Newcastle vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Carabao Cup

Prediction published on 25/09/2023, 04:27  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 27/09/2023 at 07:00

Newcastle United and Manchester City. will meet for the second time this season, this time in the League Cup. This third round match will be hosted at Newcastle United’s St. James Park. The hosts will be keen to avenge their 1-0 league loss earlier at the Etihad Stadium. Coming into this game, both teams won their weekend outings. Newcastle United thrashed Sheffield United 8-0 for their third unbeaten outing. They have also kept clean sheets in those three matches and will want more of that here. In their run of seven matches so far, Newcastle United have only failed to score twice. Having won three of their last five matches at home, the Magpies will be confident coming into this game. They will be keen on ending a 10-match run without a win over Manchester City. A characteristic of these meetings is the high-scoring nature they come with. four of their last six matches have had over 2.5 goals.

This match brings to the fore two sides with good scoring runs, and their matches have been high-scoring. Manchester City are yet to taste defeat this season; in each of their last five matches, they scored two or more. Here they come on the back of a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest. In that game they managed their first clean sheet in five matches. It was their third in the eight matches they’ve played this season. Six of their eight matches so far in this campaign have had over 2.5 goals. Pep Guardiola’s side comes to this game with a dominant run over Newcastle United. They will be seeking to extend their run of 10 matches unbeaten in this fixture. However, the Spaniard will have a thin squad to pick from, occasioned by injuries and suspensions. Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, John Stones, and Matteo Kovacic are all out injured. Rodri is suspended for this game.