Schalke 04 are welcoming Köln for another important game after their 1-3 result against 7th-placed Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals (42) in Bundesliga
- Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Schalke and Köln.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Schalke 04's results here at VELTINS-Arena in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Schalke 04 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Eintracht Frankfurt (1-3). Ahead of that match, Schalke won a home game hosting Hoffenheim (4-0).
Ralf Fährmann had a busy but productive day in the Eintracht Frankfurt match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
This is expected to be a close game, with Schalke 04 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Schalke 04 as a small favourite), we find eight games. Schalke has won one of these, drawn one and lost six.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bayern München are coming to town in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Schalke here at VELTINS-Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Schalke defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Köln form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Köln have produced an overall stat of 2-3-2 so far.
E. Rexhbecaj was the last player to score for the away team. Köln haven't scored a league goal in the last 485 minutes.
Köln's last game was the home draw against Hertha BSC (0-0). A 0-5 defeat away at Freiburg before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Köln in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Köln, one draw and three defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Köln now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Bundesliga game at Hoffenheim is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Köln have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Schalke two wins, five draws and Köln three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hoppe 4 goals |   E. Skhiri 3 goals |  B. Raman 2 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Köln missing players
| Schalke 04 | Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 42 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 69% |
| 69% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 50% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 56% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 19% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 11.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 28% | 23% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 25% | 29% |
- Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals (42) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the the worst goal difference (-29) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 14 |
| 16 | Köln | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 12 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 7 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 29 | -29 | 7 |