Newcastle United vs. Manchester City 12/19/21 Premier League Soccer Picks, Predictions, Odds

Newcastle and Manchester City face off on Sunday in an English Premier League showdown at St. James Park. When these two teams faced off in May of 2021 it was Manchester City that won 4-3. 

Manchester City currently sits in 1st place in the standings having picked up 41 points on the season. Manchester City is playing some really good soccer this season and in their last game they beat Leeds United 7-0. Kevin De Bruyne was the top player for Manchester City scoring two goals. Manchester City has scored 40 goals total while their defense has given up nine goals total. Bernando Silva has been the top player for Manchester CIty scoring seven goals and adding one assist. Phil Foden has also been strong for Manchester City scoring four goals and adding three assists. 

On the other side of this matchup is Newcastle who sits in 19th place in the standings Coming into this game Newcastle has lost two games in a row and during that stretch they have given up seven goals total. In the last game against Liverpool, they scored one goal but the defense gave up three goals. Newcastle has scored 18 goals total while their defense has given up 37 goals total. Callum Wilson has been the top player for Newcastle scoring six goals. Allan Saint-Maximin is also having a big season scoring three goals and three assists.

Manchester City is an elite offensive team, and Newcastle’s defense is going to really struggle in this game. Look for Manchester City to score at least three or four goals and that will be enough to cruise to the victory. Back Manchester City -2.5 to cash.