It's only match two of the Premier League for these participants. And fresh bodies and minds here at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City receive Newcastle United. Read this preview!
Not much time to rest for the hosting team, as they had a Uefa Super Cup game only three days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sevilla, was also a home game here at Etihad Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Manchester City form and stats
The previous season, Manchester City's league stats were 28 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, leading to 1st place in the Premier League. From these 38 matches they scored {94 goals} and let in 33. Performing at their own stadium in the former season Manchester City managed 17-1-1 (win-draw-lost) with {60 goals} and 17 conceded.
The home followers witnessed a 1-1 draw against Sevilla in the Uefa Super Cup last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfield player Rodri got a match rating of 8.51 in that game, the max score being 10. Rodri served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 85 successful passes (of 97 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Burnley and winning 3-0.Newcastle United form and stats
Let's have a look at how Newcastle United performed last season in the Premier League Summer Series: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 1 victory, 2 draws and 0 defeats. In total they scored 6 and conceded {5 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 0 and lost 0 with 2/1 goals scored/conceded.
The fans enjoyed Newcastle United's previous fixture versus Aston Villa (placed 20th), a 5-1 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Newcastle United was very dominant against Aston Villa, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Isak (2), Tonali, Barnes and Wilson providing the goals. The attacker Isak got a match rating of 7.9 in that game. Isak scored two goals.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League Summer Series victory against Brighton & Hove Albion with the score of 2-1.Head 2 Head
Manchester City have pulled off a streak of 9 consecutive matches without defeat (7-2-0) when facing Newcastle United.Top Goalscorers
  E. Haaland 2 goals |   A. Isak 2 goals |  R. Hernández Cascante 1 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Newcastle United missing players
| Manchester City | Newcastle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Manchester City | Last season | Newcastle United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | 60 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 95% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 66% | 84% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 42% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | ||
| 24% | 32% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | ||
| 58% | 63% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | ||
| 34% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.7 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5 | ||
| 43% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 40% | ||
| 7.8 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 15 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 61 | 89 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 45 | 84 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 75 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 35 | 71 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 67 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 62 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 61 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 60 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 59 |
| 10 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 52 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -9 | 45 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 44 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 38 | -27 | 41 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 | -13 | 40 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -34 | 39 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 44 | -30 | 38 |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -23 | 36 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -17 | 34 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -30 | 31 |
| 20 | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 36 | -37 | 25 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 6 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
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