Manchester City vs Newcastle United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2023

Manchester City take on visitors Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium in a Premier League tie on Saturday.

The two teams enter the match at Etihad Stadium with 14 points separating them in the Premier League standings.

Newcastle United enter the match this coming Saturday hoping to narrow the gap in the Premier League table on opponents Manchester City. Naturally, the favourites will attempt to widen the gap between the teams below them and aim for the very top of the table.

Manchester City show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed ten goals against, for an average of one per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Newcastle United are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of five goals, and while Newcastle United claimed six clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.5 goals per match.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Manchester City played against Newcastle United. It finished 3-3 in a great Premier League match between the pair.

Manchester City vs Newcastle United Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City conquered seven points from their last three matches and started off drawing 1-1 with RB Leipzig. Next up was a 1-4 win against Bournemouth, before Bristol City were defeated in 0-3 win. Manchester City claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded seven and scored 14 goals.

Newcastle United Form

A draw is all that prevents Newcastle United from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed a point in a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth before getting trounced against Liverpool by a 0-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Manchester United ran out 2-0 winners. In their last six Premier League away matches, Newcastle United have three wins, they've drawn three and lost one zero. They scored ten while also conceding three times. They also experienced three draws but no defeats.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Manchester City and Newcastle United.

Manchester City have taken 19 points from their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won six of these matches with a scoreline of 24 goals to 17. From their last six games against teams in the top six, Newcastle United secured 12 points and three wins. They conceded five goals while scoring ten themselves. Manchester City have a record of 17 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Newcastle United are looking at ten wins, 11 draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Newcastle United Squads

Manchester City Squad

The 52-year-old coach of the home team, Josep Guardiola, will select the lineup against Newcastle United from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Ederson (0/25), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Aymeric Laporte (0/7), Benjamin Mendy (0/0), John Stones (0/14), Kyle Walker (0/15), Manuel Akanji (0/18), Nathan Ake (0/19), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (0/17), Sergio Gomez (0/6), Bernardo Silva (3/23), Cole Palmer (0/9), Ilkay Gundogan (3/22), Jack Grealish (3/19), Kalvin Phillips (0/5), Kevin De Bruyne (4/23), Maximo Perrone (0/1), Phil Foden (8/22), Rodri (2/24), Erling Haaland (27/24), Julian Alvarez (5/19), Riyad Mahrez (5/19).

Newcastle United Squad

Below is the full team squad of Newcastle United. The manager Howe will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:

Loris Karius (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/1), Nick Pope (0/23), Daniel Burn (0/23), Emil Krafth (0/1), Fabian Schaer (1/22), Harrison Ashby (0/0), Jamaal Lascelles (0/4), Jamal Lewis (0/1), Javier Manquillo (0/1), Kieran Trippier (1/23), Matt Targett (0/10), Paul Dummett (0/0), Sven Botman (0/21), Bruno Guimaraes (3/17), Elliot Anderson (0/11), Jacob Murphy (1/23), Joseph Willock (2/22), Matt Ritchie (0/3), Matthew Longstaff (0/0), Miguel Almiron (10/23), Ryan Fraser (0/8), Sean Longstaff (1/23), Alexander Isak (3/7), Allan Saint-Maximin (1/15), Anthony Gordon (3/19), Callum Wilson (7/17), Joelinton (2/21).

Manchester City vs Newcastle United Team News

At the time of writing, Manchester City have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Newcastle United on Saturday. There is no need for Benjamin Mendy to show up in the Manchester City dressing room, as he is suspended.

Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester City against Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium.

Newcastle United have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester City on Saturday.

Newcastle United need to do without Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Targett and Emil Krafth, who are not fit enough to travel to Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs Newcastle United Lineups

Manchester City vs Newcastle United H2H

Neither Manchester City nor Newcastle United managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 3-3 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 7/2. Manchester City beat Newcastle United seven times in the last ten meetings. Their latest meeting handed Manchester City a 3-3 win against their opponent on Saturday. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/9.

Manchester City vs Newcastle United Results

Keep an eye out for goals as Newcastle United visit Manchester City, since their ten matches saw over 2.5 goals scored nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 8/11 at the bookmakers.

Manchester City vs Newcastle United Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Erling Braut Haaland so far as he currently has 27 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Manchester City hoping he delivers against Newcastle United on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Etihad Stadium witnessed Manchester City winning eight times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing one and losing one as well. Newcastle United claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Manchester City are looking at six wins from a possible 10 Premier League matches. Their visitors on Saturday claimed all three points four times in their previous 10 league matches.

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Manchester City managed an average of 3.1 goals, with Newcastle United averaging 1.2 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Newcastle United, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.