Manchester City vs Newcastle United prediction | 20 Feb 2027 | xGtoday


Manchester City
Ranking: #5 overall, #2 in England

90.5 → 91.2 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 08 Sep Porto (A) 91.6 +0.7
0-1 13 Sep Man United (A) 91.6 0.0
5-3 20 Sep Sunderland (H) 90.4 -1.2
0-3 11 Oct Liverpool (A) 90.8 +0.4
2-4 14 Oct PSG (H) 91.2 +0.4
Newcastle United
Ranking: #27 overall, #13 in England

85.5 → 81.6 (-3.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 29 Aug Tottenham (A) 83.7 -0.3
2-2 05 Sep Bournemouth (H) 83.1 -0.6
4-1 14 Sep Leeds Utd (A) 82.5 -0.6
2-1 19 Sep Hull City (H) 81.7 -0.8
4-1 12 Oct Coventry (A) 81.6 -0.1

Manchester City vs Newcastle United: by the numbers

Newcastle United trail Manchester City by 22 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 11 in England.

The recent trend shows Manchester City on the rise, +0.7 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Newcastle United has gone the other way at -3.9.

Last time these teams played, on 21 February 2026, Manchester City gained 0.3 rating points.

Manchester City first climbed to #1 in our European rankings on 26 July 2018.

The best xGtoday rating Newcastle United have ever held is 89.2, first set on 25 October 2025.