Dewa United
- Jan Olde Riekerink has brought some much-needed Dutch discipline and pragmatism to Dewa United FC, helping them avoid the relegation zone in the Liga 1 2025-2026.
- His team sit in the lower mid-table range, holding around 10 - 13 points as of mid-December 2025, but must win this game to ensure they do not slip back into relegation danger.
- His team has a good balance of structure and organisation, but also creativity and physicality from the likes of Taisei Marukawa.
- The Japanese midfielder will offer width and creativity from midfield on Saturday, providing crosses and shots from distance and contributing goals and assists.
- With his creative prowess, he will complement leading scorer Alexis Messidoro, who has the quality to get on the end of chances, while Alex Martins is a proven goal scorer who has already found the net several times for Dewa this season.
Persis Solo
- Persis Solo have been in a bit of a mess for much of the season, sidelining Peter de Roo with caretaker coach Titan Wulung following an awful run of results in mid-2025 and managerial turmoil ongoing.
- They arrive at the Banten International Stadium desperately needing the win to keep their survival hopes alive, with 5-7 points keeping them in or near the relegation places in the Liga 1.
- Kodai Tanaka is Solo’s main forward, with the Japanese striker netting five goals in the league since joining in July 2025.
- He will spearhead the attack for Persis Solo, but the team don’t have the same goal conversion rate as their opponents.
- Persis Solo will try to control the pace and tempo of the game, while Dewa United will look to counter and create chances through their high-intensity pressing game.
Head-to-Head
Dewa United have the better recent record against Persis Solo , winning three of the last eight meetings ( Persis Solo won once and four were draws) in all competitions.
Dewa United
- The Japanese midfielder will offer width and creativity from midfield on Saturday, providing crosses and shots from distance and contributing goals and assists.
- With his creative prowess, he will complement leading scorer Alexis Messidoro, who has the quality to get on the end of chances, while Alex Martins is a proven goal scorer who has already found the net several times for Dewa this season.
Persis Solo
- Kodai Tanaka is Solo’s main forward, with the Japanese striker netting five goals in the league since joining in July 2025.
- Sho Yamamoto and Cleyton Santos offer creativity and power in central areas, while the wide players are expected to help build attacks from wide and down the middle.
Betting Insights
- The bookies make Dewa United heavy favorites at 1.67, Persis Solo are 4.22 while the odds on a draw are 3.76.
- Both teams have been conceding more than they would like, so the Over 2.5 goals market at 1.53 looks good as the stats suggest both teams can get on the scoreboard.
Prediction
- Given Dewa are at home and have the psychological advantage in this fixture, we are going with a narrow home win.
- However, the odds on a 1-1 draw also make sense to us given the tight nature of the recent matchups between the two teams and the recent goalscoring form of both.
