This could be an interesting match as Schalke 04 II have their presumed home advantage while Köln II are ahead 3 points in the Regionalliga: West table.
It's no vacation for neither Schalke nor Köln II as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Schalke 04 II form and stats
Overall Regionalliga: West stats at home this season for Schalke 04 II are 1-0-3 (wins-draw-losses). With Schalke having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager T. Fröhling.
Schalke manager T. Fröhling and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Alemannia Aachen (placed 9th) in the Regionalliga: West. Before that game, the home loss against Wuppertaler SV with the scoreline 1-2.
The manager T. Fröhling will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sportfreunde Lotte in only three days.
The Schalke fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Köln II form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Regionalliga: West.
Impressive finishing from V. Geimier, F. Dietz (2) and T. Lemperle secured the home win 4-0 against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in their previous game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Borussia M'gladbach II with the score of 2-1.
As you can tell from the results above, Köln was very dominant against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with V. Geimier, F. Dietz (2) and T. Lemperle providing the goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rödinghausen in just three days.
Köln find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. 5 goals have been conceded by Köln in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Schalke wins - draws - Köln II wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Schuler 2 goals |  N. Boujellab 2 goals |  V. Geimer 2 goals |
Schalke 04 II missing players
Köln II missing players
| Schalke 04 II | Köln II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 56% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 62% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 44% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | 47 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 21 | 15 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 46% |
- All of Köln II's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Köln II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Köln II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Köln II have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Köln II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Schalke 04 II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 II haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Borussia Dortmund II | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 20 |
| 2 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | Fortuna Köln | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Preußen Münster | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Köln II | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Wuppertaler SV | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Alemannia Aachen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Wiedenbrück | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Schalke 04 II | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Rödinghausen | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | SV 1919 Straelen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -9 | 10 |
| 15 | Lippstadt 08 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Bonner SC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Wegberg-Beeck | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Bergisch Gladbach | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 20 | Homberg | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
| 21 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 4 |
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