Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan, Pro Kabaddi (PKL), Today Match Prediction

patp vs punp Match Prediction & Analysis

Patna Pirates square off against the Puneri Paltan in match 99 of Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 on Sunday, 19th October. The match is slated to be played at Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi and the scheduled start time is 9:30 PM IST. 

Current Standings: Patna Pirates currently stand at 11th place on the points table with 10 points in 15 matches (5 wins & 10 losses), while the Puneri Paltan are at the top of the points table with 26 points in 17 matches (13 wins & 4 losses). 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Patna Pirates Preview

The Patna Pirates are coming off a high scoring nail biting 51-49, two point win over the Bengal Warriors in their last match, where Ayan Lohchab scored a career high 27 raid points (24 touch & 3 bonus) and the Pirates scored a total of 36 raid points on the night showing why they are one of the best raiding units this season. 

Despite having a strong raiding unit, where their raiders are averaging 23 raid points per game, led by Ayan Lohchab with 196 raid points in 15 matches and good assistance by Ankit Kumar and Sandeep Kumar, the Pirates have a fast paced raiding trio but they  lack a quality defensive unit. 

The problem for the Pirates has been their defense, who have been highly inefficient right throughout the season and only managed to get in 8 tackle points per game, the least by any team this season and a team tackle success percent of 30.7. 

Puneri Paltan Preview

Puneri Paltan are coming off a 31-40, 9 point loss against the Telugu Titans in their last match, where the Paltan rested their entire main core team and tested their bench strength. It was confidence boosting game for Sachin Tanwar who led the side and scored 9 raid points and one tackle point.

Abhishek Gunge in his first start of the season scored 3 raid points and Stuart Singh also chipped in with 3 raid points coming off the bench. This performance from the bench players have now opened up more raiding options for the Paltan side. 

On the defensive end Dadaso Pujari in the right corner with his diving body holds picked up three tackle points while the left corer Mohammad Aman also chipped in with three tackle points. The Paltan are expected to go with the same starting 7 but might bring in Mohit Goyat to give him some more game time ahead of the playoff's. 

PATP vs PUNP
Winning Prediction

It is a must-win match for the Patna Pirates, and against a secondary unit of the Paltan, the Pirates are expected to dominate and win, keeping their qualification hopes well and truly alive.

Patna Pirates to Win!

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