Bali United (home)
- Mirza Mustafic and Boris Kopitović provide Bali United with scoring potential, but the team has been unconvincing at the back recently.
- Bali United have shown mixed form in their last five Liga 1 matches, with two draws, a loss and high-scoring results revealing inconsistency at both ends of the pitch.
- Bali United boss Johnny Jansen has started to instill some Dutch DNA into this team, which is based on keeping the ball, maintaining structure and transitioning quickly with pace to and from the wings.
- Thijmen Goppel, Bali’s chief creator, topping the team’s assist charts and having the freedom to supply his wingers.
- Ricky Fajrin and João Ferrari are probably his best two players and they have failed to prevent their side from losing points in the past two games.
Persija Jakarta (away)
- Persija Jakarta have won three of their last five games in all competitions, including back-to-back 2-0 wins.
- The visitors have kept multiple clean sheets in a row with Gustavo and Jordi Amat giving a solid foundation to a team that can be extremely effective on the counter.
- Allano provides the creative spark and has the skill to supply Maxwell, who is among the league’s top scorers with double-digit tallies.
- Persija sit third in the Liga 1 table with around 41 points from 20 games, while Bali are just inside the top half on about 28 points.
Head-to-Head
Sunday’s Liga 1 clash between Bali United and Persija Jakarta has been finely poised in the last five Liga 1 meetings, with each side claiming two wins and one draw.
Key Players
- Thijmen Goppel, Bali’s chief creator, topping the team’s assist charts and having the freedom to supply his wingers.
- Allano provides the creative spark and has the skill to supply Maxwell, who is among the league’s top scorers with double-digit tallies.
- Mirza Mustafic and Boris Kopitović provide Bali United with scoring potential.
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- Persija Jakarta have won their last two matches 2-0 and have momentum from recent wins.
- The visitors have kept multiple clean sheets in a row.
Betting Insights
- Backing the visitors to prevail here at 2.05 is a solid play because they have won their last two matches 2-0 and have momentum from recent wins.
- Under 2.5 goals, available at 1.9, also looks a good play in this spot as Maurício’s team have seen under 2.5 goals in several of their recent games, including back-to-back 2-0 victories.
- Bali United will dominate possession in this fixture, but could struggle to break through Persija’s disciplined and effective backline while looking vulnerable on the break.
Prediction
So our correct score prediction is a 2-0 away win .
