PitchMath
Premier League · 2025Etihad Stadium

Manchester City 2–1 Newcastle United · Premier League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Manchester City won 2–1.

Shots
1513
Shots on target
77
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City beat Newcastle 2–1. Recorded in this match (Manchester City – Newcastle): shots 15–13, shots on target 7–7, possession 55%–45%, corners 5–5. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots13 shotsManchester City 15 shots, Newcastle United 13 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots7 shotsManchester City 7 shots, Newcastle United 7 shots
  • Possession55%45%Manchester City 55%, Newcastle United 45%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersManchester City 5 corners, Newcastle United 5 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls13 foulsManchester City 12 fouls, Newcastle United 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards5 cardsManchester City 2 cards, Newcastle United 5 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Manchester City
1Draws
1Newcastle United
Newcastle United — Manchester City · Premier League2–1
Manchester City — Newcastle United · Premier League4–0
Newcastle United — Manchester City · Premier League1–1
Newcastle United — Manchester City · Premier League2–3
Manchester City — Newcastle United · Premier League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester City favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · Newcastle United in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester City27 matchesNewcastle United27 matches
2.07 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/271.41 goals/match
0.93 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/271.44 goals/match
14.2 shots/match ▲Shots27/2713.2 shots/match
5.15 shots/match ▲Shots on target27/274.63 shots/match
58.9% ●Possession27/2753%
5.41 corners/matchCorners27/27● 6.85 corners/match
1.89 cards/matchCards27/271.74 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls27/279.52 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples27 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 22 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsManchester CityNewcastle United
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headManchester City — Newcastle United
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required