Gujarat Giants vs Patna Pirates, Pro Kabaddi (PKL), Today Match Prediction

gg vs patp Match Prediction & Analysis

Gujarat Giants lock horns against Patna Pirates in match 47 of Pro Kabbadi League (PKL) season 11 on Monday, 11th November 2024. The match is slated to be played at Noida Indoor Stadium in Noida. 

Gujarat Giants are coming off a 23-39 loss against the Haryana Steelers in a one-sided drubbing, while Patna Pirates are coming on the back of a 41-43 victory over two-time champions Jaipur Pink Panthers. The Giants currently stand 12th on the PKL points table with 7 points in 7 matches (1 win & 6 losses). The Pirates are currently at 7th position with 22 points in 7 matches (4 wins & 3 losses).

The head-to-head matchups between the Gujarat Giants and Patna Pirates have been fairly even, where the Giants won six and Patna Pirates won seven matches out of the 13 played. The Pirates have been a dominant force to behold in the last three seasons against the Giants, losing just one of the six games played in the last three seasons.

Gujarat Giants vs Patna Pirates Over/Under Predictions

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Gujarat Giants Preview

Gujarat Giants' season just goes from bad to worse as they lose their sixth consecutive game in a row. The second against the Haryana Steelers in back-to-back games, with the recent being a 23-39 loss. The Giants have shown no intent whatsoever in their recent outings, where they have made too many unsuccessful tackles and their raiders have shown no intent to get raid points. Majorly too many empty raids and always backing themselves to come on top in do-or-die raids has backfired to a greater extent.

With the season on the line from now on, every game is a must-win as they shift their focus against a young and fiery Patna Pirates side who will not go down without a fight till the last minute. If the Giants will have to change their fortunes and turn the season around, then their trio of raiders, Guman Singh, Prateek Dahiya, and Rakesh, will have to step up big time. Their defense, especially the cover defenders, has not complemented their corner defenders well.

So far this season, the Giants on average scored 27.43 points per game, the worst in the league, and they have conceded 38.14 points per game. Their raiding unit is averaging 15 raid points per game and is sixth in average tackle points per game with 10.43 per game. 

Gujarat Giants Probable Starting 7 - Rakesh Sangroya, Parteek Dahiya, Guman Singh, Neeraj Kumar, Sombir, Jitender Yadav, Vahidreza

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Patna Pirates Preview

The Patna Pirates are coming off another cliffhanger of a win over the Jaipur Pink Panthers, edging past a monstrous performance from Arjun Deshwal who scored 20 raid points. But a combined effort from Devank (11 raid points, 4 touch & 7 bonus), Ayan Lohchab (15 points, 7 raid touch, 6 bonus & 1 tackle), their defenders Deepak and Navdeep (four tackle points each), and corner defenders Shubham Shinde and Ankit (three tackle points each) all stepped up.

The Pirates now have a more stabilized lineup where their raiders have done the bulk of the scoring, while their defense held their nerve in crunch situations, making them a tough side to beat. They will be up against an out-of-form Gujarat Giants who like to play a really slow-paced game, majorly in a five-man defense. 

But the Pirates are vulnerable against five-man defenses and slow-paced games. So, the Pirates will look to force the Giants to up their pace a bit and then put pressure on their raiders to get raid points and pin them down. Ultimately, the Pirates' defensive performance will be detrimental to the outcome of the match.

This season, the Pirates are averaging 37.42 points per game, and on defense, they have allowed an average of 36.85 points per game. Their raiding unit is averaging 22.57 points per game, the current best in the season, and ranked 8th on defense, averaging 10 tackle points per game.

Patna Pirates Probable Starting 7 - Ankit, Shubham Shinde, Navdeep, Deepak Rathee, Akram Sheikh, Devak, Ayan Lohchab

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