Persita Tangerang
- Persita Tangerang and Bali United are two of the more interesting teams in the BRI Super League at present because they’re both managed by young, progressive Spanish and Dutch coaches respectively, who have their own tactical stamp on the game.
- Carlos González Peña prefers a 4-3-3 or 3-5-2 with two defensive screens in front of the defence and a compact central triangle that can build-up in a measured fashion and transition vertically with speed when they get it right.
- Pablo Ganet is the anchor of Persita’s midfield, a tough-tackling number six that can play the ball forward with quality and also has an eye for goal himself.
- The hosts’ top scorer so far this season is Aleksa Andrejic with 7 league goals.
Bali United
- Johnny Jansen’s men play a much more modern Dutch style of football with a high defensive line, aggressive pressing and lots of full-back width, they like to force the opposition into turnovers and dominate possession in the final third.
- The visitors will line-up in a 4-3-3 of their own, with Thijmen Goppel their focal point up front, where he has 6 league goals and is also the team’s leading assist provider.
- Jansen’s Bali United have been in mixed form themselves in recent weeks, winning and losing alternately in their last five league matches.
Head-to-Head
- Bali United have won five of the last ten H2H meetings in all competitions (W5, D4, L1).
- The last three Liga 1 meetings between the sides have all been tight, tight affairs with two draws and a 1-0 Bali United win.
Key Players
- Pablo Ganet - anchor of Persita’s midfield.
- Aleksa Andrejic - Persita’s top scorer (7 league goals).
- Rayco Rodríguez Medina - the team’s top assist provider from the left and will play the role of creator, connecting with Andrejic often.
- Thijmen Goppel - Bali focal point (6 league goals and leading assist provider).
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Recent stats:
- Aleksa Andrejic - 7 league goals.
- Thijmen Goppel - 6 league goals.
Betting Insights
- Persita Tangerang are 2.25 to win the match at home.
- Persita are the favourites at 2.25, whilst Bali United are as big as 2.95 and the draw is 3.14.
- Both teams to score - yes looks a good option here at 1.64.
Prediction
- Persita will be happy with a point here, and Bali United would be overjoyed to take all three, so we feel a stalemate is the most likely outcome.
- However, there is enough quality on both sides for one moment of brilliance to decide the game, and we’re going with a home win.
- We are expecting another close game with a similar scoreline.
