Gujarat Giants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, Pro Kabaddi (PKL), Today Match Prediction

gg vs jpp Match Prediction & Analysis

Gujarat Giants battle out against Jaipur Pink Panthers in the 103rd match of Pro Kabaddi Season 11 on Tuesday, 10th December 2024. The match at Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune. Two teams who lie at the bottom of the points table and look to forge their way back into the top six face off in a crucial battle and the result of this outcome could well potentially decide their playoffs chances. 

Gujarat Giants are coming on the back of a 33-34 one point win over U Mumba in a riveting nail biting of a contest that was determined on the last raid of the match. On the other hand, Jaipur Pink Panthers head into this contest after suffering a 10 point, 38-28 loss against the Patna Pirates in their last outing. The Giants with the win over Mumba climb to 10th spot with 34 points in 17 matches (5 wins, 10 losses & 2 ties), meanwhile the Pink Panthers with 49 points in 17 matches (8 wins, 7 losses & 2 ties) currently sit at 7th place. 

The head to head matches between the Jaipur Pink Panthers and Gujrat Giants have been neck & neck with Jaipur Pink Panthers winning seven games and the Giants winning six and two matches ended in a tie out of the 15 matches played. The Pink Panthers are on a five match unbeaten run (4 wins & 1 tie) against the Giants and on average they scored 37.6 points per game in the last two seasons. The average total match points per game in the last five matches between these teams is 69.8. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Gujarat Giants Preview

Gujarat Giants pulled off one of the most masterful wins of the season over U Mumba in a do or die match of the season for them, a game that was neck and neck tied 33-33 and with 7 seconds left on the clock and Mumba to raid in a do or die raid, it was all well planned and executed by the Giants, with Manjeet raiding, it was not the Giants big stars that won them the game but a young and talented left corner who put in a diving thigh hold on Manjeet and pinned him down to clinch a riveting one point win. 

Guman Singh with 10 raid points (9 touch & 1 bonus) was the top scorer in the game, Rakesh Snagroya looked at his absolute best scoring 10 points (8 raid & 2 tackle), he pulled of an incredible ankle hold on Ajit Chavan in a super tackle situation to keep the Giants at bay. Sombir with four tackle points and Rohit who came in as a substitute for Jitender Yadav was the real MVP of the match where he scored five tackle points finishing the game with a high 5. 

The Giants now a herculean task ahead of them, with five games to play the maximum points they can reach is 59 and for that to happen they need to cross the victory line over the Pink Panthers, as seen in the Panthers recent outings, when Arjun Deshwal doesn't score then the Pink Panthers fail to win, so the Giants defense will be hoping to have a good outing and keep Arjun Deshwal of the mat for as long as possible and Guman Singh will need to come good. 

Statistically, the Giants have averaged 31 points per game this season, the second lowest by any team. They have conceded 36 points per game. Their raiding unit averages 17.06 raid points per game, ranking 12th, while their defense averages 11 tackle points per game, the fifth-best this season. Guman Singh, with 121 raid points, and Jitender Yadav, with 37 tackle points, are the top performers for the Giants this season.

Gujarat Giants Probable Starting 7 - Guman Singh, Rakesh Sangroya, Sombir, Mohit, Neeraj Kumar, Rohit, Himanshu Singh

Jaipur Pink Panthers Preview

Jaipur Pink Panthers have had a mixed bag of results in their last five games, where they won two, lost two and drew one game. In their last outing against the Patna Pirates the Pink Panthers certainly felt the heat of the Pirates, where they were completely outclassed in both raiding and defending. The Pink Panthers did get off to a solid start inflicting an all-out towards the backend of the first half. They were leading by six points at half time with the scoreline being 12-18, Ankush Rathee led the charge in this half with three tackle points. 

Then in the second half it was all the Pirates as the Panthers managed to score only 10 points and conceded 26 points. Interestingly their defense didn't get a single tackle in the last 20 minutes of the game. Arjun Deshwal with 7 raid points (5 touch & 2 bonus), Neeraj Narwal with 5 raid points (3 touch & 2 bonus) were the top scorers. Ankush Rathee on the defensive end was the top defender with three tackle points. 

The Pink Panthers now face the challenge of the Giants, who still have an outside chance, but they are potentially looking to spoil the Panthers playoff chances. Two things that Jaipur really needs to work on is the consistency of their defense and some sort of support in the raiding department for Arjun Deshwal, where the second and third raiders can combinedly score 10-15 points, which eases the pressure of Arjun.

This season, the Pink Panthers have averaged 33.29 points per game while conceding 31.82. Their raiding unit averages 18.06 raid points per game (ranked 9th), and their defense averages 10.76 tackle points per game (ranked 3rd). Arjun Deshwal and Ankush Rathee have been their top performers, with 170 raid points and 46 tackle points, respectively.

Jaipur Pink Panthers Probable Starting 7 - Arjun Deshwal, Neeraj Narwal, Shrikant Jadhav, Surjeet Singh, Reeza Mirbagheri, Lucky Sharma, Ankush Rathee

GG vs JPP
Winning Prediction

The Gujarat Giants, fresh off their dramatic win over U Mumba, are set to face the Jaipur Pink Panthers. The Giants' defense has been particularly strong in recent games, and if they can limit Arjun Deshwal's impact and their raiders can contribute effectively, they have a good chance of upsetting the Pink Panthers and staying in the playoff hunt.

Gujarat Giants to Win!

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