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 |
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Timeline |
Pardeep's Performance |
Team's Win% |
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Avg. Raid Pts |
Raid SR |
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First 7 Matches |
8.4 |
47 |
43% |
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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.
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Impact of scoring a SUPER 10 - PKL 7 (*Raiders with min. of 5 SUPER 10s) |
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Raiders |
Instances |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Win% |
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Vikas Kandola |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
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Naveen Kumar |
11 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
82% |
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Pawan Sehrawat |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
75% |
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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.
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U.P. Yoddha Defence - PKL 2019 |
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Timeline |
Avg. Tackle Pts |
Tackle SR |
Team's Win% |
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First 4 Mts |
9.0 |
40 |
25% |
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Next 4 Mts |
10.3 |
47 |
25% |
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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.
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U.P Yoddha Corner Defenders - Last 4 Matches |
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Defender |
Tackles |
Tackle Pts |
Tackle SR |
HIGH 5s |
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Sumit |
27 |
16 |
59 |
1 |
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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.
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Nitesh Kumar - PKL 7 |
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Sumit - PKL 7 |
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Time |
Tackles |
Tackle Points |
Tackle SR |
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Time |
Tackles |
Tackle Points |
Tackle SR |
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1st Half |
24 |
14 |
58 |
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1st Half |
29 |
17 |
59 |
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2nd Half |
29 |
16 |
55 |
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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)
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