Puneri Paltan, who registered their first win of the season in their last match by one point, will take on Patna Pirates who lost their last match by 1 point in the 17th match of the Pro Kabaddi League season 8. 

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Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates Match Preview: 

Puneri Paltan lost their opening match to Dabang Delhi KC by 30-41. However, they defeated Tamil Thalaivas by 34-33 in an epic encounter and are now placed at the 9th spot in the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 points table. They’d be looking to continue with their winning momentum and register back to back wins. 

Patna Pirates have also managed 1 win & 1 loss in their two matches. They began their campaign with an impressive victory of Haryana Steelers by 42-39 but lost the game against UP Yoddha by the barest of margins (35-36).

The youngsters from Puneri Paltan – Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat & Abinesh Nadarajan were able to impress everyone despite the absence of the team’s first-choice players. It’d be interesting to see if Anup Kumar rewards the young army by keeping them in starting 7 or he will go back to the experience of Nitin Tomar & Rahul Chaudhari. 

Patna Pirates defence had a memorable outing against their traditional rivals UP Yoddha. Moreover, the Bihar-based franchise had 17 raid points and 17 tackle points in the match in their last match. They also registered 5 Super Tackles which is a record for most Super Tackles in a match in Pro Kabaddi League 

history. 

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates Match Details: 

• Date: 28th December 2021
• Time: 7:30 PM IST
• Venue: Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel and Convention Centre.

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates Head-to-Head: 

Patna Pirates have treated Puneri Paltan like their bunny if look at head-to-head stats. Initially, Pirates had an undefeated streak of 8 matches against the Pune-based franchise. Puneri Paltan had to wait for 5 seasons to register their first win against three-time PKL winners, Patna Pirates. 

Yuva Paltan captain Shubham Shinde, who moved from Puneri Paltan to Patna Pirates, will be making his first appearance against Puneri Paltan since his move. Shinde is expected to replace Sunil Kumar who went pointless against UP Yoddha.

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates H2H:

• Total – 15
• Puneri Paltan – 2
• Patna Pirates – 11
• Tied – 2

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates Probable Starting 7:

Puneri Paltan – 

Nitin Tomar (Raider), Aslan Inamdar (Raider), Mohit Goyat (Raider), Sanket Sawant (Left Cover), Abinesh Nadarajan (Right Cover), Vishal Bharadwaj (Left Corner), Baldev Singh (Right Corner)

Patna Pirates –

Monu Goyat (Raider), Prashanth Kumar Rai (Raider), Sachin Tanwar (Raider), Sajin Chandrashekhar (Left Cover), Neeraj Kumar (Right Cover), Mohammadreza Shadloui (Left Corner), Shubham Shinde (Right Corner)

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates Prediction:

Patna Pirates will start off as favourites to win this match against Puneri Paltan. 

Patna Pirates’ Monu Goyat has scored 20 points from the last two matches, against his former teams Haryana Steelers & UP Yoddha. Monu being a right raider, will be in a direct mini-battle with Puneri Paltan’s ace defender Vishal Bharadwaj. This ‘mini-battle’ could very well decide the outcome of this match. 

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates Fantasy Team:

C Sajin, Abinesh Nadarajan, Vishal Bharadwaj, Mohammadreza Shadloui, Aslam Inamdar, Prashanth Kumar Rai (VC), Monu Goyat (C)

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates Players to watch out:

• Puneri Paltan – Nitin Tomar, Vishal Bharadwaj, Baldev Singh
• Patna Pirates – Monu Goyat, Mohammadreza Shadloui