The visiting Madura United side should be favourites in this visit to Persija, as the away team holds a 9 point advantage from their 31 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Madura United when visiting Persija as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Persija form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for Persija at their home stadium (Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. After failing to beat Semen Padang here at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Persija has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Stress levels are on the rise for Persija's attacking players as they have now played 195 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Tomas was their last goal scorer.
Persija lost their last game at Perseru Serui (placed 16th) after a 0-2 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Bhayangkara.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga 1 game versus Persebaya Surabaya in only four days. This game is also played here at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium.
Persija have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium with 23 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Persija have conceded only 14 goals.
Madura United form and stats
4 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Madura United playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Madura United, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Kalteng Putra (placed 18th) in the Liga 1 last time out. The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Persebaya Surabaya.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Liga 1 trip to PSIS Semarang.
Madura United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. As opposed to that, Madura United have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Madura United - Persija 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Persija 1 win, 5 draws and Madura United 1 victory. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Šimić 24 goals |   Beto 14 goals |  A. Rakić 11 goals |
Persija missing players
Madura United missing players
| Persija | Madura United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 35 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 12 | 21 | 50 |
| 39 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 79% | 77% |
| 35% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 57% | 58% |
| 19% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | 29% |
| 10% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 14% | 13% |
| 45% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 64% | 58% |
| 29% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 7% | 19% |
| 35% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 23% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 2.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 4.5 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 249 | 121 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 111 | 324 |
| 95 | 49 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 44 | 147 |
| 32% | 37% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 48% | 34% |
- Madura United has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- Madura United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Persija has the most dropped points from leading position (27)
- Persija have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bali United | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 64 |
| 2 | Borneo | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 49 |
| 3 | Persipura | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 48 |
| 4 | Madura United | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | Persebaya Surabaya | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Bhayangkara | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 44 |
| 7 | PSS Sleman | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 44 |
| 8 | PSM | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 41 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 43 |
| 9 | Arema | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 53 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Persib | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 42 |
| 11 | PSIS Semarang | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | PS TNI | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -4 | 38 |
| 13 | Persija | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Persela | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -1 | 37 |
| 15 | Barito Putera | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 28 | -9 | 37 |
| 16 | Perseru Serui | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 32 | -24 | 33 |
| 17 | Semen Padang | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -9 | 31 |
| 18 | Kalteng Putra | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -18 | 30 |