The 112th Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023 match between the Haryana Steelers (HAR) and the UP Yoddhas (UP) takes place on Friday, February 9, in Kolkata.
The Haryana Steelers, who have won their past two games, are riding high. They have 10 wins, 6 losses, and a tied result from 17 games. The Steelers are still in the top six, but as the points race tightens, they will need to maintain their momentum.
Conversely, after losing to Tamil Thalaivas in their last game, UP Yoddhas are no longer in the running to qualify for the playoffs. This season’s Yoddhas campaign has been underwhelming. Now, they’ll try to play spoiler and get their pride back.
In light of the foregoing, let’s examine HAR and UP’s head-to-head record in the PKL.
Haryana Steelers and UP Yoddhas’ head-to-head record in the Pakistan League
Nine times in the history of Pro Kabaddi, the Haryana Steelers and the UP Yoddhas have faced each other. Haryana and the Yoddhas have split the three wins each in this close contest. The teams have also finished tied in two of their games together.
UP Yoddhas won by a dominating 30-point margin when they faced off earlier in the season. The goal of Haryana in this rematch is to exact revenge for their loss.
Played Matches: 9
Haryana Steelers’ record in victories: 3
Games that UP Yoddhas has won: 4
Matches that yield no outcome: 2
The last three Pro Kabaddi matches between the Haryana Steelers and UP Yoddhas
In the last three Pro Kabaddi League encounters between the two teams, UP Yoddhas has prevailed twice.
UP thrashed Haryana earlier this season. Top scorers for them were Surender Gill (13 points), Pardeep Narwal (12 points), and Sumit (8 points).
Once more, UP crossed the line when they last saw each other in Season 9. The majority of the Yoddhas’ points were scored by Surender Gill (11 points) and Pardeep Narwal (8 points).
The two teams played to a thrilling draw in their rematch from the previous season. For the Yoddhas, the top scorers were Surender Gill (15) and Pardeep Narwal (6). Manjeet (8) and Meetu Sharma (12) were Haryana’s top performers.
Below is a synopsis of the previous three Pro Kabaddi League games between the Haryana Steelers and UP Yoddhas:
December 6, 2023: UP (57) defeated HAR (27) by a margin of 30 points.
Nov. 11, 2022, saw UP (40) defeat HAR (34) by 6 points.
November 5, 2022, HAR (36) tied UP (36).