Indonesian League 1 Match Preview Arema FC Vs Bali United: Both Are Not Satisfactory

Arema FC will face Bali United in the fourth week of Liga 1 2023/2024. (Photo: Twitter/@AremaFCOfficial)

JAKARTA Week continued Liga 1 Indonesia 2023/2024 will present a fierce party tonight, Friday, July 21, 2023. The clash between Arema FC and Bali United.

This match for Bali United is a home-flavor away match. The reason is, Arema registered the I Wayan Dipta Stadium owned by Serdadu Tridatu as the home because the Gajayana Stadium is still in the renovation stage.

Despite the issue of the location above, this duel is an opportunity for both teams to improve their positions in the standings. The reason is, the two teams are currently in four positions along with two other teams out of a total of 18 teams this season.

So far both teams have played three games each. Of those three matches, they both got so sad results.

Arema consecutively played three matches against Dewa United, Persib Bandung, and Persik Kediri. As a result, they lost in the first and last matches, and got a draw in the second match.

Only getting one point so far has made the team nicknamed Singo Edan occupy the 17th position of the standings or one place better than Bhayangkara FC in the most distended position.

This unsatisfactory result put their coach Joko Susilo in a bad position. The result against Bali United is referred to as a decision for the 52-year-old tactician.

On the other hand, Bali United, whose position is right above the red zone, has also felt two defeats so far. The two defeats occurred when they faced PSS Sleman and Borneo FC in the first two matches.

However, they then managed to get up in the last match against Madura United, last Saturday, July 15. A narrow 2-1 win in that match made them secure maximum points.

Predictions of the line-up:

Arema FC (4-3-3): Teguh Amiruddin; Achmad Figo, Syaiful Anwar, Bagas Adi, Mikael Tata; Charles Raphael, Jayus Hariono, Arkhan Fikri; Dendi Santoso, Gustavo Almeida, Arielturo. Coach: Joko Susilo

Bali United (4-3-3): Adilson Maringa; Andhika Wijaya, Elias Dolah, Kadek Arel, Ricky Fajrin; Sidik Sahimima, Mohammed Rashid, Ramdani Lestaluhu; Private Mbarga, Jefferson Assis, M. Rahmat. Coach: Stefano Cugurra