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Man City face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 47 out of 70 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, with Newcastle running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Newcastle | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Man City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 17 Feb | Newcastle | 1 - 0 | Man City | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Newcastle | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Man City | 0 - 1 | Newcastle | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Man City | 3 - 3 | Newcastle | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Sep | Newcastle | 3 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Magpies, with 3 goals against.
The Sky Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Sky Blues, and 8 goals against.
Newcastle's 16 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Man City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 18 points they have accumulated from 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Man City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Sky Blues to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man City | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |