VIVO Pro Kabaddi League: Dabang Delhi KC VS U Mumba preview: Head-to-head, probable lineup, prediction

Dabang Delhi KC strengthened their defensive line by signing Ravi Kumar, Vishal Bhardwaj, and Sandeep Dhull during the auction. They also retained the services of their most valuable player from season eight, top raider Naveen Kumar.

2015 champions U Mumba had to settle for a disappointing 10th-spot finish and failed to advance to the last season's playoffs due to a series of inconsistent performances. The Mumbai-based outfit will be looking to make amends this season.

Head-to-Head

Dabang Delhi KC and U Mumba have locked horns with each other 18 times. U Mumba emerged victorious in 12 meetings, while Dabang Delhi KC emerged victorious in five matches. Out of 18, one clash ended in a tie.

Match Prediction

Looking at the past head-to-head U Mumba is predicted to win today's match.

Dabang Delhi KC predicted the lineup

Naveen Kumar will be expected to spearhead Dabang Delhi KC's raiding against U Mumba. The 22-year-old Sultanpur native was the top point scorer for Dabang Delhi KC and the fastest rider in Pro Kabaddi League to reach 500 raiding points in 47 matches.

Dabang Delhi KC Squad 

Raiders: Suraj Panwar, Ashish Narwal, Ashu Malik, Manjeet and Naveen Kumar.

Defenders: Amit Hooda, Ravi Kumar, Monu, Vishal, Sandeep Dhull, Dipak, Vinay Kumar, Anil Kumar, Vijay, Krishan, Aakash and Md. Liton Ali (overseas player).

All-Rounders: Vijay, Tejas Patil, and Reza Katoulinezhad (overseas player).

Predicted lineup: Naveen Kumar, Ashu Malik, Vijay, Sandeep Dhull, Vishal Lather, Ravi Kumar, and Amit Hooda.

U Mumba predicted line up

U Mumba signed former Patna Pirates raider Guman Singh for INR 1.2 Crore to develop a new young squad during the auction. The Mumbai-based outfit has also retained Rahul Sethpal and drafted Ashish Sangwan from Haryana Steelers.

Guman Singh was a star raider for U Mumba last season, scoring 95 raid points, four super 10's and two super raids, with eight raid points in the semifinal and nine raid points in the final. He will be looking to continue his ferocious raiding performance in the ninth season of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League.

Ashish, Rinku and Rahul Sethpal were also impressed with their performances last season and are crucial parts of the U Mumba squad.

Raiders: Suraj Panwar, Ashish Narwal, Ashu Malik, Manjeet and Naveen Kumar.

Defenders: Rinku, Harendra Kumar, Rahul Sethpal, MohitSurinder Singh, Prince, Kiran Magar, Satywan and Shivansh Thakur.

All-Rounders: Gholamabbas Korouki (overseas player).

Predicted lineup: Guman Singh, Ashish, Kiran Magar, Surinder Singh, Rinku, Harendra Kumar and Rahul Sethpal.