Newcastle – Manchester City Tip EFL Cup, semi-finals, first leg on Tuesday, 13/01/26 at 21:00
And it’s the cup in England again! After Newcastle United and Manchester City were recently successful in the FA Cup, there will now be a direct duel in the semi-final first leg of the EFL Cup.
Despite the home advantage, the Magpies only go into the game as outsiders. This is not surprising. After all, Manchester have not lost since November 2025 and most recently presented themselves in goal mood against Exeter City (10-1).
However, since Newcastle is also at the top offensively (eight goals in three games), I generally expect a high-scoring confrontation in my Newcastle Manchester City and at Interwetten I am targeting the betting classic “Both teams to score” at odds of around 1.50.
Newcastle vs. Manchester City AI predictions:
With the numerous cup competitions with their different regulations, you can get confused. It’s a good thing that our AI model keeps track of it and provides you with betting alternatives in its Newcastle Manchester City AI prediction.
With the first tip, the digital brain takes advantage of the odds. “Win Manchester City” is offered at excellent odds around 2.20. And that’s despite the fact that the Skyblues have won nine of the last twelve games.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Win Newcastle |
Draw |
Win Man City |
| 31.7% |
26.1% |
42.2% |
“Over 2.5 hits” is also strongly quoted in view of the starting position (1.65). City recently celebrated the record victory in the FA Cup, Newcastle delivered an open exchange of blows with Bournemouth. So one should not assume an uneventful duel.
Finally, the AI recommends a risk bet. “3:1 for Manchester” brings it to a whopping odds of about 16.5 at new bookmakers. The result does not seem unrealistic, especially since City still has a score to settle with the Magpies after the league bankruptcy in November (1:2).
What you need to know about Newcastle vs. Manchester City betting
- The last time the two teams met was in the 2023/24 season in the EFL Cup – Newcastle won 1-0 at home.
- Manchester has conceded exactly one goal in each of the last five competitive games.
- City have never conceded more than one goal in each of their last ten games.
- Newcastle have won their last four games, scoring at least two goals in each of them.
- The Magpies have won only two of their last nine home games against Manchester City.
