Man City vs Newcastle – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

City can go two points behind Arsenal if they win this match. City have won 12 straight home matches vs Newcastle.

Man City Form

Man City Form

City have won four straight matches in all competitions. In the league, they’ve taken 13 points from their last eight fixtures. Pep Guardiola’s side gave up a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Tottenham, before beating Newcastle 3-1 at home to reach the Carabao Cup final.

A dramatic 2-1 win at Anfield kept them in the title race. City followed that up with a dominant 3-0 home win over Fulham as they led 3-0 after 39 minutes. Last Saturday, they beat Salford 2-0 in the FA Cup fourth round with 80% possession and a 19-6 shot count.

Man City Team News

Pep Guardiola is without Josko Gvardiol in defence, but Abdukodir Khusanov and John Stones are available again. Jeremy Doku and Savinho are nearing returns from their injuries.

Central midfielder Mateo Kovacic remains absent. Erling Haaland should shake off a knock to start this match.  

Man City Motivation

City need a win here to ramp up the pressure on Arsenal. A draw would feel like a defeat.

Pep Guardiola’s team has a superb record vs Newcastle. They will look to totally dominate the game and win by more than one goal.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle have won three straight away matches, having been on a run of eight losses in 13 on the road. After drawing 1-1 away to PSG, they lost three straight matches. A 4-1 loss at at Liverpool was followed by a 3-1 loss at Man City in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg. They lost 3-2 at home to Brentford.

They’ve since had three fine away wins. They won 2-1 at Tottenham with 21 shots and went to Aston Villa and won 3-1 in the FA Cup. In midweek, they smashed Qarabag 6-1 away in the Champions League playoff round with 5.69 xG and 13 big chances created.

Newcastle Team News

Eddie Howe is without Fabian Schar, Emil Krafth and Tino Livramento in defence. Sven Botman could return after a back complaint.

Joelinton and Lewis Miley are injured in midfield, and Bruno Guimaraes has suffered a serious hamstring injury. Yoane Wissa will need a late fitness test.

Newcastle Motivation

Newcastle can give more focus to this match having had a big midweek win. They will go to City and try to cause an upset.

The Magpies will use fast counters as their main weapon. They will sit in a compact block defensively.

Key Stats

• Man City’s last 8 league matches have seen just 3 wins (4 draws, 1 loss)
• City have scored 37 goals in their last 10 EPL fixtures against the Toon
• Man City won their last 12 home matches vs Newcastle in all competitions
• Newcastle have lost 3 of their last 6 matches
• Newcastle have failed to score on 7 of their last 8 trips to the Etihad

Verdict

All stats point to City winning this match with ease. Newcastle may have enough to buck the trend and score a goal in the match, though.

Featured Bet: Man City win, both teams to score and Haaland to score anytime at 2.95

Best Bet: Man City win and both teams to score at 2.55