Persija will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Persebaya Surabaya.
The hosts Persija saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga 1. Thankfully the previous game, versus Madura United, was also a home game here at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Persija form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for Persija at their home stadium (Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium) is 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Ever since the Semen Padang game Persija has been unbeatable here at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium producing five straight wins.
Persija's previous game was a Liga 1 match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Madura United (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Perseru Serui (0-2).
As mentioned above, Persija "killed" Madura United in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. M. Šimić was absolutely essential when Persija beat Madura United 4-0, scoring 3 goals.
Persija have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium with 27 goals in 16 league matches. From these home matches, Persija have conceded only 14 goals.
Persebaya Surabaya form and stats
The visitors are W6-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 1. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Persebaya Surabaya are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Persebaya Surabaya are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the Liga 1 against Arema (placed 10th). A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Bhayangkara.
Persebaya Surabaya find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 22 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Persebaya Surabaya have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Persija and Persebaya Surabaya have met before this season: Persebaya Surabaya - Persija 1-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 1 Persija victory, 3 draws and 1 Persebaya Surabaya win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Šimić
27 goals
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David Silva
12 goals
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I. Jaya
8 goals
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Persija missing players
Persebaya Surabaya missing players
| Persija | Persebaya Surabaya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 39 | 27 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | 53 |
| 39 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | 41 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 66% | 62% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 38% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 38% | 44% |
| 9% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 19% |
| 44% | 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 66% |
| 31% | 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| 34% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | 16% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 257 | 129 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 105 | 278 |
| 99 | 53 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 40 | 133 |
| 34% | 42% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 55% | 38% |
- Persebaya Surabaya has the most scored goals in the first half (28)
- Persebaya Surabaya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Persebaya Surabaya is in the best form (5-1-0)
- 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 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 64 |
| 2 | Borneo | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 49 |
| 3 | Persipura | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 49 |
| 4 | Persebaya Surabaya | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Madura United | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Bhayangkara | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 47 |
| 7 | Persib | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 | PSS Sleman | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 44 |
| 9 | PSM | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 43 |
| 10 | Arema | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 57 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 42 | -1 | 43 |
| 11 | PSIS Semarang | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 43 |
| 12 | Persija | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 41 |
| 13 | PS TNI | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -3 | 41 |
| 14 | Persela | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 40 |
| 15 | Barito Putera | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 28 | -8 | 40 |
| 16 | Perseru Serui | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 32 | -25 | 33 |
| 17 | Semen Padang | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -11 | 31 |
| 18 | Kalteng Putra | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -18 | 31 |