Man City are still in the championship race, but need a win against Newcastle. Prediction, 21.02.26

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Manchester City want to stay in the championship fight

The Citizens still have a chance of winning the league title, but they have to keep up with Arsenal FC to do so. The gap after 26 match days is currently 4 points. If they lose, however, this gap could increase to 7 points. A difficult task awaits the 2nd-placed team in the table with Newcastle. However, City are in good form and have not been beaten in 4 games. During this time, they have won 3 games against Wolverhampton, Fulham and Liverpool FC. A draw was achieved against Tottenham Hotspur. Although the offense is not in top form at the moment, they were able to score at least 2 goals in each of these games. They have also managed to keep a clean sheet in their last two home games. 24 goals conceded in 26 league games is also the 2nd-best figure in the Premier League. With 54 goals, they even have the best offense in the league. They scored 32 of these goals in their 13 home games. They won 10 of them and were only beaten once at home.

Several title options

City still had a chance of winning the title in all 4 competitions in mid-February. In the Champions League, they made it directly to the round of 16 and won 5 out of 8 group games. In the FA Cup, they have won 2 games so far and are more than deserving of a place in the next round, where they will also face Newcastle United. In the EFL Cup, they have even made it to the final. Here, too, they had to play Newcastle in the semi-final and won in 2 games with a total score of 5:1. They will now face Arsenal FC in the final.

The Magpies are increasingly losing touch

In recent years, Newcastle United has increasingly blossomed into a Champions League contender. They are there again this year. However, this may no longer be the case next season, as the team is currently only in 10th place in the Premier League. They are already 9 points off a top 4 place and their performances in recent weeks are not necessarily pointing upwards. Although they celebrated a 1:2 away win at Tottenham Hotspur on the last matchday, they suffered 3 defeats in a row before that, including a 4:1 away defeat to Liverpool FC. They also conceded a surprising 3:2 defeat against Brentford FC in their last home game. In general, the defense is a construction site with 37 goals already conceded. Newcastle have conceded as many defeats as they have wins. In addition to 10 wins and 10 defeats, a further 6 games ended in a draw.

Away performances are a cause for concern

One statistic that also clearly speaks against Newcastle United is that they have major problems away from home. In fact, they are only 13th in the away table and have only picked up 13 points in 13 games. With 6 defeats to their name, they have lost twice as many games as they have won. It is therefore not surprising that they have a negative goal difference of 13:17 goals. However, this is particularly worrying in attack. Only 3 teams in the league have scored fewer goals away from home.

ManCity is the clear favorite for us - Our prediction

With home advantage behind them, Manchester City are the clear favorites in this match. Newcastle are too weak away from home and are also not in good form. City also won the two semi-final duels in the EFL Cup. In addition to a Tip 1, we think Newcastle will score in any case.