Pro Kabaddi 2019, Gujarat vs UP preview: Battle of two defence heavy teams

Head to head, Gujarat Fortungiants have won three out of four matches against UP Yoddha, while one match ended in a tie

In Match 82 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Gujarat Fortunegiants will look to continue their unbeaten record against UP Yoddha, when they lock horns with each other at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Monday. The match will feature a clash between the best defensive units of PKL 2019. Nitesh Kumar and Sumit have been the defenders for the team picking up bulk of the points. Similarly, Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal have been initiators in the defence for Gujarat Fortunegiants. Both these defensive pairs have scored at an average above 5 tackle points per match and also have a minimum Tackle strike rate of 55. Each of these pairs have scored five HIGH 5s each.

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Defensive Performance - PKL 7
Nitesh Kumar and Sumit		Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal
78	Tackle Points	62
6.0	Avg. Tackle Points	5.2
55	Tackle SR	58
5	HIGH 5s	5
48%	Failed Tackle %	48%

 

Nitesh Kumar picks up the pace

In the last two matches, Nitesh Kumar scored two consecutive HIGH 5s, while he did not score any HIGH 5s in the first 11 matches this season. In PKL 6, too, Nitesh Kumar did not score a HIGH 5 until the 12th match (start of 2nd half). Nitesh Kumar, in the first 11 matches, averaged just 2.1 tackle points per match at a Tackle strike rate of 49. However, in the last two matches he has averaged six tackle points and has an amazing Tackle strike rate of 100.

Nitesh Kumar - PKL 2019
First 11 Matches	Vs.	Last 2 Matches
23	Tackle Points	12
2.1	Avg. Tackle Points	6.0
0	HIGH 5	2
49	Tackle SR	100

 

Gujarat Fortunegiants vs UP Yoddha head to head
 
Head to head, Gujarat Fortungiants have won three out of four matches against UP Yoddha while match ended in a tie one.
 
Player head-to-head

(All figures overall PKL; figure in brackets shows since PKL 6)

• Monu Goyat (U.P.) 6 – 10 Sunil Kumar (GUJ) [4 – 5 since PKL 6]
• Monu Goyat (U.P.) 7 – 7 Parvesh Bhainswal (GUJ) [3 – 5 since PKL 6]
• Shrikant Jadhav (U.P.) 3 – 5 Sunil Kumar (GUJ) [2 – 5 since PKL 6]
• Shrikant Jadhav (U.P.) 8 – 9 Parvesh Bhainswal (GUJ) [6 – 5 since PKL 6]
• Rishank Devadiga (U.P.) 2 – 3 Sunil Kumar (GUJ) [1 – 1 since PKL 6]
• Rohit Gulia (GUJ) 4 – 3 Nitesh Kumar (U.P.) [All since PKL 6]
• Rohit Gulia (GUJ) 2 – 1 Sumit (U.P) [All since PKL 6]
• Sachin (GUJ) 3 – 3 Nitesh Kumar (U.P.) [3 – 2 since PKL 6]
• Sachin (GUJ) 2 – 1 Sumit (U.P.) [All Since PKL 6]
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