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)
