U.P. Yoddha vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, Pro Kabaddi (PKL), Today Match Prediction

upy vs jpp Match Prediction & Analysis

UP Yoddhas square off against the Jaipur Pink Panthers in the 31st match of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 on Saturday, 13th September. The match is slated to be played at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur and the scheduled start time is 8:00 PM IST. 

Current Standings: UP Yoddhas currently stand at 8th place on the points table with 4 points in 4 matches (2 wins & 2 losses), while the Jaipur Pink Panthers are at 7th place with 4 points in 5 matches (2 wins & 3 losses). 

Head to Head Record: Both the UP Yoddhas and Jaipur Pink Panthers squared off in 14 matches in the Pro Kabaddi League and both teams managed to win seven matches apiece.

TEAMS PREVIEW

U.P. Yoddha Preview

UP Yoddhas are coming off a 32-43, 11-point loss in their last match against Puneri Paltan. The Yoddhas' defense had a tough outing, managing to get only five tackle points and this is their second consecutive loss this season. 

Gagan Gowda led the charge on the offensive end with 12 raid points (4 touch and 8 bonus) and was well-supported by Guman Singh, who scored 7 raid points (4 touch and 3 bonus). Out of 42 raids, the Yoddhas managed to have 19 successful raids, at an efficiency of 45.24%.

On the defensive end, their skipper Sumit Sangwan had a tough night, managing to get just one tackle point, while Hitesh and Mahender Singh managed to get two tackle points each. The Yoddhas were quite abysmal, going in for early tackles and only had a correct tackle efficiency of 19.23%.

UP Yoddhas Probable Starting 7- Gagan Gowda, Bhavani Rajput, Shivam Choudhary, Hitesh, Sumit, Ashu Singh, Mahender Singh.

Jaipur Pink Panthers Preview

The home team, Jaipur Pink Panthers, didn't start the Jaipur leg as expected, losing their match against the Bengaluru Bulls yesterday in a low-scoring encounter, 23-28. The Pink Panthers were outplayed in the first half, trailing by 7 points with the score at 9-16. However, they made a comeback in the second half, scoring 14-12, but couldn't get the job done.

Nitin Kumar was once again the top scorer for the Pink Panthers with 8 raid points (7 touch and 1 bonus), but he had 6 unsuccessful raids, which cost them heavily. Meanwhile, Ali Choubtarash managed to get 4 raid points.

The Pink Panthers' defense was completely lackluster, managing to get only 6 tackle points at an efficiency of 37.5%. Aryan Kumar was the only defender to get two tackle points, while Reza Mirbagheri and Deepanshu Khatri managed to get one tackle point each.

Jaipur Pink Panthers Probable Starting 7: Nitin Kumar, Aashish Kumar, Reza Mirbagheri,Sahil Setpal, Ali Choubtarash,Deepanshu Khatri, Nitin Rawal.

UPY vs JPP
Winning Prediction

The odds are in favor of the UP Yoddhas to win this clash. Despite ending up on the losing side in their last two matches, the Yoddhas are still a more formidable side than the Jaipur Pink Panthers. We back them to bounce back in this fixture and secure their third win of the season.

UP Yoddhas to Win!

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