Manchester City vs Newcastle United Predictions

Both teams are likely to drop a couple of points. The Premier League clash between Manchester City and Newcastle United is most likely to end in a draw. You can add goal-goal to your be slip.

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Date: Saturday, 15^th February 2025

Time: 4pm Nigerian time

Fifth faces sixth in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon as Manchester City welcome Newcastle United to the Etihad Stadium for an intriguing top-four battle.

The two teams lock horns for the first time since they played out a 1-1 draw at St James' Park in September last year.

Head-to-head:

• Manchester City have won 31 of the 49 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
• Newcastle recorded just 8 victories.
• The remaining 10 clashes ended in draws.
• The Cityzens have only lost one of their last 34 Premier League games against the Magpies.
• Man City have scored in each of their last 32 league matches against Newcastle United.
• Eddie Howe’s men have won each of their last four EPL games on the road.
• Newcastle have not scored a goal in their last 5 visits to the Etihad Stadium.
• 5 of their last 10 clashes produced at least 4 goals.
• 8 of their last 10 encounters produced at least 2 goals.

Form:

• Man City in the League: W-D-W-W-L
• Man City in all competitions: W-W-L-W-L
• Newcastle in the League: W-W-L-W-L
• Newcastle in all competitions: L-W-L-W-W

Team News:

• Rodri is injured. Nico Gonzalez received a knock. Due to these reasons, both will not be in action for Manchester City.
• Newcastle United will be without seven squad members. Anthony Gordon, Joelinton, and Sven Botman are some names from the injury list.

Player(s) to watch:

• Erling Haaland is coming in after scoring a brace for Manchester City in their previous fixture. It was a tough match against Real Madrid and Erling Haaland was the only goal-scorer from Man City. He is also in the PL Golden Boot race alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. Haaland is going to play a crucial role for the Cityzens once again. With his goal-scoring abilities, he can be very lethal to the opponent’s defence.
• Alexander Isak is having one of the best seasons. He has scored a total of 17 goals and has come up with five assists in 22 league games so far. Isak is going strong and might just enter the top two spots in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot. Newcastle United will rely on Alexander Isak as he can be a difference-maker for them against the Cityzens.