Pro Kabaddi League 2024: Patna Pirates vs Gujarat Giants – Match Preview

Three-time champions Patna Pirates will square off against Gujarat Giants in the 125th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2024 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune on Saturday. When these two teams met earlier in the season, Patna Pirates registered a 40-27 win against Gujarat Giants.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Patna Pirates: Current position in PKL standings: 2nd, Matches played: 21, Won: 13, Lost: 7, Tied: 1, Points: 74

Current form of Patna Pirates: L W W W W

Patna Pirates have already qualified for the playoffs and they will look to keep their winning impetus. The three time champions suffered a 37-43 loss against U Mumba on Thursday despite their star raider Devank scoring a dozen points.

Gujarat Giants: Current position in PKL standings: 11th, Matches played: 20, Won: 5 Lost: 13, Tied: 2, Points: 35

Current form of Gujarat Giants: L L L W L

Gujarat Giants have failed to bring their best in the ongoing season and have managed a solitary win in their last five matches. They suffered a huge drubbing of 23-59 against UP Yoddhas in their previous game.

Head to Head: Matches: 14, Won by Gujarat Giants: 6, Won by Patna Pirates: 8.

Match Prediction: Patna Pirates will enter the contest as favorites against Gujarat Giants.

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)

Gujarat Giants Full Squad: Balaji D, Jitender Yadav, Nitin, Parteek Dahiya, Rakesh, Guman Singh, Sombir, Rohan Singh, Nitesh, Harsh Mahesh Lad, Manuj, Mohit, Neeraj Kumar, Himanshu Singh, Monu, Himanshu, Aadesh Siwach, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (F), Vahid RezaEimehr (F), Raj D. Salunkhe