Manchester City will look to strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League standings when they travel to St James' Park to face Newcastle United on Saturday at lunchtime.

Newcastle United is currently in 6th position in the standings, while Manchester City is in 1st place.

Newcastle United:
- In their last match on September 21, 2024, they lost to Fulham with a score of 3-1. 
- In their last 5 matches, they have won 2 times, lost 1 time, and drawn 2 times. They have averaged 1.4 goals per match and conceded 1.4 goals. 
- In this Premier League season, they have won 3 times, lost 1 time, and drawn 1 time. They have averaged 1.4 goals per match and conceded 1.2 goals. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in their last 16 home matches. 
- In the last 11 matches, more than 0.5 goals were scored in the first half. 
- They have not lost in their last 10 home matches in the Premier League.
- Both teams have scored in Newcastle United’s last 5 matches.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in 11 of their last 12 matches. 

Manchester City:
- In their last match on September 24, 2024, they defeated Watford with a score of 2-1 
- In their last 5 matches, they have won 3 times and drawn 2 times. They have averaged 1.8 goals per match and conceded 1.0 goal. 
- In this Premier League season, they have won 4 times and drawn 1 time. They have averaged 2.6 goals per match and conceded 1 goal. 
- They have not lost in their last 27 Premier League matches. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in their last 17 away matches. 
- They have won their last 7 away matches in the Premier League 
- Both teams have scored in Manchester City’s last 4 Premier League matches.

Head-to-head:
In the last head-to-head match on March 16, 2024, Manchester City defeated Newcastle United at home with a score of 2-0. 
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Newcastle United has won 1 time and Manchester City has won 4 times. Newcastle United has averaged 0.6 goals per match, while Manchester City has averaged 1.6 goals per match. 

PREDICTED LINEUPS
Newcastle United
Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Gordon, Isak, Barnes
Manchester City
Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Lewis, Kovacic; Savinho, Bernardo, Gundogan, Doku; Haaland

BetMines predicts that both teams will score at least one goal.