Bengal Warriors visit a Gujarat Fortunegiants team in red-hot form

Inter-Zone Challenge Week action next shifts to Ahmedabad as Gujarat Fortunegiants take on Bengal Warriors at The Arena by TransStadia on Friday. Gujarat Fortunegiants are currently third in Zone A after a run of six successive wins, and a seventh win would see them move up to second. Bengal Warriors are currently occupying the fifth spot in Zone B, but a win would see them move into the top half.

Match 66 (Inter-Zone Challenge Week): Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Bengal Warriors

Head-to-head: Gujarat Fortunegiants 1-0 Bengal Warriors. 1 tie

Form Guide:

Stats from the last five matches –

Average Points Scored: 38.4

Average Points Conceded: 30.2

Best Raider: Sachin (41 raid points)

Best Defender: Parvesh Bhainswal (19 tackle points)

Stats from the last five matches –

Average Points Scored: 31.2

Average Points Conceded: 32.4

Best Raider: Maninder Singh (33 raid points)

Best Defender: PO Surjeet Singh (12 tackle points)

The big battle

Sachin vs PO Surjeet Singh

A raider who prefers going deep into the opposition half to get his points, Sachin will find it difficult to do this against the experience of PO Surjeet Singh whose favourite move is Dashing a raider out of bounds.

In his two matches against Bengal Warriors, Sachin averages 8 raid points per game at a strike rate of 53.33. Singh is Bengal Warriors’ best defender this season, averaging 2.67 tackle points per game for his 24 points at a strike rate of 47.06. These figures are better than his career stats against Gujarat Fortunegiants where he averages 1.5 tackle points per game at a strike rate of 25.

Sachin has had the better of Bengal Warriors’ captain so far, as he has managed five raid points against Singh while getting out to him only twice. If Singh can keep Sachin off the mat for long periods though, he will give Bengal Warriors a great chance of recording their first victory against Gujarat Fortunegiants.

Key Khiladi

Parvesh Bhainswal- Gujarat Fortunegiants

Left Cover Parvesh Bhainswal’s extraordinary form has been instrumental in Gujarat Fortunegiants winning six games on the trot. Bhainswal has managed 27 tackle points from 8 games, returning 10 tackle points from his last two games. Bhainswal has a strike rate of 57.14 while facing Bengal Warriors.

Maninder Singh- Bengal Warriors

Maninder Singh sits eighth on the list of best raiders this season, having returned 75 points from 8 games, averaging 9.38 raid points per game. This average sees him fifth on the best average raid points list this season.

Factor this –

Gujarat Fortunegiants have never lost a single game at their home venue in VIVO Pro Kabaddi so far.