Pro Kabaddi 2019: Battle between offence and defence in today's match

In Match 130 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, U Mumba will take on Haryana Steelers at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida, on Thursday. Haryana Steelers are one of the top performing raid units in PKL 2019. They are one among the only four teams to have a 50-plus raid strike rate. Haryana would be up against U Mumba’s defence, which has a tackle strike rate of 46, the third best among teams this season.

Check Pro Kabaddi points table and schedule here 
 

Best Raid SR - PKL 7				Best Tackle SR - PKL 7
Team	Raid SR			Team	Tackle SR
Dabang Delhi	54			Gujarat Fortunegiants	48
Bengaluru Bulls	52			U.P. Yoddha	47
Bengal Warriors	52			U Mumba	46
Haryana Steelers	50			Jaipur Pink Panthers	44

 

Haryana are the only team with three raiders averaging 5 or more raid points per game for the season. All their raiders have scored a minimum of two SUPER 10s.
 

Haryana Steelers Raid Unit - PKL 7
Raider	Avg Raid Pts	Raid SR	Super 10s
Vikas Kandola	9.6	49	10
Prashanth Kumar Rai	5.5	66	2
Vinay	5.0	52	2

 

Haryana Steelers are one among the only three teams in PKL 2019 with four raiders scoring more than 50 raid points. Of those three teams, Haryana are the only team to possess three raiders scoring more than 75 raid points this season.

Teams with most raiders scoring 50+ and 75+ raid pts - PKL 7
Team	Raiders with 50+ raid pts	Raiders with 75+ raid pts
Haryana Steelers	4	3
Gujarat Fortunegiants	4	2
U.P Yoddha	4	1

 

U Mumba’s defence trio is as good as Haryana’s raid trio. All three of Fazel, Surinder and Sandeep Narwal average more than two tackle points with a tackle strike rate above 40.
 

U Mumba Defence Unit - PKL 7
Defender	Avg Tackle Pts	Tackle SR	High 5s
Fazel Atrachali	3.2	59	2
Surinder Singh	2.3	43	2
Sandeep Narwal	2.1	56	1

 

Prashanth Kumar Rai stepping up big time
 
Like Vikas Kandola, Prashanth Kumar Rai also missed some games at the start due to injury. However, his return to full fitness has made the Steelers even more threatening.

In Haryana’s recent home leg, Vikas Kandola’s level dipped a bit, but Prashanth was there to steady the ship for them and outperformed Vikas on the whole. 

Haryana Steelers Raiders - Performance in Home Leg
Raider	Raids	Raid pts	Raid SR
Prashanth Kumar Rai	50	36	72
Vikas Kandola	67	34	51
Vinay	36	25	69

 

U Mumba: One of the most accurate defence units
 
U Mumba, though averaging less than 10 tackle points per match have been one of the most accurate defence units this season, they have conceded 15.8 raid points on an average, the second lowest among defence units in PKL 2019. U Mumba have conceded 39 multi-point raids, the least amongst teams this season.

Least Avg. Raid Pts Conceded – PKL 7				Least Multi-Point Raids Conceded – PKL 7
Team	Avg Raid Pts Conceded			Team	Multi-Point Raids
Gujarat Fortunegiants	15.6			U Mumba	39
U Mumba	15.8			Tamil Thalaivas	46
U.P. Yoddha	18.1			Gujarat Fortunegiants	48

 

U Mumba’s failed tackle percentage of 58 is the third lowest amongst teams in PKL 2019. They have conceded 40-plus points in a match just twice this season, the joint-best among teams.

Top Performing Defence Units - PKL 7
Team	Failed Tackle %
Gujarat Fortunegiants	56%
U.P Yoddha	57%
U Mumba	58%

 

Teams conceding 40+ pts least number of times - PKL 7
Team	Conceding 40+ points
U Mumba	2
Gujarat Fortunegiants	2
U.P Yoddha	4
Bengal Warriors	4