Struggling Köln will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Schalke 04 in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Köln form and stats
Köln have collected 16 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 5-1-5.
A good away victory last time out for Köln, who won 5-0 against Hertha BSC (placed 14th). Preceding that match was the home game against Bayern München that was lost 1-4.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Köln played a great game against Hertha BSC and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
A decent goal production from Köln in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. Köln's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Playing away, Schalke 04 have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Two points from the last two away games for Schalke 04, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
A. Kutucu was the last player to score for the away team. Schalke 04 haven't scored a league goal in the last 207 minutes.
Schalke 04 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. RB Leipzig proved too strong as Schalke 04 slumped to a 0-5 defeat in front of their own fans at VELTINS-Arena. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Mainz 05.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against RB Leipzig was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bayern München in just three days.
The visiting Schalke 04 have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Schalke 04 have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Schalke 04 - Köln 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Köln victories, five draws and two Schalke 04 wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Córdoba Copete 9 goals |   S. Serdar 7 goals |  A. Harit 6 goals |
Köln missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Köln | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 42 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 83% |
| 91% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 78% |
| 68% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 57% |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 30% |
| 23% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| 55% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 52% |
| 23% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 30% |
| 23% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 35% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 280 | 139 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 113 | 267 |
| 103 | 51 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 25 | 44 | 99 |
| 32% | 33% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 34% | 32% |
- Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 39 | 49 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 48 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 45 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 43 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 34 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | -13 | 27 |
| 13 | Köln | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -16 | 26 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -21 | 22 |
| 16 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 20 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -28 | 17 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -21 | 16 |