Manchester City vs Newcastle United predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the Semi-finals of the EFL League Cup, where  Manchester City will face Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium stadium on 4 February at 15:00.

Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Manchester City vs Newcastle United.

Manchester City

Manchester City comes from playing against Galatasaray and finished the match with a result of 2-0, with win for Manchester City. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Magpies coached by E. Howe. In that last match between Manchester City and Galatasaray, Cityzens team achieved a 50% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Guardiola has achieved 4 wins, 2 draws y 2 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 3 matches. Manchester City average number of goals per game is 2.4 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 consecutive clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 19 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Manchester City matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Half-time winner: 5/8

Newcastle United

Newcastle United, who visit Manchester City, are coming from a 1-1 draw against PSG, so the team coached by E. Howe will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between Newcastle United and PSG, the Magpies team achieved 33% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Joe Willock.

Analysing the last 8 matches, E. Howe's team has won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2. Newcastle United average 1.6 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in Newcastle United matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

Manchester City vs Newcastle United: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Manchester City vs Newcastle United prediction. The last match between these teams was in the EFL League Cup competition, in an event that took place at the St. James' Park stadium on 13-01-2026 with the result of 0-2, with Manchester City winning.

The last 5 meetings between Manchester City and Newcastle United have resulted in 3 wins for Manchester City, 1 win for Newcastle United, and 1 draw. In those matches, Manchester City managed to score 10 goals, while Newcastle United scored 3 goals against Manchester City.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals