Super League 2025/2026 Schedule: Arema FC vs Persita Tangerang
JAKARTA - The postponed match of the eighth week of the 2025/2026 Super League will roll again on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Today will present the match between Arema FC against Persita Tangerang.
The meeting between Arema FC and Persita Tangerang will be held at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang Regency, starting at 15.30 WIB. This match is clearly different for each team even though they both want to win.
Arema FC is still struggling to win after the last time they recorded three points against Semen Padang on November 3, 2025 with a score of 2-1.
After that, Singo Edan suffered a defeat against Persija (1-2), and a draw against Persebaya (1-1), Malut United (1-1), and Madura United (2-2). Arema FC is still struggling in the middle of the table, specifically in 11th place with 18 points.
On the other side, ahead of the away match, Persita got a good capital after winning 3-0 against Persik Kediri. However, it should be noted that their away record in the last six matches was quite bad with only two draws and two losses.
Even so, Persita's current ranking is still better than Arema FC, which is in seventh place with 22 points.
However, Arema FC assistant coach Andre Caldas admitted that he was optimistic about the match against Persita later in the afternoon. He ensured that Arema FC had prepared a special strategy to dampen the aggressiveness of Persita's wing players.
"We need to make special preparations to fight their wingers. If the first plan does not go as expected, then it will switch to the second plan," said Andre, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
Although he did not explore it clearly, he ensured that there would be more than one scheme that would be applied to the match later. The Arema FC coaching team has also bagged all the advantages and weaknesses possessed by the prospective opponent team.
"They won the last match, we have watched and observed all the videos about Persita," he said.
Meanwhile, Persita coach Carlos Pena said his squad has the motivation to steal the full points at home to Arema FC.
Carlos Pena said that the 3-0 landslide victory against Persik Kediri fired up the team nicknamed the Cisadane Swordsman to win the next victory.
"Preparation is good, and after we won the match against (Persik) Kediri, this team is in a good mood. We are looking forward to the match against Arema," said Carlos Pena.
The coach said that his players would not feel any pressure even though they would be playing in front of Aremania.
"Personally, every player will feel like enjoying the game if the supporters are full. However, when they don't come, we will still show the best game," he said.