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1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04, 2018-19 ROUND OF 32

DFB-Pokal · 2018-19
1. FC Köln
1 – 1
5 – 6 pen
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Wed 31 Oct 2018 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Alessandro Schopf
Salih Ozcan 61' Y
Y 63' Mark Uth
Louis Schaub 84' Y
Y 84' Nabil Bentaleb
Y 100' Guido Burgstaller
Y 110' Matija Nastasic

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 — DFB-Pokal .

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Daniel Riehl
  • Referee Florian Heft
  • Referee Thomas Stein
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

6
3
1. FC Köln 9 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-31 1. FC Köln 1–1 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D
01 Oct FC Viktoria Köln 1904 H 1–2 L
19 Aug BFC Dynamo A 9–1 W
13 May BSG Chemie Leipzig H 1–3 L
06 May SSV Jeddeloh II A 2–0 W
29 Apr Barnton FC H 1–5 L
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct 1. FC Köln A 1–1 D
28 Oct RB Leipzig A 0–0 D
24 Oct Galatasaray SK A 0–0 D
20 Oct SV Werder Bremen H 0–2 L
06 Oct TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf A 2–0 W
03 Oct FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–0 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Köln this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Köln
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Köln
Isak Johannesson 2 G
FC Schalke 04
Edin Dzeko 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. 1. FC Köln host FC Schalke 04 — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Alexander Nubel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The 31-year-old Louis Schaub has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . 1. FC Köln seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Schalke 04 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' It looks surprising FC Schalke 04 does not make any changes. Naldo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His 1. FC Köln side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' Goal! Jhon Cordoba scores his 76 goal in 400 matches.
  • 48' It’s high time Domenico Tedesco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Alessandro Schopf argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Fresh legs for FC Schalke 04! Daniel Caligiuri comes on to replace Alessandro Schopf.
  • 61' Salih Ozcan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mark Uth on 63.
  • 67' A tactical swap from FC Schalke 04 — Breel Embolo on, Yevhen Konoplyanka off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Nabil Bentaleb is replacing Naldo for the FC Schalke 04 side.
  • 77' Jonas Hector has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Markus Anfang might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Jhon Cordoba by Simon Terodde on 83 minute.
  • 84' The referee has no hesitation. Louis Schaub is booked for 1. FC Koln — Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' A stunning finish from Nabil Bentaleb — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Anfang

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Kainz 2
Sebastiaan Bornauw 2
Damion Downs 2
Jhon Cordoba 2
Dejan Ljubicic 1
Jonas Hector 1
Kenan Karaman 1
Alexander Nubel 1

Head to Head

2018-10-31 1. FC Köln 1–1 FC Schalke 04

1. FC Köln Form

2018-10-31 1. FC Köln 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-10-01 1. FC Köln 1–2 FC Viktoria Köln 1904 L 2018-08-19 BFC Dynamo 1–9 1. FC Köln W 2018-05-13 1. FC Köln 1–3 BSG Chemie Leipzig L 2018-05-06 SSV Jeddeloh II 0–2 1. FC Köln W 2018-04-29 1. FC Köln 1–5 Barnton FC L

FC Schalke 04 Form

2018-10-31 1. FC Köln 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-10-28 RB Leipzig 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-10-24 Galatasaray SK 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-10-20 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2018-10-06 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 0–2 FC Schalke 04 W 2018-10-03 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–1 FC Schalke 04 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.05 1. FC Köln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: 1. FC Köln or FC Schalke 04 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Köln33% Draw31% FC Schalke 0436%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw
64%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
67%
1. FC Köln or FC Schalke 04
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Köln22% Draw51% FC Schalke 0427%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap 1. FC Köln covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.