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Manchester City vs Newcastle United - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 2

Premier League - Gameweek 2

Saturday, 19 Aug 2023 • 20:00

Etihad Stadium (Etihad Campus, Manchester)

Manchester City

1 : 0

Newcastle United

Goals

Julián Álvarez
1 : 0
31'
31'Julián Álvarez
1 : 0

Lineups

Manchester City

PosPlayer
GK
Ederson
DEF
Kyle Walker
DEF
Manuel Akanji
DEF
Ruben Dias
DEF
Joško Gvardiol
MID
Rodri
MID
Phil Foden
MID
Jack Grealish
FWD
Julián Álvarez
FWD
Erling Haaland
UNK
Mateo Kovacic

Newcastle United

PosPlayer
GK
Nick Pope
DEF
Kieran Trippier
DEF
Fabian Schär
DEF
Sven Botman
DEF
Dan Burn
MID
Sandro Tonali
MID
Bruno Guimarães
MID
Miguel Almirón
FWD
Joelinton
FWD
Alexander Isak
FWD
Anthony Gordon

Substitutes

56'Sean Longstafffor Joelinton
56'Harvey Barnes
for Anthony Gordon
66'Callum Wilsonfor Alexander Isak
66'Elliott Andersonfor Sandro Tonali
86'Valentino Livramentofor Miguel Almirón
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Manchester City330061+59
W
W
W
13Newcastle United310264+23
W
L
L

Last Games

Manchester City

@Burnley
3 - 0

Newcastle United

vsAston Villa
5 - 1

Head-to-Head

21 Feb 2026
Manchester City2 - 1Newcastle United
21 Feb 2026Manchester City
2 - 1
Newcastle United
22 Nov 2025
Newcastle United2 - 1Manchester City
22 Nov 2025Newcastle United
2 - 1
Manchester City
15 Feb 2025
Manchester City4 - 0Newcastle United
15 Feb 2025Manchester City
4 - 0
Newcastle United
28 Sept 2024
Newcastle United1 - 1Manchester City
28 Sept 2024Newcastle United
1 - 1
Manchester City
13 Jan 2024
Newcastle United2 - 3Manchester City
13 Jan 2024Newcastle United
2 - 3
Manchester City

Premier League

Gameweek 2

18 Aug • 19:45
Nottingham Forest
Sheffield United
2 - 1
19 Aug • 15:00
Fulham
Brentford
0 - 3
19 Aug • 15:00
Liverpool
Bournemouth
3 - 1
19 Aug • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 4
19 Aug • 17:30
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United
2 - 0
19 Aug • 20:00
Manchester City
Newcastle United
1 - 0
20 Aug • 14:00
Aston Villa
Everton
4 - 0
20 Aug • 16:30
West Ham United
Chelsea
3 - 1
21 Aug • 20:00
Crystal Palace
Arsenal
0 - 1
03 Oct • 19:30
Luton
Burnley
1 - 2

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.