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


Manchester City
Ranking: #4 overall, #2 in England

91.2 → 91.0 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 13 May Crystal Palace (H) 91.1 +0.3
1-1 19 May Bournemouth (A) 90.5 -0.6
1-2 24 May Aston Villa (H) 89.7 -0.8
2-1 23 Aug Bournemouth (H) 90.1 +0.4
1-4 28 Aug Crystal Palace (A) 91.0 +0.9
Newcastle United
Ranking: #20 overall, #10 in England

85.8 → 83.7 (-2.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 May Nottm Forest (A) 85.8 +0.3
3-1 17 May West Ham (H) 85.9 +0.1
2-0 24 May Fulham (A) 84.9 -1.0
2-2 23 Aug Liverpool (H) 84.0 -0.9
0-2 29 Aug Tottenham (A) 83.7 -0.3

Manchester City vs Newcastle United: by the numbers

Newcastle United trail Manchester City by 16 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 8 in England.

The recent trend shows Manchester City on the rise, -0.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Newcastle United has gone the other way at -2.1.

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

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

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