The table-leaders Haryana Steelers will take the mat against U Mumba in the 128th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune on Sunday. The Steelers won their previous match of the season against U Mumba by 48-39.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Haryana Steelers: Current position in PKL standings: 1st, Matches played: 21, Won: 15, Lost: 6, Tied: 0, Points: 79
Current form of Haryana Steelers: L L W W W
The Steelers have lost their last two matches and they will want to get back to winning ways before the playoffs. They suffered a 24-31 loss against UP Yoddhas in their last game with Vinay scoring six points.
U Mumba: Current position in PKL standings: 5th, Matches played: 20, Won: 11 Lost: 7, Tied: 2, Points: 66
Current form of U Mumba: W L W L T
U Mumba is in contention to qualify for the playoffs, and a win against the Haryana Steelers will help them seal their last-six berth. They have managed two wins, as many losses, and one tie in their last five games. U Mumba registered a 43-37 win against the Patna Pirates on Thursday.
Head to Head: Matches: 16, Won by Haryana Steelers: 7, Won by U Mumba: 7, Tied: 2.
Match Prediction: Haryana Steelers will enter the contest as favorites against U Mumba.
U Mumba Full Squad: Rinku, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh (F), Ajit Chouhan, Lokesh Ghosliya, Deepak Kundu, Sunny, Bittu, Gokulakannan M., Mukilan Shanmugam, Sombir, Shivam, Sunil Kumar, Manjeet, Parvesh Bhainswal, Satish Kannan, Vishal Choudhary, Stuwart Singh, Shubham Kumar, Aashish Kumar, M. Dhanasekar, Amin Ghorbani (F)
Haryana Steelers Full Squad: Ghanshyam Roka Magar (F), Rahul Sethpal, Sahil, Gnana Abishek S, Vikas Ramadas Jadhav, Manikandan N, Jaya Soorya NS, Hardeep, Shivam Anil Patare, Vishal S. Tate, Jaideep, Vinay, Sanjay, Ashish Gill, Naveen, Manikandan S., Sanskar Mishra, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (F)
