El Clasico Liga 1: Persib Lame At The Back Line, Persija Brings Hope To Win

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Jakarta - The El Clasico Indonesia duel will be presented in the fourth series of Liga 1 2021, in a match that will take place today, Saturday, November 20. Persib Bandung will face a fierce opponent, Persija Jakarta.

Held at the Manahan Stadium, Solo starting at 21.00 p.m. Indonesian Western Time (WIB), Persib Bandung will carry a mission to maintain the top position of the standings. As for Persija Jakarta, this match will be the start of a revival to prove that they are capable of winning.

With each goal brought, this classic match is sure to run fiercely with high tension. Unfortunately, ahead of this hot duel, Persib actually faced serious obstacles.

Roberts Rene Alberts' team experienced an imbalance at the back. A number of Maung Bandung's mainstay players still have to be sidelined due to injuries, for example Achmad Jufrianto and Zalnando.

In addition, several names were released to strengthen the national team, such as Victor Igbonefo and Ezra Walian. Ferdi who joined the U-18 national team and Dimas who entered the Elite Pro Academy.

From a number of names that are confirmed to be absent, it means that Persib must strengthen the front and middle lines. The presence of Marc Klok, Teja Paku Alam, Mohammed Rashid, and Febri Hariyadi are expected to guard the midfield from the Kemayoran Tigers attack.

Meanwhile in the Persija Jakarta camp, this match against Persib will be their momentum to rise. Because so far, Angelo Alessio's team is still stuck in the middle of the standings.

Until the 12th week of Liga 1 2021, Marco Simic et al could only reach 12 points which made them stagnate in 10th position in the standings. Of the 11 matches played, Persija have also only won three times.

Reflecting on the bad results, Persija should be able to rise at this moment. Moreover, in the match against Persib later they are quite favored because of the better condition of the players.

The coach did not report any serious injuries in the ranks of the players. That way, the Kemayoran Tigers could bring the best squad to face Maung Bandung and get full points.

Lineup Prediction

Persib Bandung (4-3-3): Teja Paku Alam; Henhen Herdiana, Supardi Nasir, Nick Kuipers, Ardi Idrus; Marc Klok, Mohammed Rashid, Febri Hariyadi, Frets Butuan, Wander Luiz, Geoffrey Castillion. Coach: Robert Rene Alberts.

Persija Jakarta (4-3-3): Andritany Ardhiyasa; Marco Motta, Yan Motta, Maman Abdurrahman, Novri Setiawan; Rohit Chand, Tony Sucipto, Adrianus Purnomo; Riko Simanjuntak, Marko Simic, Alfriyanto Nico. Coach: Angelo Alessio.