About Match
Both sides bring 3 points into this one — Persija 6th, Arema 1st. Persija have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Persija run at 1 scored and 0 conceded, Arema at 4 and 0. Persija would climb to 6 points with a win and up to 1st, overtaking Arema (other results held equal).
Persija arrive on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Persija, 3 draws and 3 for Arema, at 3.3 goals per meeting. Only 30% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 70% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match takes place at Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta (capacity 82,000).