1. FC Koln vs FC Schalke 04, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
1. FC Koln vs FC Schalke 04 — 2. Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.
- 1. FC Koln 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Schalke 04 34 games · 70 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tobias Welz
- Assistant 1 Christian Leicher
- Assistant 2 Patrick Kessel
19 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Schalke 04 34 70 2 SV 07 Elversberg 34 62 3 SC Paderborn 07 34 62 4 Hannover 96 34 60 5 SV Darmstadt 98 34 52 6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 52 7 Hertha BSC 34 51 8 1. FC Nurnberg 34 46 9 VfL Bochum 1848 34 44 10 Karlsruher SC 34 44 11 SG Dynamo Dresden 34 41 12 Holstein Kiel 34 41 13 Arminia Bielefeld 34 39 14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 39 15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 37 16 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 34 37 17 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 34 37 18 SC Preussen Munster 34 30 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Feb FC Schalke 04 H 1–0 W 05 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–3 L 01 Feb Eintracht Braunschweig A 2–1 W 25 Jan SV 07 Elversberg H 1–0 W 18 Jan Hamburger SV A 0–1 L 22 Dec 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Feb 1. FC Koln A 0–1 L 01 Feb 1. FC Magdeburg H 2–5 L 25 Jan 1. FC Nurnberg H 3–1 W 18 Jan Eintracht Braunschweig A 0–0 D 20 Dec SV 07 Elversberg A 4–1 W 14 Dec TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 1–1 D Key Stats
56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Schalke 040-151/216-301/131-454/146-602/–61-752/176+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between 1. FC Koln and FC Schalke 04 is underway.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joel Schmied suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' FC Schalke 04 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Tobias Mohr has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Gruger, as he is very good at scoring at RheinEnergieSTADION with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Koln that had 395 games and scored 325 goals.
- 34' It’s gonna be a card for Joel Schmied.
- 39' The referee shows 1. FC Koln player a card on 39.
- 43' Goal! Damion Downs scores his 11 goal in 395 matches.
- 46' The whistle greets Eric Martel as he departs to be replaced by Neo Telle.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 56' The travelling FC Schalke 04 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' The 1. FC Koln manager makes a substitution. Dejan Ljubicic departs to be replaced by Florian Kainz.
- 62' Aymen Barkok has so much to prove this time. He replaces Janik Bachmann on 62 minute.
- 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dejan Ljubicic made 30 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 72' 1. FC Koln player sees a card in front of him.
- 73' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Denis Huseinbasic by Jan Thielmann on 73 minute.
- 78' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Imad Rondic. He replaces Damion Downs on 81 minute.
- 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Koln needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
1. FC Koln Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 37
- 3
- 17
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 25
- 6
- 47
- 8
- 42
Bench
- 11
- 26
- 9
- 21
- 29
- 27
- 35
- 49
- 46
Coach Gerhard StruberFC Schalke 04 Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 26
- 29
- 19
- 35
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14
Janik Bachmann ↓ Aymen Barkok 62'
- 6
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10
Pape Ba ↓ Ilyes Hamache 62'
- 28
- 23
- 5
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37
Max Gruger ↓ Amin Younes 81'
Bench
- 34
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25
Aymen Barkok ↑ 62'
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8
Amin Younes ↑ 81'
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18
Christopher Antwi-Adjei ↑ 81'
- 30
- 27
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24
Ilyes Hamache ↑ 62'
- 2
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17
Adrian Gantenbein ↑ 62'
Coach Kees van Wonderen -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Florian Kainz 2 Sebastiaan Bornauw 2 Damion Downs 2 Jhon Cordoba 2 Jonas Hector 1 Kenan Karaman 1 Alexander Nubel 1 Linton Maina 1 Head to Head
1. FC Koln Form
FC Schalke 04 Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.24 1. FC Koln xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.77 FC Schalke 04 xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: 1. FC Koln winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.01Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 60% 40% ± 2.5 33% 67% ± 3.5 15% 85% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
1. FC Koln or Draw 80%Draw or FC Schalke 04 49%1. FC Koln or FC Schalke 04 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: 1. FC Koln win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.8%1 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13.7%2 – 0 9.9%0 – 1 9%2 – 1 7.8%1 – 2 4.7%3 – 0 4%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 1 3.3%2 – 2 3.1%3 – 2 1.4%Asian Handicap — 1. FC Koln
Handicap 1. FC Koln covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 14% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 25% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 15% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet 47% ✗FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.