PSIM Yogyakarta
- PSIM Yogyakarta are the odds-on favorites to win Friday’s Mataram Derby against bottom-placed Persis Solo.
- Sitting pretty in 7th place with 30 points from 19 games, PSIM are in decent form with eight wins, six draws and five defeats so far.
- They are a well-disciplined, possession-based team with a high-tempo style that Jean-Paul van Gastel has developed since his appointment in June 2025.
- PSIM’s approach to the game is more Dutch than Indonesian, with an emphasis on structured defensive units and disciplined build-up play that can explode into sudden, quick transitions.
- Nolberto Ezequiel Vidal is the creative hub of the team, regularly supplying assists and dictating the play from the midfield.
- José Pedro ‘Ze’ Valente is their leading scorer and regular penalty-kicker, while Nermin Haljeta and Raka Cahyana have provided support at different times of the season.
- Franco Ramos provides some backbone to the defence when fit, but they have conceded in plenty of games this season.
Persis Solo
- Persis Solo have a talented attacker in Gervane Kastaneer, who can do it all if fit, but their main problem is that they are not good enough defensively to compensate for the lack of service he provides.
- Milomir Šešlija was brought in in December 2025 to arrest a slide that saw them in the bottom of the table after a terrible first half to the season.
- Xandro Schenk, Luka Dumančić and Vukašin Vraneš have come in to try to shore up the backline, but will need time to gel with the rest of the players.
- Kodai Tanaka will be their best chance of any kind of a result on Friday.
- Persis Solo have taken only around 10 points from 19 matches and are last in the Super League with 2 wins and 13 defeats.
Head-to-Head
Their most recent Derby Mataram, in the 2025-26 Liga 1, finished 2-2 after PSIM squandered a 2-0 lead and we think Persis can give them some problems if they can get the ball to their forwards on counter-attacks.
Key Players
- Nolberto Ezequiel Vidal is the creative hub of PSIM, regularly supplying assists and dictating the play from the midfield.
- José Pedro ‘Ze’ Valente is PSIM’s leading scorer and regular penalty-kicker.
- Gervane Kastaneer is Persis’s talisman when fit and can change a game on his day.
- Kodai Tanaka will be Persis’s best chance of causing an upset on Friday.
Betting Insights
- PSIM Yogyakarta are the clear favorites to take all three points in Friday’s Super League game, with Persis Solo available at an unfathomable 4.23.
- Both teams have often scored in PSIM Yogyakarta’s matches and over 2.5 goals has been common this season.
Prediction
- Our prediction is that PSIM will take the three points because they are in better form and are a more cohesive unit overall than Persis, but there will be some end-to-end play in this game.
- Warm, humid weather and the possibility of showers in Bantul will make fitness count more than usual and PSIM should be able to see the game out if they manage to keep their structure intact through to the final whistle.
