The managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga 2 league table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
PSIM Yogyakarta form and stats
PSIM Yogyakarta have secured 6 points from their first three home games. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Two home wins in a row for PSIM Yogyakarta bring valid hopes of a third.The PSIM Yogyakarta supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Persewar in Liga 2 and win 1-0. Heartbreak before that as PSIM Yogyakarta lost 0-2 at Madura's place.
PSIM Yogyakarta has scored 3 goals at home this season, in 3 matches. From these home matches, PSIM Yogyakarta have conceded only 2 goals.
Persewar form and stats
As the visiting team Persewar have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.Two away games in a row for Persewar, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus PSIM Yogyakarta in the Liga 2. A draw for Persewar before that, at their own venue hosting Martapura (1-1).
Persewar find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures. Persewar are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result PSIM Yogyakarta - Persewar 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 1 - 0 - 0 (PSIM Yogyakarta wins - draws - Persewar wins). As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.PSIM Yogyakarta missing players
Persewar missing players
| PSIM Yogyakarta | Persewar | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Scored | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 14% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 62% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 2 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- PSIM Yogyakarta have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- PSIM Yogyakarta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Persewar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Persewar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Persewar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 01-07-19 | | PSIM Yogyakarta | 1 - 2 | Persik Kediri |
| 14-07-19 | | PSIM Yogyakarta | 1 - 0 | PSBS Biak Numfor |
| 20-07-19 | | Persatu Tuban | 0 - 2 | PSIM Yogyakarta |
| 24-07-19 | | Madura | 2 - 0 | PSIM Yogyakarta |
| 29-07-19 | | PSIM Yogyakarta | 1 - 0 | Persewar |
| 03-08-19 | | Sulut United | 08:30 | PSIM Yogyakarta |
| 08-08-19 | | PSIM Yogyakarta | 08:30 | Martapura |
| 15-08-19 | | Persis Solo | 08:30 | PSIM Yogyakarta |
| 23-08-19 | | PSIM Yogyakarta | 08:30 | Persiba Balikpapan |
| 27-08-19 | | PSIM Yogyakarta | 08:30 | Mitra Kukar |
| 22-06-19 | | Persatu Tuban | 0 - 2 | Persewar |
| 27-06-19 | | Madura | 1 - 1 | Persewar |
| 02-07-19 | | Persewar | 1 - 1 | Persiba Balikpapan |
| 07-07-19 | | Persewar | 2 - 1 | Mitra Kukar |
| 14-07-19 | | Persik Kediri | 0 - 2 | Persewar |
| 03-08-19 | | Persis Solo | 08:30 | Persewar |
| 15-08-19 | | Persewar | 08:30 | Sulut United |
| 23-08-19 | | Persewar | 08:30 | Persatu Tuban |
| 28-08-19 | | Persewar | 08:30 | Madura |
| 02-09-19 | | Persiba Balikpapan | 11:30 | Persewar |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Persik Kediri | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Persewar | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | PSIM Yogyakarta | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Sulut United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Persis Solo | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | PSBS Biak Numfor | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 7 | Martapura | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Mitra Kukar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Madura | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Persiba Balikpapan | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Persatu Tuban | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 5 |