Bali United vs Persija
Bali United will host Persija Jakarta in the Indonesian League 1 continuation third week, Friday (31/05). Bali United are ambitious to continue their good start.
Bali United started League 1 this season very well. They managed to defeat Persebaya Surabaya and Bhayangkara in their first two games. With these results Bali United is now ranked 3rd in the standings with 6 points and only 3 points from Madura United at the top of the standings.
Different fate actually experienced by the champion, Persija Jakarta. The team nicknamed the Kemayoran Tigers successfully offset Barito Putera in his first week, then suffered a 1-2 defeat at the PSIS Semarang headquarters. These results forced Persija to sit in 15th place in the standings with 1 point and only 1 point away from Barito Putera, Persebaya and Semen Padang in the bottom three positions.
At the end of April and early May, the two teams faced off at the Indonesia Cup. Bali United outperformed Persija with a score of 2-1 at Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium but lost 0-1 in Jakarta. Including the two meetings, in 16 meetings, Bali United still dominated with 7 wins and only lost 4 times from Persija. This time, Bali United will be back more favored.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.30