Pro Kabaddi 2019 preview: Battle between Patna's offence and UP's defence

In Match 76 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Patna Pirates will take on UP Yoddha at Sree Kanteereva Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Patna are placed at the bottom of PKL team standing despite Pardeep Narwal scoring Super 10 in most of the matches as he didn’t get support from other raiders and defence. In the last 5 matches, though Pardeep has averaged 11.8 raid points, Patna Pirates haven’t won even a single game. It seems they are missing the experienced second raider in Jang Kun Lee, who hasn’t featured in the last 4 matches.

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Patna Pirates - PKL 2019
Timeline	Pardeep's Performance		Team's Win%
	Avg. Raid Pts	Raid SR
First 7 Matches	8.4	47	43%
Last 5 Matches	11.8	58	0%

 

The worrying fact is that of raiders who have scored a minimum of 5 SUPER 10s for their team this season, only Pardeep’s team has a negative impact in terms of win conversion.

Impact of scoring a SUPER 10 - PKL 7 (*Raiders with min. of 5 SUPER 10s)
Raiders	Instances	Won	Lost	Tied	Win%
Vikas Kandola	5	5	0	0	100%
Naveen Kumar	11	9	1	1	82%
Pawan Sehrawat	8	6	2	0	75%
Pardeep Narwal	6	1	5	0	17%

 

UP defence: Steady improvement in their performance
 
UP Yoddha defence in the last four matches have stepped up to the occasion, averaging 11.5 tackle points at a tackle strike rate of 51. Courtesy of their good performances, UP have won three of their last four matches.
 

U.P. Yoddha Defence - PKL 2019
Timeline	Avg. Tackle Pts	Tackle SR	Team's Win%
First 4 Mts	9.0	40	25%
Next 4 Mts	10.3	47	25%
Last 4 Mts	11.5	51	75%

 

The main reason behind their improved performance is their corners, who put up their consistent best show in the last four matches. Both Sumit and Nitesh have averaged more than three tackle points and have a tackle strike above 50 in the last four matches.

U.P Yoddha Corner Defenders - Last 4 Matches
Defender	Tackles	Tackle Pts	Tackle SR	HIGH 5s
Sumit	27	16	59	1
Nitesh Kumar	16	12	75	1

 

Throughout the course of this season, Sumit and Nitesh have been fairly consistent in both halves with a tackle strike rate above 50.

Nitesh Kumar - PKL 7					Sumit - PKL 7
Time	Tackles	Tackle Points	Tackle SR		Time	Tackles	Tackle Points	Tackle SR
1st Half	24	14	58		1st Half	29	17	59
2nd Half	29	16	55		2nd Half	48	25	52

 

Patna Pirates win prediction:
 
Played: 12
 
Won: 3
 
Tied: 0
 
Lost: 9
 
Win rate: 25%
 
Player to watch out:  Pardeep Narwal (raider), Hadi Oshtrok (defender)
 
UP Yoddha win prediction
 
Played: 12
 
Won: 5
 
Tied: 2
 
Lost: 5
 
Win rate: 41.67%
 
Players to watch out: Shrikant Jadhav (raider), Nitesh Kumar (defender)