Arema vs Persebaya Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Liga 1

Arema vs Persebaya Predicted Preview

• Tournament: Liga 1
• Venue: Kapten I Wayan Dipta
• Date: 28th April

• Kick-off Time: 08:30 AM GMT

  Arema vs Persebaya is set to take place at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium on 28th April in a Liga 1 fixture. Arema's best performance in Liga 1 over the last five seasons was in the 2021-2022 season when they finished in 4th place with 65 points losing only five games in the season. However everything went downhill after that since they finished 12th in the next season then 15th in the 2023-2024 season and are currently in 9th place in the 2024-2025 season.

  They have 42 points in 29 games and have won 12 games, drawn six and lost 11. Their form in the last five league games has been decent winning two games and losing three games.

  Persebaya on the other hand have made a surprise entry in the top four of the Liga after six seasons. They are very likely to finish in the top four due to their consistent performances throughout the season.

  Persebaya are in 3rd place with 52 points winning 15 games, drawing seven games and losing seven games. They have been great in their last five league games winning all five matches.

Arema Team News

The hosts have a fairly healthy squad and manager Jose Gomes has a lot of options to field against Persebaya. He is likely to employ a defensive approach or a more balanced approach since Persebaya are a strong team.

Persebaya Team News

As for the visitors, they also have a fit squad and manager Paul Munster is expected to field a similar lineup which he used against Madura United in their previous 1-0 league win. The only confirmed absentee is centre-back Damanjovic has received a red card in the previous match and Riswan Lauhin is likely to replace him.

Arema vs Persebaya Predicted Lineups

Arema Predicted Lineup (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Frigeri

Defenders: Syarif, Guevara, Choi, Alfarizi

Midfielders: Setiawan, Oliveira, Fikri, Bayu Setiawan

Forwards: Dalberto, Lokolingoy

Persebaya Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Ari

Defenders: Idrus, Dimov, Lauhin, Catur

Midfielders: Rivera, Rashid, Firmansyah

Forwards: Tumbas, Dwi Pangestu, Silva

Arema vs Persebaya H2H Record

Arema and Persebaya have faced each other 16 times in their history with Persebaya winning nine times and Arema winning five times.

Key Players To Watch In Arema vs Persebaya

Dalberto (Arema)

The Brazilian forward is a new arrival at the club and is already one of the best goal scorers in the league. Dalberto was playing at Madura United last season where he scored five goals and had three assists in 12 league appearances.

As of now, he has scored 15 goals and has four assists in 28 league appearances. He is in great form currently having scored three goals in his last five matches.

Flavio Silva (Persebaya)

Persik Kediri made a poor choice letting Flavio Silva since he is one of the best goal scorers in the league. Silva had his best goal tally last season which was a staggering 23 goals and four assists as well in 29 Liga 1 games.

As of now he has scored eight goals and has two assists in 28 Liga 1 appearances for Persebaya. He is in great form having two goals and one assists in his last three league matches.

Arema vs Persebaya Prediction

Although Arema have great players in their team, the recent form, consistency currently and over the past few seasons dictates that the game is already in form of Persebaya. Persebaya are also unbeaten against Arema in the last five league fixtures and are likely to grab a win on 28th April.

Predicted Score: Arema 1-3 Persebaya

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