Newcastle United vs Manchester City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Newcastle United played Manchester City in Premier League (England). The match was played on 22 November 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Newcastle United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Manchester City: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Newcastle United scores 1.00 and concedes 1.27 goals per match. Manchester City scores 2.09 and concedes 0.73. League average: 2.72 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Newcastle United 55%, Manchester City 36%. Over 2.5: Newcastle United 55%, Manchester City 55%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Manchester City has higher xG: 1.64 vs 1.46. Newcastle United: 11.9 shots per match, Manchester City: 13.8.

Match halves

Newcastle United: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.55. Manchester City: half-time lead 64%, second-half goals 1.09.

Goals by minute

Newcastle United: 76-90+ (4 goals). Manchester City: 61-75 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.72 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

33Possession (%)67
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9Shots17
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5Shots on target4
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1.16xG1.83
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5Corners9
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33Dangerous attacks67
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13Fouls8
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0Cards3
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Newcastle UnitedManchester City
1Goals scored / match2.09
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1.27Goals conceded / match0.73
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Newcastle UnitedManchester City
51%Average possession56%
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3.64Shots on target / match5.18
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.91Shots per match13.82
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3.64Shots on target5.18
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8.4%Shot conversion15.1%
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51%Possession56%
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1.46xG for1.64
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1.34xG against1.1
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Shooting quality

Newcastle United: BalancedManchester City: Efficient finishing
Newcastle UnitedManchester City
Accuracy (shots on target)31%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.40

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Manchester City is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Newcastle United · 2.4 pts / match - Manchester City

Newcastle United
WLWLL
Season result split
27% W27% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-5
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Manchester City
WWLWW
Season result split
64% W9% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-1-3
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 0.87BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Manchester City is 109% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Newcastle United · 2.09 goals / match - Manchester City

Manchester City is 74% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.27 goals / match - Newcastle United · 0.73 goals / match - Manchester City

Newcastle United scoring profile: strong

Newcastle United scores in 73% of matches (8 of 11 matches), while Manchester City keeps a clean sheet in 45% (5 of 11 matches).

Manchester City scoring profile: strong

Manchester City scores in 82% of matches (9 of 11 matches), while Newcastle United keeps a clean sheet in 45% (5 of 11 matches).

11Goals scored (season)23
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14Goals conceded (season)8
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2.27Average goals in match2.82
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7Goals scored (last 5)9
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9Goals conceded (last 5)2
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How often they score at least...

73%1 goal82%
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27%2 goals55%
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0%3 goals45%
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0%4 goals18%
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How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal55%
Newcastle UnitedManchester City
45%2 goals18%
Newcastle UnitedManchester City
27%3 goals0%
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0%4 goals0%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time18%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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9%Scored in both halves45%
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BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS27%
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80%BTTS - last 520%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time91%
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9%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
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9%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
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2nd half

64%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
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55%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
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18%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Manchester City is 44% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / match - Newcastle United · 2.09 pts / match - Manchester City

Newcastle United - half-time state
36% leading36% draw27% trailing
Manchester City - half-time state
64% leading18% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per match (1st half)2.09
Newcastle UnitedManchester City
0.45Goals scored (1st half)1
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0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
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0.82Average goals (1st half)1.45
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73%Clean sheet before half-time64%
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55%No goal before half-time27%
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After half-time (2nd half)

0.91Points per match (2nd half)1.91
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0.55Goals scored (2nd half)1.09
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0.91Goals conceded (2nd half)0.27
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1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.36
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45%Clean sheet after half-time82%
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64%No goal after half-time45%
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Newcastle United - second-half results

9% W64% D27% L
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 27%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Manchester City - second-half results

55% W27% D18% L
23
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 64% of matches and wins 64%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Newcastle United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Manchester City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.20
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Newcastle United
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
3
0
16-30
1
4
31-45
2
3
46-60
0
0
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Manchester City
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
3
2
16-30
5
3
31-45
3
0
46-60
6
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.54
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Newcastle United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Manchester City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.82
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
185%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Newcastle UnitedLigaManchester City
Average goals in match 2.272.72 2.82
Both teams scored 55%50% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%56% 55%
Clean sheets 45%28% 45%
Goal before half-time 64%76% 91%
Goal after half-time 64%80% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.72
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+41%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+25%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Newcastle UnitedGoalHarvey Lewis Barnes
  2. Manchester CityYellow cardGianluigi Donnarumma
  3. Manchester CitySubstitutionOn: Sávio Moreira de OliveiraOff: Jérémy Baffour Doku
  4. Newcastle UnitedSubstitutionOn: Sven BotmanOff: Lewis Hall
  5. Manchester CitySubstitutionOn: Omar MarmoushOff: Philip Walter Foden
  6. Manchester CityYellow cardOscar Bobb
  7. Newcastle UnitedYellow cardJoelinton Cassio Apolinário de Lira
  8. Manchester CityYellow cardBernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Samuel BarrottMatches officiated: 24
3.71Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins38%Draws25%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Newcastle United vs Manchester City?

The Premier League match finished Newcastle United 2:1 Manchester City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Newcastle United vs Manchester City?

Newcastle United score 1.00 goals per game on average and Manchester City 2.09. The Premier League average is 2.72 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Newcastle United's matches and 36% of Manchester City's.

What form are Newcastle United and Manchester City in?

Over the last 5 games Newcastle United have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Manchester City 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Newcastle United vs Manchester City?

The statistical background for Newcastle United vs Manchester City — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.