Persebaya Surabaya vs Persik Kediri

Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium is the venue, as Persebaya Surabaya and Persik Kediri go head-to-head in only their fourth-ever Indonesia Liga 1 clash.

It’s pretty much been ‘all or nothing’ for Persebaya Surabaya this season, with only one of their 13 Liga 1 matches finishing as a draw (W5, D1, L7) and none of the last nine (W4, L5). Despite blowing hot and cold in the early stage of the season, high scoring has been a rare common denominator, as Persebaya’s last five league fixtures have featured over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring. In stark contrast to this high-scoring theme, none of their three previous top-flight H2H against Persik have produced more than two goals, highlighting the potential for a cagey affair. Since their last two league H2Hs have seen one or both sides fail to score in matches garnering under 1.5 total goals, breaking the deadlock could sway things in Persebaya’s favour.

In the meantime, nailed to the bottom of the Liga 1 table, visiting Persik Kediri come into proceedings seeking their first league win of the 2022/23 season (D5, L8). The visitors have alternated between drawing (3) and losing (2) across their last five league outings, mainly courtesy of their underwhelming scoring form. In addition to filing to score in five of their last eight top-flight matches, the ‘White Tigers’ remain the only side in Liga 1 yet to hit a 10-goal landmark this term (7), having netted a measly average of 0.53 goals per game. What’s even more worrying is that Divaldo Alves’ men have yet to keep a clean sheet on the road this season, conceding 2+ goals on four of their seven league travels thus far.