PUN vs GUJ Dream11 Prediction: Welcome to the 34th match of the Pro Kabbadi League Season 8, 2021 where Puneri Paltan takes on Gujarat Giants. Puneri Paltan have had a disappointing run in the PKL 8 season. The Paltan have struggled to find momentum as they find themselves standing at the bottom of the points table with just five points in five matches. They have now lost three consecutive matches, with the most recent one coming against Bengaluru Bulls 40-29. On the other hand, Gujarat Giants have had close encounters but haven’t achieved the kind of success they would have liked. The Giants have managed to win only one of their five matches and are placed at the ninth spot in the points table with 13 points. They now enter this contest after suffering a close 38-36 defeat in their previous game against Haryana Steelers. Puneri Paltan and Gujarat Giants have been up against each other on eight occasions in the PKL with Gujarat Giants having a clear edge. Gujarat Giants have come out on top in six games whereas Puneri Paltan have managed just two victories.
Fixture: Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Giants
Date: 5 January
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheraton Grand, Whitefield
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Form Guide:
PUN(recent last): LWLLL
GUJ(recent last): WLDDL
Pro Kabbadi Points Table:
Puneri Paltan – 12th
Gujarat Giants – 9th
| Player | Raid | Tackle | Bonus | Total |
| Aslam Inamdar | 23 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| Mohit Goyat | 18 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| Vishal Bharadwaj | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Aslam Inamdar has been the standout player from this team and has shown his allround skills this season by picking up 23 raid points and 5 tackle points.
Mohit Goyat has 18 raid points to his name and he will look to lift up his game and pick some more points.
| Player | Raid | Tackle | Bonus | Total |
| Rakesh Narwal | 43 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| Rakesh | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Parvesh Bhainswal | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Rakesh Narwal has 43 raid points in 5 matches and will be the key raider from his team, he looked impressive in the previous match.
Parvesh Bhainswal has supported well in the defense and has 9 tackles so far this season.
Both these teams have scored the least points this season ( GUJ – 154 and PUN – 145 points) while the defending of Puneri Paltans has been outstanding and they are 4th in the charts having conceeded just 188 points compared to 152 by Gujarat which is the second poorest by a team this season. It will be a close contest but Puneri Paltans are expected to win this on the back of their superior defence.