PSIS Semarang vs Malut United Prediction: Expect Very Few Goals

Up next in the Indonesian League will be a league clash between Malut United and PSIS Semarang, two mid-table teams who will push to improve their standings as the league pushes past the halfway point. I will be giving tips and team news on both sides with possible projections while also weighing the likelihood of victory between these teams.

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PSIS Semarang pushes their limits as obvious favorites against Malut United, with ten points accrued in three wins, one stalemate, and two defeats. While I expected a better result against PSS Sleman last week, the team failed to win, with a 2-1 loss in standard time in a game that saw them seize a late consolation after being two goals down.

I also noticed that despite being upright in the first period of the game, their second-half recklessness led to a penalty, which was converted, giving the opposition the lead quite late in the game.

At home, they have taken two wins and three losses in the last five games, a disturbing result for a team with high expectations, although a few names come to mind: the attacking duo, P.Gali and E.Brandao who were docile last week, are expected to bring life into this encounter if the team is to fulfill expectations of victory against the opposing newcomers.

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Malut United plays the game with a lot of pre-game prejudice, tipped as the underdogs despite being two points ahead of their challengers and even playing in front of familiar faces. While the team has not been particularly spectacular at home, I believe they have been somewhat recognizable away, with six goals and two victories from five recent away games.

Malut struggles to balance their attack-defense form, with seventeen goals conceded while scoring sixteen.

I believe they have been decent against some of the very best. If they continue to play as they have done in this game, with players like Riyan Ardiansyah in charge, maybe a sliver of hope remains against a formidable opponent like PSIS Semarang.

• Malut United has scored one goal in four of five recent away games.
• Semarang has not scored more than two goals in the last five league games.

The two teams are pretty docile in attacking and possess porous defenses that eventually crack open in moments of extreme pressure. While Semarang can be trusted to hold on to a stalemate at halftime, the visitors are known to be surprising, scoring against complex teams and losing to less challenging opponents.

My Prediction: Semarang 2 - 1 Malut United

• Both Teams To Score: (Betway 1.86 odds) - I opine for a BTTS because of Malut United's ability to always push for a goal, regardless of the match’s eventual outcome.
• Over 2.5 (Bet365 2.15 odds): While this is an unlikely rest, it is expected that Semarang nets at least twice, with a consolation goal from Malut United, who are not likely to go down without a brutal fight.
• Victory for Semarang (1xbet 2.36 odds): The hosts are expected to cup this victory in standard time without many casualties.