Manchester City vs Newcastle United prediction and betting tips on February 15, 2025
Game Prediction
A match between Manchester City and Newcastle United will take place in the 25th round of the English Premier League on February 15, 2025. Now they are competitors for a place in the quartet of leaders, and a victory in a head-to-head meeting is extremely important.
Our prediction for the match Manchester City vs Newcastle United
Last season, “the Magpies” finally played in the Champions League. Still, they did not make it to the play-offs, finishing last in their group. As for the Premier League, the club dropped from 4th place to 7th place. “The Citizens” finished there as leaders again, and even added the UEFA Super Cup and became the Club World champion. At the same time, they lost in the Champions League – they were disappointed to lose on penalties to Real.
Speaking about the new cycle, Guardiola’s wards started with a victory in the English Super Cup and confidently led the Premier League. Then an abnormal series of failures began. And even having bought Reis, Khusanov, Marmoush, Nico Gonzalez (the last one, however, came on the “deadline”), the club started February with a 1-5 failure in the game against the key rival of recent years, Arsenal. It was the first to concede in the cup struggle with Leyton Orient, but won. Now a new duel in the Champions League with Real is in full swing. Playing on the native field and leading in the score, the club lost with a 2-3 result – the team needs to win somehow in Spain. “The Black and Whites” are not showing the most stable results, moreover, there were 9 victories in a row in December and January. Still, then there were serious blows: the club lost to Bournemouth and Fulham in the Premier League. And the return semi-final of the League Cup with Arsenal brought a “grandmaster” 2-0 score. Then there was more fighting in the cup battle against Birmingham, they also won there, but 3-2.
Howe’s footballers manage to concede only 1.21 goals per game. At the same time, Isak and the company respond with their 1.75 goals on average. The champion, despite all the problems, has a sharper attack, Haaland and the company score exactly twice per round. At the same time, they, on average, score almost one and a half goals per confrontation (to be more precise, the indicator is 0.46).
Manchester City vs Newcastle United: key statistics and trends
- Manchester City has lost 2 of 4 previous matches.
- 71% of Manchester City games have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per struggle is 3.46.
- Newcastle has lost twice in 3 previous meetings.
- 58% of Newcastle United struggles brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per battle is 2.96.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United: possible starting line-ups
Manchester City (possible line-up): Ederson – Gvardiol, Akanji, Stones, Mateus Nunes – Gundogan, Kovačić, Foden, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva – Haaland.
Newcastle United (Possible line-up): Dubravka – Hall, Burn, Schär, Livramento – Joelinton, Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes – Gordon, Murphy, Isak.
Previous head-to-head matches: Manchester City vs Newcastle United
“The Citizens” have lost only once in 14 previous meetings. Still, they have also won only twice in 4 previous games, including a 1-1 draw in September.
Free prediction for the match Manchester City vs Newcastle United
The champions, who will play at the home arena, remain the favourites of the following battle. They must save all their strength for the trip to Spain next week. Taking into account the higher mentioned conditions, Howe’s footballers will not lose even on the away field (odd: 1.99).