UP vs TAM Dream11 Prediction: Welcome to the 33rd match of the Pro Kabbadi League Season 8, 2021 where UP Yoddha takes on Tamil Thalaivas. UP Yoddha have had a rollercoaster journey so far in the PKL 8 season. The Yoddhas have been inconsistent as they have registered one win, two losses and as many draws in five games. Both of their last two games have ended in ties with the most recent one coming against U Mumba 28-28 which placed them at the seventh spot in the points table with 13 points. Tamil Thalaivas have been cautious with their intent in this edition of PKL. They have managed one victory, a loss, and three ties so far this season. The Thalaivas will be happy with the performance in the last game where they held the table-toppers Dabang Delhi KC to a 30-30 draw to climb up to the eighth spot in the points table. They last faced each other in September 2019 where UP Yoddha came out on top with a comprehensive 42-22 victory.
Fixture: UP Yoddha vs Tamil Thalaivas
Date: 4 January
Time: 8:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheraton Grand, Whitefield
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Form Guide:
UP(recent last): L W L D D
TAM(recent last): D L D W L
Pro Kabbadi Points Table:
UP Yoddha – 9th
Tamil Thalaivas – 8th
| Player | Raid | Tackle | Bonus | Total |
| Pardeep Narwal | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Sumit | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Surender Gill | 29 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
Sumit is leading the charts for most tackle points with 17. He is a top choice for this match.
Pardeep Narwal has had a decent tournament with 38 raid points but he was struggling with fitness in the last match.
| Player | Raid | Tackle | Bonus | Total |
| Manjeet | 39 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Ajinkya Pawar | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Sagar | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Sagar had a terrific game in the previous match and has made 15 tackles in 5 matches this season.
Manjeet is in good form with 39 raid points and he will look to pick up some more against this opposition.
Both teams have struggled so far this season but Tamil Thalaivas have been excellent with their defense this season and expect them to win this close encounter.