White Tigers Don’t Be Happy Just Yet, Away Team Brings New Defender

Prediction for Persik Kediri vs PSIM Yogyakarta in the 21st week of the BRI Super League 2025-2026 season which will be held at the Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Friday afternoon 13 February 2026.

Hosts Persik Kediri are currently experiencing a positive trend, after they made a surprising appearance in the previous two matches, by defeating Bali United and Dewa United.

Their opportunity to continue this winning trend is wide open this afternoon, because they will host a promotion team that is currently on the rise, PSIM Yogyakarta, which is currently experiencing a disappointing trend because it has never won in its last three matches.

If they succeed in securing victory in today’s home match, the White Tiger team – which is currently in 11th place, can overtake Bali United in eighth position.

Meanwhile, for the visiting team, PSIM, who are currently in seventh place, if they manage to secure three points at home to their opponents, they will move up one place to sixth.

Can Persik Kediri extend their winning trend? Or PSIM who managed to recover and bring home three points from the White Tiger cage?

PSIM Brings Two New Players to the Persik Cage

Even though they are currently in a positive trend and playing at home, Persik certainly cannot be careless in this match. Moreover, PSIM is known as a promotional team that has made quite a name for itself this season, and it is not impossible to punish the hosts if they are careless.

Not only that, PSIM, who are playing the away match after only managing to secure one draw and two defeats, are also ambitious to stop their negative trend at home to Persik.

Another thing that the hosts must be wary of is the presence of a new player in the Laskar Mataram camp, Job van der Avert, who will add strength to the back line of the team coached by Jean-Paul van Gastel.

Not to mention the return to play of Deri Corfe who has recovered from injury and is available to play. Of course, the opponent that Persik will face in this home match really cannot be taken lightly.

Prediction of Persik Kediri vs PSIM Yogyakarta Player Lineup

• Persik Kediri: Leo Navacchio; Kiko, Muhammad Firly, Al Hamra Hehanusa, Rendy Sanjaya, Adrian Luna, Jon Toral, Imanol Garcia, Ernesto Gomez, Ezra Walian, Jose Enrique.
• PSIM Yogyakarta: Cahya Supriadi, Yusaku Yamadera, Teddy Wijanarko, Ramos Mingo, Raka Cahyana, Rakhmatsho Rakhmatzoda, Fahreza Sudin, Riyatno Abiyoso, Ze Valente, Ezequiel Vidal, Nermin Haljeta.

Persik Kediri vs PSIM Yogyakarta Score Prediction

Persik Kediri is perhaps more favored to win over PSIM this afternoon. However, PSIM has strength that cannot be underestimated, even though they have never won in the last three matches.

Moreover, they have brought in a new defender – who has the opportunity to play directly in this match, and the return of their defender who has recovered from injury, which is believed to be able to improve the back line of Van Gastel’s squad which has recently deteriorated.

For this reason, Persik must remain focused and not take their opponents lightly, they will not be careless in facing the resistance that PSIM is believed to be carrying out this afternoon. Score Prediction: Persik Kediri 1 – 1 PSIM Yogyakarta.