Pro Kabaddi 2019, Match 22 preview: Battle of two defender-heavy teams

Head to head, UP Yoddha have an advantage over Telugu Titans as they have won four out of six matches. One match ended in a tie

In Match 22 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, U Mumba, in their last home-leg match, will take on Gujarat Fortunegiants at the Sardar Vallabbhai Indoor Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. U Mumba have had an average start to their PKL 2019 campaign with two wins and three losses. On the other hand, Fortunegiants have won all their three matches in Pro Kabaddi 2019. In their previous match on Day 20, GB More put an all-round show scoring 9 points (including defence and raiding).

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Battle of two defender-heavy teams
 
All the attention will be on the two defences when Fazel Atrachali’s U Mumba take on Gujarat Fortunegiants in what will be U Mumba’s final home game of PKL 2019. However, while one defence has been performing consistently and is the best in the league, the other has not played well after a strong start. Despite having two of the top 5 defenders overall in Pro Kabaddi history, Sandeep Narwal (264 tackle points) and Fazel Atrachali (248 tackle points), the U Mumba defence has not been able to meet expectations. Meanwhile, Gujarat, led by their elite cover combination of Sunil-Parvesh, and with a complete team effort have held every opposition team to under 30 total points so far.

Defensive Performance - Pro Kabaddi 2019
Team	Avg. Tackle Pts.	Tackle SR	Failed Tackle %
U Mumba	8.4	41	63%
Gujarat Fortunegiants	13.7	63	37%

 

U Mumba vs Gujarat Fortunegiants head to head

Head to head, Gujarat Fortunegiants have an advantage as they won five out of six matches while U Mumba have won just one.

Match No.	U Mumba	Gujarat Fortunegiants	Result
PKL 6, Match 92	36	26	U Mumba won by 10 points
PKL 6, Match 75	35	39	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 4 points
PKL 6, Match 57	36	38	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 2 points
PKL 5, Match 52	23	45	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 22 points
PKL 5, Match 79	28	39	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 11 points
PKL 5, Match 23	21	39	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 18 points

 

U Mumba vs Gujarat Fortunegiants probable starting seven

U Mumba	Vs	Gujarat Fortunegiants
Sandeep Narwal	Right Corner	Ankit
Arjun Deshwal	Right In	More GB
Surinder Singh	Right Cover	Sunil Kumar ©
Rohit Baliyan	Center	Sachin Tanwar
Young Chang Ko	Left Cover	Parvesh Bhainswal
Abhishek Singh	Left In	Rohit Gulia
Fazel Atrachali ©	Left Corner	Sumit