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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 75 games played, Magpies have recorded 18 wins, and Man City have come away with 37 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Man City running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Man City | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Feb | Man City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Man City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Man City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 11 matches. Newcastle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 8 points from their 11 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Man City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | No win in the 2 most recent games. |