U Mumba vs Tamil Thalaivas, Pro Kabaddi (PKL), Today Match Prediction

umum vs tamt Match Prediction & Analysis

U Mumba battle out against the Tamil Thalaivas in the 106th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 11 on Wednesday, 11th December 2024. The match at Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune. 

U Mumba are coming off a 33-34, one point loss against the Gujarat Giants in their last match, on the other hand the Tamil Thalaivas put on a clinical performance and clinched a 13 point, 40-27 win over the Gujarat Giants. Mumba with 55 points in 17 matches (9 wins, 6 losses & 2 ties) currently stand 5th on the PKL points table, meanwhile the Tamil Thalaivas sit at 9th spot with 38 points in 16 matches (6 wins, 9 losses & 1 tie). 

U Mumba holds a dominant head-to-head record, winning 8 out of 12 matches against Tamil Thalaivas. The Thalaivas have managed to win 3 matches, and one match ended in a tie. U Mumba has won three of the last five matches and averages 34.8 points per game against the Thalaivas. In the last two seasons, the average total match points between these two teams have been 71.

U Mumba vs Tamil Thalaivas Over/Under Predictions

TEAMS PREVIEW

U Mumba Preview

U Mumba will not be happy with their recent performances especially the presence of mind from their players during the closing moments of the game which has now costed them two wins. The game against the Jaipur Pink Panthers which they could have won easily resulted in a tie due to a brain fade from Rohit Raghav on the last raid of the match, this time around in their last outing against the Gujarat Giants a similar sort of situation, where they miscalculated the do or die raid and ended up on the losing side, with the scoreline being 33-34. 

In this game Ajit Chavan once again with his speed and agility scored 14 raid points (10 touch & 4 bonus), Manjeet and Amir Mohammad Zafardanesh combinedly scored five raid points and two tackle points. Rinku HC with two tackle points was the best defender on the night. Mumba's defense managed to get in only five tackle points and had a tackle efficiency of 26.32%. 

Mumba now shift their focus to the resurgent Tamil Thalaivas, which has one of the best defensive setups in the season, a tough outing expected for the Mumba raiders, while Mumba's defense needs to come to the party big time and score over 10 tackle points if they really wanna stay in the game against the Thalaivas. 

Statistically, Mumba averages 33.88 points per game and concedes 33.52 points per game. Their raiding unit averages 19.12 raid points per game, ranking seventh in the league, and their defense averages 10.82 tackle points per game, ranking fifth. Ajit Chavan, with 143 raid points, is the team's top raider, while Sombir with 43 tackle points each, are the top defenders for Mumba this season.

U Mumba Probable Starting 7 - Manjeet, Ajit Chavan, Rinku, Sombir Goswami, Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Amir Mohmmad Zafardanesh

Tamil Thalaivas Preview

The Tamil Thalaivas after suffering two back to back losses against the UP Yoddhas and Dabang Delhi KC by a margin of more than 10 points, bounced back with a 13 point win over the Gujarat Giants a crucial win that keeps them in check for the playoffs. 

Moein Shafaghi with 13 raid points (11 touch & 2 bonus) was the top scorer of the game for the Thalaivas. Sourabh Fagare in his first start of the season scored 7 points (4 raid & 3 tackle), he was top notch on both ends of the mat. On the defensive end the left cover defender Aashish with six tackle points was the difference maker between the two sides. He constantly took out Guman Singh with his thigh holds and dashes. Himanshu was the underrated performer he scored 5 raid points and also played in the left corner when Nitesh was not on court and picked up 2 tackle points. 

This season, the Thalaivas have been averaging 34.19 points per game and conceding 33.43 points per game. Their raiding unit averages 17.44 raid points per game, while their defense, averaging 12.25 tackle points per game, is the first-best in the league. Narender Khandola, with 82 raid points, and Nitesh Kumar, with 52 tackle points, have been the top performers for the team.

Tamil Thalaivas Probable Starting 7 - Narender Khandola, Moein Shafaghi, Aashish, Ronak, Amirhossein Bastami, Nitesh Kumar, Saurabh Fagare

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