Today’s free football predictions are ready. Sorry that it came a bit late. This is because we had a significant technical challenge that I tried to fix.
Out of the matches available today, we have picked Manchester City vs Newcastle as our bet of the day.
Bet of the day
Manchester City vs Newcastle
Manchester City and Newcastle United square off in a Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in the afternoon following contrasting results in two distinct cup tournaments.
The Citizens will be hoping to improve on their easy FA Cup fifth-round victory in midweek, while the Magpies will be looking to recover from their heartbreaking EFL Cup final loss last weekend.
Fact Check
- Manchester City are undefeated in 32 of their previous 36 Premier League matches.
- Under 2.5 goals have been scored in Newcastle’s previous 6 games in the Premier League.
Manchester City will have a hard-fought win against Newcastle
Manchester City enters this match having defeated Bristol City 3-0 to go to the FA Cup quarterfinals. This season, they have earned 31 of a possible 36 points at home in the Premier League.
Guardiola’s team should have no trouble scoring against Newcastle because they have done so in each of their previous 28 league encounters with the Magpies.
However, keeping the ball out of the net may prove difficult because they have only managed to keep three clean sheets in their last 16 Premier League games, a shockingly poor run of defensive play that needs to be corrected if they hope to catch up to Arsenal at the top.
Newcastle will put up a good fight to end their winless streak.
After losing to Manchester United 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final last weekend, Newcastle extended their winless streak to four games in all competitions.
Although they have never lost once away from home in the league all season, they have only won four games while drawing the other eight.
Moreover, they have only one Premier League victory this year which Is quite a poor record.
Head to Head comparison
Manchester City have defeated Newcastle in their previous 7 home games across all competitions.
Manchester City’s team news
John Stones might be able to recover from a hamstring injury in time for this game although he is unlikely to start.
To determine if Aymeric Laporte can participate in this game, an evaluation must be conducted on him before the kickoff.
It was doubtful that Stefan Ortega would start this game, so, he will likely miss it after leaving the field against Bristol City with a hand injury.
Newcastle team news
Emil Krafth’s injury has kept him out of action while Bruno Guimaraes, who had an ankle injury in the Carabao Cup final, could miss this game and will need to be evaluated before the match.
Nick Pope, who only received a one-game suspension, has returned back to the squad.
Expert’s opinion
The last six games between these two teams have produced 29 goals in total, mostly in City’s favor.
This matchup typically features a lot of goals. Nonetheless, Newcastle has been solid defensively this year, and the only league game in which they allowed more than two goals was a 3-3 tie with City in their previous meeting.
With that in mind, Pep Guardiola’s team will probably win this game, but it will be a close one.
Prediction
A straight win for Manchester City is my best pick while a combination of Manchester City wins and over 2.5 goals is my second choice and my big odd prediction.
Today’s Free Football Predictions
However, this is what I have for today. View the live scores here
