In recent years, Newcastle has become a rather convenient opponent for Manchester City. The "Magpies" don`t have a win against City since 2005 in a league match and have lost the last 6 such clashes in all competitions. Newcastle is second in the rankings for the least won points from away matches of this season in the Premier League, as only Reading has won less points. 8 of the last 10 games of the "Magpies" as a guest are losses, and in this meeting the team will face one of the best hosts in the Premier league.
Manchester City are unbeaten in 37 of their last 38 home games in the Premier League and it seems that this trend will continue after the match against Newcastle. However, Manchester City players should approach with maximum concentration for the match, given that the Newcastle team is showing serious pogres recently. The "Magpies" even managed to cope with the multi million squad of Anzhi in the Europa League and continue to the next round of the tournament.
In the remaining 9 rounds by the end of the season, catching up a 15 points difference seems impossible for Mancini`s team and definitely the logic goal of Manchester City is to keep the second place in the standings. Losing the title has certainly affected the mood in City`s squad and it is possible that they can make some mistakes until the end of the season.