PSS Sleman vs PSIS Semarang

PSS Sleman and PSIS Semarang are set to trade tackles in a bottom-half Indonesia Liga 1 six-pointer at the Maguwoharjo Stadium.

PSS Sleman defied expectations to hold title-chasing to a heroic 0-0 away draw last time out, halting a horrendous streak of four consecutive league defeats. However, scoring remains a massive issue for the ‘Super Java Eagles,’ as they’ve failed to get on the scoresheet in five of their last eight Liga 1 matches, netting precisely once in two of their other three. Things are not looking any better regardless of the venue they play at, considering four of their five previous top-flight home outings have yielded defeats (W1), three of which featured an identical 0-1 scoreline. Seto Nurdiantoro’s men are unlikely to turn their fortunes around here after losing both previous home league H2Hs via an aggregate score of 4-1.

In the meantime, visiting PSIS Semarang thumped top-table hopefuls Persija Jakarta 2-0 at home in the previous round, maintaining their see-saw form in Liga 1. With each of their last five league matches fluctuating between wins (3) and losses (2), the visitors are almost impossible to predict, but there’s a common denominator. The ‘Warak Dragons’ have lost all four top-flight away fixtures in which they conceded first this season, suggesting Sleman’s potential deadlock-breaker could end their hopes of winning back-to-back away games for the first time this term. Indeed, after losing five of their opening six Liga 1 games on hostile turf this season (D), PSIS thrashed Madura United 3-0 on their most recent league travel.