Newcastle vs Manchester United: prediction & preview

Kick-offWed, 2 Dec 2026 · 20:15
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park

Newcastle vs Manchester United prediction

Slight Newcastle Edge The most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 12.5%.

Newcastle win47%
Draw26%
Manchester United win27%

Expected goals: Newcastle 1.7, Manchester United 1.2.

Other likely scorelines: 2-1 (9.5%), 1-0 (8.2%), 2-0 (7.8%).

Medium Confidence · Poisson model with Dixon-Coles correction, run on team attack and defence strengths, recent form and venue · public track record

Every remaining meeting with Manchester United

Newcastle have 2 fixtures left against Manchester United this season. The model prices each one separately, because home advantage and the state of the table move the numbers between them.

Kick-offFixtureVenueNewcastle win / draw / loss
Wed, 2 Dec 2026 · 20:15Newcastle vs Manchester UnitedSt James' Park47% / 26% / 27%
Thu, 7 Jan 2027 · 20:00Manchester United vs NewcastleOld Trafford31% / 27% / 42%

Manchester United so far this season

Manchester United are 17th in the Premier League on 7 points from 9 games: 1 won, 4 drawn and 4 lost.

They have scored 10 goals, the joint 5th fewest in the division, and conceded 15, the joint 5th most: 1.1 scored and 1.7 conceded a game, against a division average of 1.3.

Newcastle are 13th on 11 points, 4 points and 4 places above Manchester United.

How the teams compare

League tablePosPtsPldW-D-LGF-GA
Newcastle United131193-2-412-15
Manchester United17791-4-410-15

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NUFC Pulse: Newcastle United AI match predictions. A Poisson model with Dixon-Coles correction, run on fixtures, results and standings from API-Football.