Newcastle vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Newcastle United ended their four-match run without a win by beating Tyneside rivals Sunderland 3-0 away from home. They come into this game on a high but aware that this will be a different kind of opposition. The Magpies have been in a slump in the league and are ninth coming to this game. At 29 points, they are 11 points behind City and a win here will do them a lot of good. However, their confidence must have been affected by the fact they have three straight losses in the league. Newcastle United have managed just three wins in their last 10 matches across all competitions. Two losses in the last three home matches don’t help their cause either. The last time they played at home, they took a 1-0 lead but went on to suffer a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest. This will be the second meeting between these two sides this season. The first was a League Cup game, which ended in a 1-0 win for Newcastle United. Eddie Howe’s side will be hoping for a repeat, which could take them up two places to seventh with 32 points.

Manchester City have risen from their earlier slump and come into this game as the favorites. In their last 11 matches against Newcastle United, City have lost just once – in their most recent meeting. That defeat didn’t find Pep Guardiola’s side at their best but here they’ll want to add to their eight wins in 11 meetings with the Magpies. In nine of their last 11 meetings, City have scored more than a goal, and they’ve also been scoring a lot lately. The visitors come into this game having scored two or more in nine of their last 10 games. The only time they failed to score in their last 10 games, was in the defeat at Aston Villa. In the last five matches alone, they scored 17 goals. Ahead of this game they trounced Huddersfield Town 5-0 at home in the FA Cup. That was their fourth clean sheet in five matches, signaling an improving defence. There haven't been a lot of clean sheets away from home though, but City take into this game a run of four straight away wins.