Newcastle United

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) from Man City vs Newcastle United (Crowd attendance of 53,419 at the Etihad on 4 March, 2022). An important win for City, with Foden and Bernardo Silva scoring. Not much really on the attacking front from NUFC, and that’s reflected in their low xG.

xG Man City 1.03-0.32 Newcastle shots map (Actual score MCI 2-0 NEW)

1-0 Foden goal vs Newcastle xG 0.20
2-0 Bernardo Silva goal vs Newcastle xG 0.08

City also had good header chances through Gundogan (1st minute) and Haaland (34th minute) that they missed.

Man City vs Newcastle 2-0 Match Stats for comparison

(MCFC stats on left; NUFC stats on right)

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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Newcastle vs Man City (2022/23 season played on August 21, 2022). The NUFC v MCFC game ended in a 3-3 draw, played in front of a crowd of 52,298 at St James Park.

xG Newcastle 2.25-3.29 Man City shots map (Actual score NUFC 3-3 MCFC)

0-1 Gundogan goal vs Newcastle xG 0.31
1-1 Almiron goal vs Man City xG 0.60

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