Telugu Titans vs Gujarat Giants, Pro Kabaddi (PKL), Today Match Prediction

telt vs gg Match Prediction & Analysis

Telugu Titans battle out against the Gujarat Giants in the 111th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 11 on a super Saturday, 14th December 2024. The match at Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune. 

Telugu Titans are coming off a 27-33, six point loss against Dabang Delhi KC in their last match, on the other hand the Gujarat Giants 29-42, 13 point loss against the Jaipur Pink Panthers in their last match which also ends their playoff hopes for the season. Telugu Titans currently stand at 6th place with 55 points in 19 matches (10 wins & 9 losses), while the Giants lie at 11th place with 34 points in 18 matches ( 5 wins, 11 losses & 2 ties). 

When it comes to head to head record the Gujarat Giants hold an absolute dominant record with 10 wins in 11 matches and the Telugu Titans just managed to win one game which came in season 7. The Giants are currently on an eight match unbeaten run against the Telugu Titans, shows how dominant they have been over the Titans irrespective of their form. The average total match points in the last two seasons between the Giants and Titans is 65.33. 

Telugu Titans vs Gujarat Giants Over/Under Predictions

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Telugu Titans Preview

The Telugu Titans are falling apart at the wrong time of the season where they have now lost four of their last five games, with their recent loss coming against the Dabang Delhi KC by six points. A game where the Titans were ahead at by four points at halftime with the scoreline being 13-17. But in the second half with five minutes left in the game the Titans conceded an all-out which gave Delhi a five point lead and they couldn't make a comeback from there on. 

Pawan Sherawat on his return to the mat from a ten game absence, scored two raid points & one tackle point. Vijay Malik with 9 raid points (7 touch & 2 bonus) was the top scorer of the game, Aashish Narwal scored 7 raid points ( 4 touch & 3 bonus) and one tackle point. Their raiders played exceptionally well but it was the defense of the Titans that has faltered scoring just four tackle points. 

With three games left in the season, the Titans can maximum reach a total of 70 points, a loss from here will only mean their road for the playoff's get tougher as they have a score difference of -52, which is a huge minus to them. Against the Giants, if their defense can come good, especially their right corner and left cover combo of Shankar Gadai and Ajit Pawar. 

This season, the Titans have averaged 32.68 points per game and conceded 35.42 points per game. Their raiding unit averages 20.11 raid points per game, and their defense averages 8.58 tackle points per game. Vijay Malik, with 152 raid points, and Sagar Sethpal, with 37 tackle points, are the top scorers for the Titans.

Telugu Titans Probable Starting 7 - Vijay Malik, Ashish Narwal, Pawan Sherawat, Ankit, Krishan Dhull, Ajit Pawar, Sagar Sethpal

Telugu Titans Over/Under Predictions

Gujarat Giants Preview

Gujarat Giants for large part of the season looked down and out but recent run of form where they built some momentum towards the backend of the Noida leg and the start of Pune leg sparked a comeback, but their hopes of making it to the playoff's comes to an end as they lost three of their last five games and their recent 13 point loss against the Jaipur Pink Panthers in their last match certainly put an end to their campaign. 

The Giants surrendered the game early in the first half against the Pink Panthers where they were trailing by 11 points at the end of the first 20 minutes. And there was no coming back to cover this deficit. Guman Singh with 9 raid points (6 touch & 3 bonus), Rakesh with 8 raid points (5 touch & 3 bonus) and one tackle point. These two players combinedly scored 17 raid points and they scored a total of 19 raid points at an efficiency of 48.78% and their defense finished the game with 9 tackle points at an efficiency of 28.57% compared to the Pink Panthers 50%. 

With their season done and dusted the Giants now play for pride and look to finish at a much better spot in the table, their remaining matches are against teams ranked between 3rd and 7th on the table, they can absolutely play party spoilers. We might also witness new stars in the reckoning in this game, game time to Rohan Singh, Monu and Himanshu Singh could be increased. 

Statistically, the Giants have averaged 30.89 points per game this season, the second lowest by any team. They have conceded 36.33 points per game. Their raiding unit averages 17.22 raid points per game, ranking 12th, while their defense averages 10.83 tackle points per game, the seventh-best this season. Guman Singh, with 130 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