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to PSIS Semarang.A quick return to home after this game, as Arema are hosting Persija in the Liga 1 only four days away.
The visiting Arema have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 11 games. It's not easy to score on Arema as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played earlier this season: Arema - Persela 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Persela wins - draws - Arema wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Santos Fortes 11 goals |  I. Franca Coleho 4 goals | M. Rafli 4 goals |
Persela missing players
Arema missing players
| Persela | Arema | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 33 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 81% |
| 76% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 38% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 38% |
| 19% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 14% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 5% |
| 57% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 43% |
| 14% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 8.8 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.6 | 9 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 34% | 35% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 38% | 42% |
| 10.4 | 10.4 | 18.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
- Arema have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Arema have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Liga 1
- Persela have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Liga 1
- Persela haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arema | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 44 |
| 2 | Persib | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Bhayangkara | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Persebaya Surabaya | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | Bali United | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 41 |
| 6 | Persija | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | PSIS Semarang | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | Borneo | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | PSM | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Madura United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | PSS Sleman | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Persita | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | PS TNI | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 23 |
| 14 | Persik Kediri | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Persipura | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 16 | Persela | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | Barito Putera | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -15 | 16 |
| 18 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 27 | -32 | 11 |
