Arema FC Vs Dewa United, Mission To Improve Positions

Arema FC was only able to draw 1-1 at Madura United's meeting. (Photo: twitter Arema FC @AremafcOfficial)

This match will run hot considering the head to head of the two teams who want to jointly improve their position in the standings. After passing the first round of Liga 1 2023/2024 Arema FC is believed to be trying to get up because currently they are still in the third lowest position with 14 points.

In his last match, Singo Edan was only able to draw 1-1 at Madura United's meeting. Reflecting on that match, the meeting with Dewa United will be maximized for full points.

Additional points are needed to increase Singo Edan's confidence. Victory can bring them closer to the safe zone in 17th place, which is currently inhabited by Persita Tangerang with a distance of four points.

Arema FC could have achieved this mission, but one of the difficulties faced by Singo Edan was the problem of the squad's limp due to a storm of injuries.

In order to be able to total when facing Dewa United, Arema FC can still rely on Gustavo Almeida who can be matched with Dedik Setiawan.

On the other hand, this 18th week's match will be a moment for Dewa United to compete again at the top of the standings. The Tangsel Warrior is currently 8th with 24 points.

Dewa United's meeting with Arema FC was targeted to be able to win again after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Borneo FC. The loss of three points against Borneo FC slightly disrupted the trend of the rise of Dewa United.

Before that, Dewa United had undergone 3 consecutive matches without defeat with a record of winning twice and one draw. If in the match against Arema FC they fail to win, the South Tangerang Warriors have the potential to overtake the four opponents below which are no more than 3 points away.

Dewa United actually had topped the standings in the early weeks. However, Egy Maulana Vikri cs began to falter in the middle of the season, making their rankings slump sharply until they were stuck in 8th place with 25 goals and conceded 22 times.

Of course, the duel against Arema FC will be a crucial match for Dewa United to compete again at the top. To be able to perform optimally in the match later, Dewa United must take full advantage of the team's top score performance, Alex Martins,.

With a collection of 11 goals, Alex can be Dewa United's mainstay. However, Alex has the opportunity that he will not be duetted with Egy because this young Indonesian star is reportedly absent due to an injury.

Player Composition Forecast:

Arema FC (4-4-2):Julian Schwarzer Garcia; Achmad Ramadani, Syaiful Anwar, Charles, Achmad Syarif ; Jayus Hariono, Ariel Hariono, Ginanjar Ramadhani, Charles Lokolingoy; Gustavo Almeida, Dedik Setiawan. Coach:Ferndo Valente.

Dewa United (4-3-3): SONny happened; Henhen Herdiana, Mochammad Zaenuri, Risto Mitrevski, Agung Mannan; Ricky Kambuaya, Theo Numberi, Dimitrios Kolovos; Egy Maulana Vikri, Alex, Majed Osman. Coach: Jan Olde Riekerink.