The start of 2026 comes in strong for the English football fans, as the EFL Cup 2025/2026 is getting ready for the first leg of its semi-finals. The first match of the two will see Newcastle United host Manchester City at their home stadium of St James’ Park. The game will take place on Tuesday, 13 January in Newcastle upon Tyne. The kick off time is 8:00 pm GMT. In the UK you have several options to watch the match, including Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
Both the defending champions Newcastle United and Manchester City entered the competition in the third round among the nine Premier League clubs involved in European competitions. Having played through the third and fourth round, both advanced to the quarterfinals, where Newcastle won 2 – 1 against Fulham and Man City won 2 – 0 against Brentford.
Newcastle United vs Manchester City – Betting Odds
As the Carabao Cup is open to all clubs from the top four tiers of English football, the competition was fierce from the very start.
Below we will take a look at Newcastle United vs Manchester City betting odds on some of the most popular betting markets 7bet has to offer for the match.
1X2 Betting Odds
This betting market is also known as the straight win because it’s based on the main concept of any sports game: determining the winner. Beginner punters are often recommended to start their journey in the betting world with this bet.
Your task is to predict the outcome of the match, which can go one of three possible ways in football: the home team wins (1), the away team wins (2), or the match ends in a draw (x). If you predict the result correctly, your wager qualifies for a payout proportional to the offered odds and your stake size.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following 1×2 Newcastle United vs Manchester City odds:
| Newcastle (1) | Draw (x) | Man City (2) |
| 21/10 | 5/2 | 13/12 |
Double Chance Odds
If you’d like to place a bet on the match outcome but without as much risk as the previous bet involves, try the double chance bet. You still have to predict the match result, but instead of betting on one outcome you can place a wager on two possible options. If any of the two takes place on the field, you win.
Since two out of three outcomes brings you a win, your risk of making a wrong prediction goes down. However, keep in mind that the offered odds will also be lower.
In football, you get the following betting options:
- Either the home team wins or the match ends in a draw (1x)
- Either the home team or the away team wins (12)
- Either the away team wins or the match ends in a draw (x2)
You’ll benefit from this betting market the most if the teams on the field are equally strong and have equal chances to win.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following double chance Newcastle United vs Manchester City odds:
| Newcastle or draw (1x) | Newcastle or Man City (12) | Draw or Man City (x2) |
| 11/17 | 2/7 | 8/25 |
Handicap Betting Odds
Handicap bets are considered to be advanced and as such recommended for experienced bettors. Not only do you need to have deep knowledge of the sport and the teams you’re betting on, it also takes some time to wrap your head around the bet mechanism.
Handicap bets were introduced specifically for matches where one of the playing teams holds an obvious advantage over their rival because of their superior skills, stronger squad, or other circumstances. The outcome becomes way too predictable, making betting lose its primary purpose.
A handicap bet imposes special conditions on the winning team. Your bet wins only if they win under these conditions. In other words, it’s not so much about who wins but how they do it.
Each sport has its own handicap bets based on the rules. Football offers a variety of handicap bets, goal difference being the most popular one.
Let’s see how handicap betting works. If you place a wager that Team A, who is obviously the favourite in the match, will win with a -1.5 goal difference, it means that at the end of the match their score has to be at least two goals higher. If that’s the case, your wager wins, but if not, Team A still wins the match but you lose your wager.
This, however, doesn’t mean that you need to predict the exact final score. You’ll win with any score that answers the requirements of the bet (for example, 2 – 0, 3 – 1, 4 – 1, or similar).
Handicap bets also allow you to place a wager on the underdog. For example, if you bet that Team B will lose with a goal difference of +2, they can’t lose by more than one goal (scores like 0 – 1, 2 – 3 or similar). With a higher goal difference you’ll lose your wager.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following handicap Newcastle United vs Manchester City betting odds:
| Newcastle +0.25 | Man City -0.25 |
| 8/9 | 11/14 |
Other popular handicap lines include:
| Newcastle | Draw | Man City | |
| Starts 3 – 0 | 1/14 | 17/2 | 15/1 |
| Starts 2 – 0 | 1/4 | 5/1 | 13/2 |
| Starts 1 – 0 | 17/25 | 16/5 | 11/4 |
| Starts 0 – 1 | 16/3 | 4/1 | 7/20 |
| Starts 0 – 2 | 14/1 | 7/1 | 1/10 |
Explore betting markets for EFL Cup
Both Teams to Score (BTTS) Odds
This is one of the simple markets where you’re trying to predict whether both teams will score at least one goal during the game.
You don’t have to predict the match winner or the final score, that’s why this bet is considered relatively low risk and is often recommended to newbie punters as a starting point.
If you think that both teams indeed can score during the game, place your bet on “yes”. If it seems like either or even none of them have what it takes to break the rival’s defense, your wager should go on “no”.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following both teams to score Newcastle United vs Manchester City betting odds:
| Yes | No |
| 1/2 | 15/11 |
Goal Total (Over/Under) Odds
For this bet, you need to predict if the sum of all goals scored in the game will be higher (over) or lower (under) than a number specified by the bookie in the betting offer.
For example, you place a wager that the match between Team A and Team B will end with a goal total of over 2.5. When at the end of the game you add up all the goals scored by Team A and Team B, you should get 3 goals or more. In this case your wager wins. Scores like 2 – 1, 0 – 3, 2 – 2, or similar will all work in your favour. A lower goal difference (let’s say, 2 – 0 or 1 – 1, both total of 2) will result in you losing your wager.
What you don’t have to do is predict the final score, which side scored the goals, or the winner of the match, as it has no bearing on your bet. This bet is also considered low risk.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following goal total Newcastle United vs Manchester City odds:
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 5/9 | 6/5 |
Correct Score Odds
This is another advanced bet where you need to predict the exact score at the end of the match. Theoretically, it can be anything, so the risk of making a wrong prediction is high.
Here you will need to have good knowledge of the teams, their top scorers, their history at the tournament in question, and usual dynamics of playing against each other.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following correct score Newcastle United vs Manchester City odds for some of the most popular scorelines:
| Newcastle | Man City | Odds |
| 0 | 0 | 14/1 |
| 1 | 0 | 12/1 |
| 0 | 1 | 9/1 |
| 1 | 1 | 11/2 |
| 2 | 0 | 17/1 |
| 2 | 1 | 10/1 |
| 1 | 2 | 15/2 |
Please note that the odds are accurate as per the publishing time of the article. Make sure to check the latest odds before placing a bet.
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