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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 78 games played, Magpies have recorded 18 wins, and Man. City have come away with 39 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2009, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 28 Jan | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 20 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Man. City | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Man. City | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 3 conceded.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Magpies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Man. City's total of 11 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Newcastle Utd.'s 7 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |