Manchester City – Newcastle. Forecast and announcement for the semifinals of the League Cup

On Wednesday, February 4, the semi-final match of the English League Cup between “Manchester City” and “Newcastle” will take place. The game will start at 22:00 Kyiv time. The first game ended with the victory of “MC” with a score of 0:2.

Manchester City

In general, the season is going well for the “townsmen”, although the team gave up a little in the last games. After 24 rounds of the Premier League, Manchester City has 47 points on its balance sheet, which allows it to occupy the 2nd step of the tournament table. However, the gap from the leader is not too big – only 6 points. In the FA Cup, the team qualified for the 1/16 finals, where they will play against Salford.

In the Champions League, the English managed to win 16 points in 8 games, which allowed them to occupy the 8th place in the overall standings and qualify for the 1/8 finals of the tournament. Manchester City beat Huddersfield, Swansea and Brentford on their way to the semi-finals of the English League Cup.

Newcastle

“Newcastle” in the current season does not look stable at all. For 24 matches of the championship, the team managed to get 33 points, which now allow them to be on the 11th step of the tournament table. Although the distance from the competitors is not very big – even the “magpies” lag behind the top 7 by only 3 points. In the FA Cup, the club also qualified for the 1/16 finals, where they will play against Aston Villa.

In the Champions League, “Newcastle” was a little less successful – for 8 rounds, the team managed to score 14 points, thanks to which it took the 12th step of the tournament table. In the 1/16 finals of the tournament, the English will meet with “Karabakh”. The current holders of the trophy defeated Bradford, Tottenham and Fulham on their way to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Personal meetings

In the last 5 games between the clubs, “Manchester City” has a significant advantage. The team has 3 wins, 1 more game ended in a draw, and 1 win was won by “Newcastle”.

Interesting facts

• “Manchester City” has not lost at home for 9 games in a row. The team has 7 wins and 2 draws.
• In the last 7 matches, “Newcastle” won only 1 victory.
• Manchester City have scored 49 goals in the current Premier League season, the most of any team.

Forecast

Both teams are not in the best form, but Manchester City still shows great form in home games. I will bet on his victory (with a coefficient of 1.77 on the BC betking line).