Manchester City VS Newcastle United Match Prediction
2018-01-20
17:30:00
Manchester City
VS
Newcastle United
Our Prediction Tip
Manchester City will win this match.
2018-01-2017:30:00 Manchester City will win this match.
Over the course of 139 meetings, these two sides have been very evenly matched. Manchester City have a slight edge with 54 wins, 33 draws, and 52 losses against Newcastle. Here's a look at the last five results:
Dec 27, 2017: Newcastle 0-1 City
Apr 19, 2016: United 1-1 City
Oct 3, 2015: City 6-1 Newcastle
Feb 21, 2015: City 5-0 Newcastle
Oct 29, 2014: City 0-2 Newcastle
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Manchester City are at 1/10 to win, a draw is at 9/1, and a Newcastle win is at 20/1.
After their first loss of the season in the Prem, Manchester City will enter this match on top of the pile but are now 12 points ahead after their loss and United's win on Monday. They had been showing some wobbles of late, but they still look like a very fine team that is capable of winning the league by 15 points or more in the end. As for Newcastle, they hope to just be hanging in the league at season's end. They enter this round in 15th with 23 points. They are just three points above the drop, but they have earned a result in four of their last five matches and have two wins in that spell.
The Citizens remain excellent in front of their home supporters. They have ten wins and a draw so far to make the Etihad a real fortress and they are nearly unbeatable there. Ten wins in a row in the league show just how stark the task is for the Magpies. The Magpies actually have a reasonable record away from St. James this term. They have just 11 points through three wins and two draws, but they have won two in a row on their travels to boost them greatly ahead of this trip to City.
City and over 3.5 total goals to be scored, via Ladbrokes, is at 17/20 odds.
Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez has done an excellent job to keep his side within half a shot of staying up, but this match would be a huge bonus if they were to get anything at all from it. City charges onward.
Pep Guardiola has injuries to left backs Fabian Delph and Benjamin Mendy, center back Vincent Kompany, and striker Gabriel Jesus that are keeping them out of the side currently.
Last weekend, City lost their unbeaten record in a thrilling contest, but this week should be a breeze in comparison, especially if Leroy Sane is in the kind of form he was in against the Reds. His goal was fantastic, as was his play throughout, and he should be a massive thorn in the sides of the Magpies this week as they just don't have the quality defenders to stop him.
City have a loss, three wins, and a draw in their last five matches:
4-3 loss at Liverpool
2-1 home win vs Bristol City (EFL Cup)
4-1 home win vs Burnley (FA Cup)
3-1 home win vs Watford
0-0 draw at Crystal Palace
Rafa Benitez has right back Jesus Gamez, center backs Chancel Mbemba and Florian Lejuene, and striker Aleksandar Mitrovic all out with injuries at the moment. No reinforcements look to be in sight, either, as the ownership row remains unresolved.
Benitez is doing the best job he possibly can with the tools he has been given on Tyneside, but they are just scrapping through right now. It hasn't even been that long ago that his new preferred central midfield combination was fighting with one another in training. But that is what happened, an now those two must be exquisite to ward off City, especially Jonjo Shelvey. Not only does he have to keep his discipline, but he also must produce a moment or two of magic.
Newcastle have two draws, two wins, and a loss in their last five matches:
1-1 home draw vs Swansea
3-1 home win vs Luton Town (FA Cup)
0-1 win at Stoke
0-0 home draw vs Brighton
0-1 home loss vs Manchester City
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