This match stars two squads living in the basement of the Liga 1, PSM having 13th place and Arema lying 16th. A nice chance for one of the sides to boost their position.
- PSM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arema haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
PSM form and stats
3-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for PSM so far this season. PSM has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Tavares and the players.
The PSM regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadion Andi Mattalatta: A 0-2 defeat against Madura United (placed 2nd).
Before that result, a home defeat in the AFC Cup against Sabah.
PSM have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Andi Mattalatta with 9 goals in 6 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Arema form and stats
There's been little loot from Arema's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Liga 1. Arema only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
The manager Valente was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium. Arema suffered a 0-1 loss to Borneo (placed 1st).
Before that, Arema secured a home win against PSS Sleman with the score 2-1.The visiting Arema have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): PSM won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Arema got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Almeida dos Santos 12 goals |   K. Nambu 7 goals |  C. Ngoy 3 goals |
PSM missing players
Arema missing players
| PSM | Arema | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| 93% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 60% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 13% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 13% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 47% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 14% | 20% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 4.1 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 8.4 | 7.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 13.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
| 2.9 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 33% | 37% |
| 7.8 | 7.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13 | 11.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
- Arema haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- PSM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- PSM have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- PSM haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borneo | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 | Madura United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Persib | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Cilegon United | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | PSIS Semarang | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Bali United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Barito Putera | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Persebaya Surabaya | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Dewa United | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Persija | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Persis Solo | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Persik Kediri | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | PSM | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | PSS Sleman | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Persita | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Arema | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 13 |
| 17 | Persikabo 1973 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Bhayangkara | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -18 | 6 |
