National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's PSIS Semarang or Bhayangkara that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
PSIS Semarang form and stats
Last season, PSIS Semarang's President Cup journey ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the Liga 1, PSIS Semarang have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 17 games.
Semarang's previous match was a President Cup game also played at their home, ending 5-2 against PSS Sleman. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how PSIS Semarang have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Semarang here at Stadion Jatidiri in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 17 games). On the other hand, PSIS Semarang have conceded 18 goals.
Bhayangkara form and stats
Last season their President Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.9 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Bhayangkara playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a President Cup home loss versus Persib with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
hometeam won Bhayangkara are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 6 matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bhayangkara have scored 23 goals in 17 league games away. It's not easy to score on Bhayangkara as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former nine meetings between these two contenders are: zero wins for PSIS Semarang, five draws and four wins for Bhayangkara. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  E. N'Douassel 11 goals |  J. Cantillana Zorrilla 7 goals | W. Costa Alves 6 goals |
PSIS Semarang missing players
Bhayangkara missing players
| PSIS Semarang | Bhayangkara | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.1 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 40% | ||
| 9.4 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 9.8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 31 | 75 |
| 2 | Persib | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 69 |
| 3 | Bhayangkara | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 66 |
| 4 | Arema | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 65 |
| 5 | Persebaya Surabaya | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 63 |
| 6 | Borneo | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 | PSIS Semarang | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 46 |
| 8 | Persija | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 45 |
| 9 | Madura United | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | PS TNI | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 40 |
| 11 | Persik Kediri | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | PSS Sleman | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | Persita | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -10 | 39 |
| 14 | PSM | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -10 | 38 |
| 15 | Barito Putera | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | -8 | 36 |
| 16 | Persipura | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Persela | 34 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -29 | 21 |
| 18 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 34 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 37 | -51 | 13 |
