PSM Makassar
- Persib Bandung are the league leaders of Liga 1 with 75 points from 32 games while PSM Makassar are 14th with 34 points from the same number of games.
- PSM, managed by Tomas Trucha since October 2025, have a more pragmatic style in which they will sit deeper and try to hurt the opposition on the counter-attack via direct players.
Persib Bandung
- Persib Bandung have won eight of their 16 Liga 1 away games (D5, L3).
- Persib Bandung have scored 28 goals in their 16 away Liga 1 games.
- Bojan Hodak’s Bandung team play an aggressive high-line game and have a high-pressing style that has propelled them to the top of the Indonesian league and into the AFC Champions League 2 since the Croatian took over in July 2023.
- Persib have had a 3-0 away defeat and 1-0 home win over Ratchaburi FC in the AFC Champions League 2 and a 2-1 win at Persija Jakarta in Liga 1.
- Both teams have three wins and two defeats in their last five games, but Persib are on a two-game winning streak and have a better away record than PSM’s home form.
Head-to-Head
- They have met five times, with PSM taking two wins, Persib one and the other two games ending all square.
- Persib won the last meeting 1-0 at home in Liga 1 2024/2025 and are winless in their last two trips to face this opponent.
Key Players
Hodak makes full use of his wide players and central playmaker to get back on the ball quickly after pressing, while Adam Alis has been a driving force with two goals in the team’s last six games.
Betting Insights
- The league table doesn’t lie when it comes to this fixture and the visitors, who are rated as favorites at 1.57, should win on the night.
- Persib’s superior form should see them break down the home side in this fixture, but there are good odds on over 2.5 goals in the game and both teams to score - yes, so we will take that bet at 1.72.
