Three-time champions Patna Pirates will lock horns against reigning champions Puneri Paltan in the 116th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League at the Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune on Monday.
When these two teams met earlier in the season, Puneri Paltan registered a 40-25 win against Patna Pirates. Puneri Paltan is in eighth place with 54 points after eight wins, as many losses, and three ties.
Current form of Puneri Paltan: W L L L W
The defending champions have won two and have suffered three losses in their last five games. Paltan registered a huge win of 56-18 against Bengaluru Bulls in their last game with Akash Shine, Mohit Gohite, and Aryavardhan Navale scoring eight points each.
On the other hand, Patna Pirates is in fourth place in the PKL standings with 63 points after 11 wins, six losses, and one tie.
Current form of Patna Pirates: W W L W W
Patna Pirates have managed four wins and one loss in their last five games. The Pirates won their previous match against Tamil Thalaivas by 42-30 with Devank and Ayan scoring 12 and 13 points respectively.
Head to Head: Matches: 23, Won by Puneri Paltan: 6, Won by Patna Pirates: 13, Tied: 4.
Match Prediction: Considering the current form, Patna Pirates will enter the contest as favorites against Puneri Paltan.
Patna Pirates Full Squad: Ankit, Sandeep Kumar, Ayan, Deepak, Sahil Patil, Navdeep, Abinand Subhash, Kunal Mehta, Sudhakar M, Manish, Shubham Shinde, Gurdeep, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Babu Murugasan, Deepak Rajender Singh, Meetu, Devank, Prashant Kumar Rathi, Sagar, Aman, Pravinder, Jang Kun Lee (F), Hamid Mirzaei Nader (F)
Puneri Paltan Full Squad: Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Nitin, Tushar Dattaray Adhavade, Vaibhav Balasaheb Kamble, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Akash Santosh Shinde, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Pankaj Mohite, Sanket Sawant, Mohit, Aman, Vishal, V. Ajith Kumar, Sourav, Mohd. Amaan, Aryavardhan Navale, Ali Hadi (F), Amir Hassan Noroozi (F)
