Persik Vs Persija: White Tigers Want To Rise

Persik Kediri will welcome Persija Jakarta's arrival for the continuation of Liga 1 Indonesia 2023/2024. The match between the two teams will be held at the Brawijaya Stadium (photo: INSTAGRAM PERSIK)

JAKARTA Persik Kediri targets to bring home full points when hosting Persija Jakarta in the 2023/2024 Indonesian Liga 1 continued match.

The two teams will meet in the 12th week at Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri, Sunday, September 17 at 19.00 WIB. On paper, both teams have not been impressive so far.

On the board of the standings, Persik fills the 14th position. Persija only better one place above the team nicknamed "Macan Putih" and only two points separate them.

The hosts will play this match after only one point in the previous two matches. Therefore, their tactician Marcelo Rospide does not want to go back to being missed at home.

"Against Persija, it will not be easy because they are a solid team in a game and are inhabited by good players. However, after all, we played in front of our own supporters," Rospide was quoted as saying on the club website.

Persik's poor results series continued into the final week before the international break earlier this month. At that time they lost three points due to a dramatic 0-1 loss at RANS Nusantara headquarters.

On the other hand, Persija also entered the international break with results that were not very satisfying. They only got one point when playing at home to Persib Bandung.

The match, which ended 1-1, left a disappointment in the mind of coach Thomas Doll because his team had to play with ten players due to Hanif Sjahbandi's red card. This is what makes the visitors then reply.

For this reason, playing with fewer players than the opposing team did not want to be repeated by the coach. He asked his team to minimize mistakes that led to a red card.

"I think the red card we received was the reason this team lost four points in the last two home games," said the 57-year-old German coach.

The draw against Persib in the last match made Persija come to the match against Persik with a record of no wins in five consecutive matches. The details are two defeats and three draws.

Formation Estimated

Persik Kediri (4-3-3): Karike Ajie; Vava Yagalo, Rohit Chand, Hamra Hehanusa, Yusuf Meilana; Adi Eko Jayanto, Renan Silva, Bayu Otto; Mochammad Supriadi, Jefinho Vieira, Flavio Silva;

Coach: Marcelo Rospide

Persija Jakarta (3-4-3): Andritany Ardhiyasa; Muhammad Ferari, Ondrej Kudela, Firza Andika; Witan Sulaeman, Resky Fandi, Rayhan Hannan, Rio Fahmi; Witan Sulaeman, Marko Simic, Ryo Matsumura;

Coach: Thomas Doll