Borneo FC Vs Madura United: Don't Be Anticlimactic

Borneo FC does not want anti-limax in the 2023/2024 League 1 Championship Series (doc. Borneo FC).

JAKARTA - Borneo FC host Madura United in the first leg of the 2023/2024 League 1 Championship Series at Batakan Stadium, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Pesut Etam is certainly above the wind given their superior appearance in the Regular Series.

Pieter Huistra's men became champions of the Regular Series with a difference of eight points (70 points) from second place in Persib (62 points).

Meanwhile Madura United visited the status of the fourth-ranked Regular Series team. Even that was their move to secure the last ticket until the final week, aka 34th.

However, Borneo did not want to be careless. Moreover, they have an important record in the last four regular series matches. They lost four times.

Many factors have influenced the decline in the performance of Pesut Etam at the end of the Regular Series. The storm of injuries and player summons to the Indonesian national team is a priority.

However, Pieter Huistra admitted that this difficult situation had passed. Long preparations for the Championship Series made them look at the match against Madura United with high motivation.

"The last four games we have lost a lot of players. Some went to the Indonesian national team and were injured."

"With the time now, we believe injured players will return to their best condition, as well as players who return from the Indonesian national team. Obviously it will increase our strength," said Pieter Huistra.

Pesut Etam has ambitions to advance to the final Championship Series in order to open up opportunities for the 2023/2024 Liga 1 champions.

Not only that, they are targeting to marry the Regular Series and Championship Series titles so that it becomes an affirmation of the real champion of Liga 1 2023/2024.

"It's great to win the Regular Series, but after this there is a Championship Series. So, we have to prepare for it to win it," said Huistra.

In addition to traveling in the Regular Series, the record of meetings with Madura United strengthens Borneo to become superior.

They managed to pack seven wins, five draws, and five defeats in 17 meetings since 2016.

Of course, the slick statistics do not want to be broken. Borneo FC did not want anti-limax to occur during the clash against Madura United.

Head-to-Head Borneo FC vs Madura United

Borneo FC Wins: 7Madura United Wins: 5Seri: 5

17/04/24 Borneo 0-4 Madura United (Liga 1)01/10/23 Madura United 1-2 Borneo (Liga 1)03/23 Madura United 0-1 Borneo (Liga 1)01/10/22 Borneo 3-0 Madura United (Liga 1)14/06/22 Borneo 1-0 Madura United (Piala Presiden)25/03/22 Borneo 0-1 Madura United (Liga 1)14/12/21 Madura United 2-2 Borneo (Liga 1)18/19 Borneo 2-1 Madura United (Liga 1)/19 Borneo 2-1 Madura United (Liga 1)28/05/19 Madura United 3-0 Borneo (Liga 1)15/03/19 Madura United 1-0 Borneo (Piala Presiden)22/09/18 Madura United 1/18 Borneo (Liga 1)27/04/18 Borneo 2-2 Madura United (Lega 1)13/10/17 Madura United 1-1 Borneo (Liga 1)04/07/17 Borneo 3-0 Madura United (Liga 1)25/02/17 Borneo 0-0 Madura United (Piala Presiden)30/09/16 Borneo 1-1 Madura United (ISC A)20/05/16 Madura United 2-1 Borneo (ISC A)