Will Guardiola keep his clean sheet against Howe?
A neighbourly duel not only in terms of the current table situation, but also in terms of the owners’ countries of origin. Both clubs were taken over by investors from the Middle East and are thus among the financially strongest clubs on the entire globe.
Even though Newcastle have the economic upper hand over City, the sporting picture is different. The Magpies won only one of the last 29 direct duels against the Skyblues. The roles are clearly distributed when it is Newcastle vs Manchester City. The bookmakers’ betting odds paint a similar picture and see Pep Guardiola’s men with a clear advantage.
Despite this, the men from the north of England should not be underestimated. Since the takeover by a Saudi consortium last winter, the team has been able to play better and better. They were already one of the best teams in the league in the last second half of the season and were out of the relegation zone relatively quickly after a disastrous first half. The start of the season with four points from two games is equally promising.
Newcastle – Statistics & current form
As mentioned earlier, both clubs are miles apart in terms of sport at this point in time. The Magpies’ last win dates back to January 2019, when Newcastle narrowly beat Manchester City 2-1 in front of their home fans.
Pope to nil again?
Summer signing Nick Pope has yet to concede a goal in a competitive match since joining his new employers. They opened the new season with a lacklustre 2-0 win at home to promoted Nottingham. This was followed by a 0-0 draw at Brighton.
If the black and whites keep their clean sheet for the third game in a row, it would be the first time since 1961 – albeit in League Two at the time. The last time this happened in the English first division was in 1902, 120 years ago. It seems logical that the predictions for Newcastle vs. Manchester City are that many goals will be scored in view of the Skyblues’ strong attack.
City as fearful opponent for coach Howe
Not too much hope should be pinned on coach Eddie Howe. The 44-year-old holds an inglorious record. He lost each of his twelve Premier League duels with Manchester City. No other manager in the league has ever had a longer negative streak.
Hopeful Callum Wilson
When it comes to scoring goals in August, the man with the number nine on his back will be particularly important. Callum Wilson has scored ten of his 62 Premier League goals in August. In this period he is only surpassed by Raheem Sterling and Jamie Vardy. However, after scoring the opening goal of the season, the 30-year-old went without a goal last weekend.
After the decent start to the season, there are not too many reasons for the coach to make many changes in terms of personnel. The Magpies have been developing well since the second half of last season and are continuing to do so. Nevertheless, all predictions go in the direction of the visitors in Newcastle vs Manchester City.
Predicted Newcastle line-up:
Pope – Targett – Botman – Schär – Trippier – Willock – Guimaraes – Joelinton – Saint-Maximin – Wilson – Almiron
Last matches played by Newcastle:
Premier League
13/08/2022 – Brighton 0 – 0 Newcastle
06/08/2022 – Newcastle 2 – 0 Nottingham Forest
Club Friendlies
30/07/2022 – Newcastle 2 – 1 Athletic Bilbao
30/07/2022 – Newcastle 1 – 0 Atalanta Bergamo
27/07/2022 – Benfica 3 – 2 Newcastle
Manchester City – Statistics & current form
In view of Newcastle’s strong development, away games at the Magpies are actually no longer an easy task. Nevertheless, there are few opponents the Skyblues prefer to play against than United. They have won all five of their past matches. In the last three, they even managed to score at least four goals. If they reach this mark for the fourth time in a row, they could become the third team ever to have achieved this honour.
City always score against Newcastle
In the last 27 games, City always scored at least once when they played the Magpies. Never has a team had a longer streak against another team. With Newcastle vs. Manchester City, the tips are accordingly clearly geared towards a game with a lot of spectacle and a few goals. Even though both teams are currently the only ones who have managed to stay without conceding a goal so far.
Can City equal Manu’s own record?
With one more game in which they don’t lose away from home, it would be the 20th in a row and the sixth time overall that Manchester City have gone at least 20 consecutive games without defeat away from home. The league record, however, was set by the Skyblues’ fiercest rivals. Manchester United’s Red Devils went a full 29 games unbeaten in front of opposing fans between 2020 and 2021.
Given Pep Guardiola’s statistics of winning all of his ten league games against Eddie Howe, the longest winning streak by one coach against another, the away series should be kept alive. The bookmakers are also backing the odds in favour of the visitors in Newcastle v Manchester City.
Once again, Kevin De Bruyne will be particularly important. The Belgian is in top form and has been directly involved in 17 goals in the last twelve games. Phil Foden is also on the verge of a milestone and could become the second youngest player after Micah Richards to play 100 Premier League games in a Sky Blue shirt. The third in the bunch to receive attention is, of course, Erling Haaland. The newcomer is desperate to add to his tally after his brace in the season opener.
Predicted Manchester City line-up:
Ederson – Walker – Dias – Ake – Cancelo – Gündogan – Rodrigo – Mahrez – De Bruyne – Foden – Haaland
Last matches played by Manchester City:
Premier League
13/08/2022 – Manchester City 4 – 0 Bournemouth
07/08/2022 – West Ham 0 – 2 Manchester City
Community Shield
30/07/2022 – Liverpool FC 3 – 1 Manchester City
Club Friendlies
24/07/2022 – Bayern Munich 0 – 1 Manchester City
21/07/2022 – Manchester City 2 – 1 CF America
Newcastle – Manchester City Direct comparison / H2H record
44 Meetings have taken place between the two teams so far. The role of the favourites in Newcastle vs. Manchester City is clearly distributed analogously to the tips of the bookmakers also when looking at these statistics. While the Skyblus have won 28 matches, Newcastle have only managed eight victories. A further eight games ended in draws. Meanwhile, the last five matches were all won by Pep Guardiola’s men. The Sky Blues have scored at least four goals in four of those five matches.
Newcastle – Manchester City Tip
Since the takeover by the Saudi state fund, the Magpies’ squad has changed completely. A number of new players have been brought in. The performances also continued to improve. It will be exciting to see where this development will go.
At the moment, however, Pep Guardiola’s team still has a clear advantage as one of the strongest teams in the world. Especially from a playing perspective, the Skyblues are vastly superior.
We expect a rather one-sided game in which Newcastle will give Manchester City the ball and look for counter-attacking opportunities. If the home side can hold on to the nil for a long time, they could be in with a chance, although that will be no easy task given the Manchester Blue’s attacking prowess.
We are going for a combined bet on Newcastle vs Manchester City. We are betting six units on City winning on the one hand and on a total of at least three goals in the match on the other.
