Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Fortuna Köln in 10th and Schalke 04 II in 11th place.
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.
Fortuna Köln form and stats
Fortuna Köln's results here at Südstadion in the Regionalliga: West have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Fortuna Köln, facing Bonner SC in a game that ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Fortuna Köln won a home game hosting Lippstadt 08 (1-0).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fortuna Köln have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost one.
Fortuna Köln aren't scoring a lot here at Südstadion in the league, with only 7 goals from 11 games. On the other hand, Fortuna Köln have conceded 13 goals.
Schalke 04 II form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Schalke 04 II so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-7 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Schalke 04 II, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Schalke 04 II's last game was the home draw against Borussia M'gladbach II (0-0). A 1-2 defeat away at Verl before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Schalke 04 II playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Schalke 04 II wins, one draw and two defeats.
Schalke 04 II are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 11 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Schalke 04 II have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Schalke 04 II - Fortuna Köln 1-0, played this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Fortuna Köln won five, Schalke 04 II won two and zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Prokoph 7 goals |  F. Uzelac 4 goals |  H. Salman 4 goals |
Fortuna Köln missing players
Schalke 04 II missing players
| Fortuna Köln | Schalke 04 II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 87% |
| 59% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 74% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 48% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 13% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 9% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 32% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 39% |
| 36% | 55% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 30% |
| 4 | 4.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 190 | 96 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 102 | 223 |
| 64 | 31 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 42 | 100 |
| 31% | 23% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 31% | 27% |
- Fortuna Köln has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Fortuna Köln has the most matches under the total-line (17)
- Fortuna Köln have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Fortuna Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rodinghausen | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 41 | 58 |
| 2 | Verl | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 50 |
| 3 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | Rot-Wei Oberhausen | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| 5 | Alemannia Aachen | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Koln II | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Fortuna Köln | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Schalke 04 II | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 27 |
| 12 | Bonner SC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | TuS Haltern | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -17 | 22 |
| 15 | Wuppertaler SV | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | -21 | 20 |
| 16 | Homberg | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -25 | 17 |
| 17 | Wattenscheid 09 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 18 | Lippstadt 08 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -22 | 16 |
| 19 | Bergisch Gladbach | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -36 | 14 |
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