Arema Malang vs Bhayangkara United
On week 9 of Indonesian League 1 Arema will be back at the Kanjuruhaan Stadium to face Bhayangkara FC. They aimed at the revival mission in the match after receiving a bad result last week.
Saturday (20/7), Arema went to the headquarters of Madura Utd and had to admit the hosts’ advantage which shot through Andik Vermansyah’s single goal. As a result of that defeat, Arema was held in rank 11 with 12 points.
The party against Bhayangkara FC will take place intensely because the team is only 3 points adrift at number 4 and has played 10 times. The Guardians also received yesterday’s weekend downturn defeated with a score of 0-1 by Persipura Jayapura at home. Ramiro Fergonzi even fulfilled their nightmare with a red card on 95 minutes.
However, Milomir Sesliha, coach of Arema, acknowledged that Bhayangkara FC still had the opportunity to bother his students because they were heavily reinforced by local team level players. Therefore, he specifically requested that Singo Edan forget the sweet memories in Kanjuruhan when he won 4-0 in the Presidential Cup quarter-finals.
In comparison, so far Arema has won 3 of their 4 home matches in the Indonesian League 1, namely against Persela Lamongan, Persipura Jayapura, and Lampung Perseru Badak, while the one and only defeat was received from TIRA Persikabo which currently occupies the top. On the other hand, Bhayangkara FC still appeared inconsistent in away matches with 2 wins over Persib Bandung and Semen Padang, 2 draws against Pusamania Borneo and PSS Sleman, and 2 defeats against Bali Utd Pusam and PSM Makassar.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.73