Manchester City vs Newcastle

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 26 Dec 2020 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andre Marriner 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 1 · Newcastle 12
Referee Stats
26 matches · 2.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.42
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 8%
Home wins 31%
Draws 31%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-7).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (75%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 13-2-4

Goals For / Against

43 / 17
Avg: 2.26 / 0.89

Points

41
Avg: 2.16

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

1
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-4-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 29
Avg: 1.05 / 1.53

Points

22
Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.16
PPG
1.16
2.26
GF
1.05
0.89
GA
1.53
53%
O2.5
32%
42%
BTTS
37%
79%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st
Newcastle rank12th
Manchester City points86
Newcastle points45
Manchester City: #1 · 86 pts · GD +51
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle: #12 · 45 pts · GD -16
29 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals12-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Newcastle last 5 away

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals9-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.595%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home53%
Newcastle score away58%
Newcastle clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first79%
Manchester City win after scoring first80%
Newcastle score first37%
Newcastle win after scoring first71%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Newcastle 36%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.2' · Newcastle 46.9'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.26 vs 1.35
Manchester City concede at home0.89 vs 1.34
Newcastle score away1.05 vs 1.34
Newcastle concede away1.53 vs 1.35
Manchester City score 67% above league average, while Newcastle score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 33% below league average at home, and Newcastle are 13% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 8
31-45 8
16-30 7
46-60 7
61-75 6
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
16-30 1

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
61-75 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 6
31-45 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
11
7
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
75%
25%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
5
12
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
862
272
Passes Accurate
781
206
Passes %
91%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
14'
14' Goal · 1-0
İ. Gündoğan
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Sterling
34'
34' Rodri
55'
55' Goal · 2-0
Ferran Torres
Normal Goal
57'
57' Rodri
1st substitution · For: Fernandinho
64'
64' M. Ritchie
66'
66' M. Ritchie
1st substitution · For: J. Lewis
71'
71' Joelinton
2nd substitution · For: A. Carroll
77'
77' Ferran Torres
2nd substitution · For: S. Agüero
80'
80' F. Schär
82'
82' M. Almirón
3rd substitution · For: D. Gayle
86'
86' Goal · 3-0
S. Agüero
Goal cancelled
88'
88' João Cancelo
90+1'
90+1' İ. Gündoğan
3rd substitution · For: P. Foden

Manchester City vs Newcastle 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday, 26 December 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andre Marriner. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 14' when İ. Gündoğan scored, with the assist credited to R. Sterling, making the score 1-0. Rodri received a yellow card for Manchester City at 34'.

Second half: Manchester City extended the lead at 55' when Ferran Torres scored, making the score 2-0. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 57', with Rodri replacing Fernandinho. M. Ritchie received a yellow card for Newcastle at 64'. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Ritchie replacing J. Lewis. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Joelinton replacing A. Carroll. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Ferran Torres replacing S. Agüero. F. Schär received a yellow card for Newcastle at 80'. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 82', with M. Almirón replacing D. Gayle. Manchester City extended the lead at 86' when S. Agüero scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 3-0. João Cancelo received a yellow card for Manchester City at 88'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with İ. Gündoğan replacing P. Foden.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Newcastle used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 2 yellow cards, while Newcastle got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-7).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (75%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins16
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals15 (68.2%)
BTTS12 (54.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins11
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals8 (72.7%)
BTTS4 (36.4%)

Manchester City vs Newcastle Head-to-Head History by Season