PKL season 11: Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddhas - Who will come out on top?

Match number 131 of PKL season 11 will see Bengaluru Bulls face UP Yoddhas on December 24. The clash will be played at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex from 8:00 PM IST.

Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddhas form guide

Bengaluru Bulls head into this contest after a defeat against Tamil Thalaivas on December 22. They lost the match 32-42. This was their eighteenth loss of Pro Kabaddi League season 11.

UP Yoddhas also won their last match, beating Gujarat Giants 59-23 on December 19.

Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddhas head-to-head record

Bengaluru Bulls have faced UP Yoddhas 16 times in the history of PKL.

The Bengaluru Bulls lead the head-to-head record, winning 9 times while the UP Yoddhas have returned with a victory on 7 occasions.

The previous contest between Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddhas ended in the favour of the latter. They won 57-36.

After 21 matches, Bengaluru Bulls are twelfth on the PKL Season 11 points table. They have won twice and lost eighteen in 21 matches, amassing 19 points so far, while one match ended in a tie.

On the other hand, UP Yoddhas are fourth after winning 12 matches and losing six. They have a total of 74 points, while three matches ended in ties.

Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddhas top players

Bengaluru Bulls

With 105 raid points in 19 matches, Pardeep Narwal leads the raiding department of Bengaluru Bulls. He picked up 4 points in his previous appearance.

Bengaluru Bulls’ defence will be led by Saurabh Nandal who has pocketed 35 tackle points in 19 games of PKL 11.

Nitin Rawal is the top all-rounder in the squad having accumulated 76 points so far.

UP Yoddhas

For UP Yoddhas, Bhavani Rajput will be the main raider. He has amassed 135 raid points in 20 matches.

Sumit Sangwan is the top defender from the squad, claiming 65 tackle points in 21 matches, whereas, Bharat Hooda is the top all-rounder in the UP Yoddhas squad, scoring 112 points in 21 outings.

PKL Stats, Records and Milestones

Jai Bhagwan of the Bengaluru Bulls is in line to get to 50 raid points and currently has 45. UP Yoddhas’ Bharat Hooda is 1 point away from 100 raid points in Pro Kabaddi League season 11.

Meanwhile, Akshit Kuldeep Dhull from Bengaluru Bulls is 1 point away from 100 raid points and Pardeep Narwal from Bengaluru Bulls needs 5 points to reach 1800 raid points across his PKL career. UP Yoddhas’ Bharat Hooda needs 4 points to reach 600 raid points in his PKL career.

Ashu Singh from the UP Yoddhas’ squad needs 5 more points to reach 200 tackle points. And Hitesh from the UP Yoddhas’ squad needs 6 more points to reach 100 tackle points.

Where to watch Pro Kabaddi Season 11 LIVE?

Catch all the LIVE action from Pro Kabaddi Season 11 on the Star Sports Network and on Disney+ hotstar.