Bhayangkara Surabaya United vs Madura United
Bhayangkara FC will host Madura Utd in the continuation of the Indonesian League 1 competition earlier this week. They are determined to rise in the match because they acted as hosts at the Athletics Intermediate Stadium. The kick off was opened Monday (5/8).
Bhayangkara FC failed to gain points during the last two games due to losing to Persipura Jayapura and Arema FC. In fact, I Putu Gede completed their suffering with a red card against Singo Edan.
Apart from these poor results, coach Alfredo Vera said that his side would try to increase the concentration of children, especially the back line which had conceded 4 goals in just the two matches above. Himself also argued that the Guardians could actually steal numbers at the Arema FC headquarters if all opportunities could be maximized into goals.
Meanwhile, Madura Utd will try to vent their defeat from PSS Sleman by stealing points at Madya Athletics. Coach Dejan Antonic also said that players must appear disciplined to overcome the pressure of Bhayangkara FC. Learning from the history of the meeting, Sapeh Kerrab has always lost during the last 4 matches against the hosts, even receiving 4 red cards. Pressure is increasing because the names of a number of core players will be absent due to injuries, such as Greg Nwokolo, Asep Berlian, Fandri Imbiri, and Alfath Fathier.
The problem is expected not to make Madura Utd appear sluggish in order to keep the chances of rising to the top; currently they are ranked 3rd with a collection of 20 points from 10 matches, a difference of 6 points from TIRA Persikabo who have played 12 times. On the other hand, Bhayangkara FC is still scattered at number 7 with 15 points despite appearing 11 times.
Speaking of graphics, the two camps both experienced a downward trend in which Madura Utd had won at Persela Lamongan and Barito Putera headquarters, then drew with Persib Bandung and TIRA Persikabo, and finally lost to Persipura Jayapura on the road this season.
On the other hand, Bhayangkara FC will play the fifth home game in the match tomorrow after the win over Barito Putera and Persela Lamongan, then draw with TIRA Persikabo, and finally lose to Persipura Jayapura. As such, the history of the meeting and the fitness of the players will be a differentiating factor in tomorrow’s match, which of course benefits Bhayangkara FC to win.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.20