England · Premier League · Matchweek 1720:00
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20:00 UTC

Saturday, 26 December 2026

St. James' Park · Analysis updated 21:49 UTC

Newcastle vs Manchester City Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 1.33 expected goals for Newcastle and 2.15 for Manchester City, a combined total of 3.47. That distribution gives Manchester City the largest share of the 1X2 market at 56%, with the draw at 21%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 67% for over 2.5 goals and 65% for both teams to score, with 1–2 the single most likely scoreline at 10%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 56% favourite still loses or draws a large share of the time.

Model pick

Manchester City win

56.3% probability

Moderate confidencePartial model70/100

Expected goals

1.33 – 2.15

Model version

poisson-v2

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Why the model likes this

Each point below is derived from this fixture's own data — recent results, home and away splits, scoring and defensive rates and head-to-head history where it exists. Points only appear when the underlying data supports them.

  • Newcastle home form

    9 points from their last 5 home matches in our dataset.

  • Manchester City away threat

    Scored in 4 of their last 5 away fixtures.

  • Most likely outcome

    The model rates Manchester City to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 56%, against 23% / 21% / 56% for home, draw and away.

  • Expected goals balance

    Projected 1.33 goals for Newcastle and 2.15 for Manchester City, a combined 3.47 — an open game on paper.

Match result (1X2)

Newcastle win23%
Draw21%
Manchester City win56%

Double chance 1X

44%

Double chance 12

79%

Double chance X2

77%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals86%
Over 2.5 goals67%
Over 3.5 goals46%
Both teams to score65%

Correct score

  • 1–29.5%
  • 1–18.8%
  • 0–27.2%
  • 1–36.8%
  • 0–16.7%

Recent form

Newcastle

  • 2026-10-12T19:00:00.000Z · A vs Coventry · 1-4 (L)
  • 2026-09-19T14:00:00.000Z · H vs Hull City · 2-1 (W)
  • 2026-09-14T19:00:00.000Z · A vs Leeds · 1-4 (L)
  • 2026-09-08T19:00:00.000Z · A vs Millwall · 1-0 (W)
  • 2026-09-05T11:30:00.000Z · H vs Bournemouth · 2-2 (D)

Manchester City

  • 2026-10-11T15:30:00.000Z · A vs Liverpool · 3-0 (W)
  • 2026-09-20T13:00:00.000Z · H vs Sunderland · 5-3 (W)
  • 2026-09-17T18:30:00.000Z · H vs Norwich · 5-0 (W)
  • 2026-09-13T15:30:00.000Z · A vs Manchester United · 1-0 (W)
  • 2026-09-08T19:00:00.000Z · A vs FC Porto · 2-0 (W)

Head-to-head

Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

Premier League table

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#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Manchester City66001118
2Arsenal6501515
3Brighton64111313
4Brentford6240610
5Everton6240310
6Chelsea6312210
7Leeds623139
8Hull City623129
9Liverpool623109
10Ipswich6303-39
11Newcastle6222-38
12Crystal Palace6213-37
13Manchester United613206
14Coventry6204-66
15Nottingham Forest6123-35
16Aston Villa6123-55
17Sunderland6114-64
18Bournemouth6033-63
19Tottenham6033-63
20Fulham6024-42

Prediction conclusion

The model's leading selection is Manchester City win, at 56.3%. Its single most likely scoreline is 1–2.

It puts both teams scoring at 65% and over 2.5 goals at 67%.

A 56% selection is expected to miss in the remaining share of matches, and football regularly produces red cards, injuries and tactical changes the data cannot see. Treat this as a probability, not a forecast of the result.

Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.