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Man City face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 50 and win only 11 of the 77 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Man City | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Man City | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Feb | Man City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Man City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 6 conceded.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 37 points from their 30 games played so far, Man City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 29 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Newcastle Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man City | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |