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FC Koln v FC Schalke 04 : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

RheinEnergieStadion, Köln

FC Schalke 04 pay Bundesliga 2 counterparts FC Koln a visit on Sunday lunch time, as Kees Van Wonderen guides his team into an away clash with Gerhard Struber & co. at the RheinEnergieStadion. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, stats for every betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are provided too.

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FC Koln's next match is v Magdeburg at 17:30 on Friday 14th February
FC Schalke 04's next match is v Karlsruher at 12:30 on Sunday 16th February
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Köln and Schalke was on Sunday 9th February 2025
German Bundesliga 2
February 9th 2025
Köln 1
0 Schalke
 
D. Downs 43'
 
KOE
S04
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
5
7
Corners
4
4
Possession
37%
63%
Fouls
14
6
Yellow/red cards
3/0
 
KölnSchalke
 
M. Schwäbe
L. Paqarada
J. Schmied
J. Gazibegovic
D. Heintz
D. Huseinbasic (J. Thielmann 73')
D. Ljubicic (F. Kainz 57')
E. Martel (N. Telle 46')
M. Olesen (M. Finkgräfe 57')
L. Maina
D. Downsfootball icon (I. Rondić 81')
J. Heekeren
D. Murkin
M. Kamiński
T. Kalas
(C. Antwi-Adjej 81') T. Mohr
(A. Younes 81') M. Grüger
(A. Gantenbein 62') M. Aydin
(A. Barkok 62') J. Bachmann
R. Schallenberg
K. Karaman
(I. Hamache 62') P. Ba

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Schalke and Köln supporters should have some reason to cheer as their clubs go head-to-head, with a match prediction of both teams to score looking a far stronger pick than any bet on the outright winner. The two teams are more than capable of finding the net, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding anything to pick between the sides, a sign of the qualities (or lack of) each side possesses. Both teams to score is the way to go here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Köln are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Köln
48%
17/20
6%
4/5
6%
Draw
23%
14/5
5%
5/2
5%
Schalke
29%
27/10
8%
27/10
3%
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2
6%
6/1
Köln 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Köln 1-0
8%
8/17/1
Schalke 2-1
7%
11/1
8%
10/1
Köln 2-0
7%
9/1
5%
8/1
6%
Draw 2-2
6%
14/110/1
Schalke 1-0
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Köln 3-1
6%
14/1
15%
10/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/110/1
8%
Köln 3-0
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Schalke 2-0
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
Köln 3-2
4%
22/1
10%
14/1
Schalke 3-1
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
Schalke 3-2
3%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Köln 4-1
2%
28/1
26%
18/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
7/10
5%
8/13
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
11/10
7%
11/10
2%
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/7
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/4
9%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
62%
4/6
3%
8/13
BTTS - No
38%
11/10
5%
23/20
BTTS - Home Win
26%
13/5
11%
9/4
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/117/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
17%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Home/draw
71%
2/7
6%
2/9
Away/draw
52%
10/11
9%
19/20
3%
Home/away
77%
1/4
2%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/9
3%
1/5
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
3/1
11%
29/10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
13/8
5%
6/4
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
4/9
4%
4/9
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
4/1
11%
16/5
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/6
1%
1/6
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
10/1
10%
13/2
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/20
1%
1/20
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/66
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/19/1
9%
Home DNB
64%
4/9
8%
4/11
2%
Away DNB
45%
13/8
19%
19/10
3%
Köln win to nil
21%
5/2
8%
-
Schalke win to nil
12%
6/1
22%
-
Köln / Köln
28%
2/1
9%
7/4
5%
Köln / Schalke
3%
28/125/1
Köln / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
Draw / Köln
16%
4/1
5%
19/5
4%
Draw / Schalke
9%
15/2
11%
15/2
Draw / Draw
13%
5/1
8%
9/2
4%
Schalke / Köln
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
Schalke / Schalke
13%
11/2
7%
5/1
Schalke / Draw
6%
14/111/1
8%
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Köln have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 4 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 37 goals to 35 goals.

Home League Performance

Köln have played 10 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 21 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Schalke are in 14th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 24 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Schalke have conceded 37 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Köln
Schalke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Köln Home221246840 
-
-
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
2
Hamburg2110831938 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 19
d
 
2-2A
3
Magdeburg2210841438 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
2-5A
d
 
2-2F
4
Kaiserslautern211155838 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
Apr 26
5
Paderborn221075837 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 29
May 3
w
 
2-4A
6
Dusseldorf21975734 
Feb 23
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
May 10
7
Hannover21966633 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
8
Elversberg21957832 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
May 18
w
 
1-4F
9
Nurnberg21948231 
w
 
3-1F
May 10
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-1F
10
Karlsruher21867-130 
d
 
4-4F
Mar 1
Feb 16
l
 
2-0A
11
Greuther21759-1026 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
l
 
3-4A
Mar 30
12
Darmstadt21678225 
Mar 15
l
 
5-1A
l
 
3-5F
Feb 23
13
H.Berlin217410-325 
Apr 5
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 8
14
Schalke Away21669-324 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
-
-
15
Preussen Munster224810-820 
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
Feb 28
w
 
1-2A
16
E. Braun214611-1918 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
5-1F
d
 
0-00-0
17
Ulm213810-417 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
18
Regensburg214215-3414 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Köln 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Schalke 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Köln have beaten Schalke in 3 consecutive home league meetings
14
Köln have not lost to Schalke in 14 consecutive league meetings
League games at Köln since 2015
Köln
Schalke
Goals: Scored
12
4
Games: Scored
6 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
0 / 6
KOE
4
D
2
League games at Schalke since 2014
Schalke
Köln
Goals: Scored
7
16
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
KOE
5
D
3
Goal Statistics

FC Koln's defensive record is very strong, Gerhard Struber's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Bundesliga 2 matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for FC Schalke 04 makes sense in this context.

Köln 1st Schalke 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Köln will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 74% probability that Schalke will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Köln have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
+5
Schalke’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/283887/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Köln
PG (predicted goals)
Schalke
1.8
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
KOE
S04
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
KOE
S04
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Köln v Schalke Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Köln Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21995
E MartelD DownsL MainaD Heintz
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK11
2
-
J Schmied DEF3
1
-
E Martel DEF212
4
-
D Heintz DEF172
5
-
J Gazibegovic MID4
2
-
D Huseinbašić MID2021
1
-
M Olesen MID9
1
-
L Paqarada MID216
4
-
D Ljubicic FWD1743
4
-
D Downs FWD2093
2
-
L Maina FWD2139
2
-
Subs
A Racioppi GLK
-
M Finkgräfe DEF6
2
-
N. Telle DEF1
-
F Kainz MID1412
1
-
J Thielmann MID1911
4
-
E. Kujovic MID
-
L Waldschmidt FWD173
4
-
S Tigges FWD12
-
I Rondic FWD1
-
Schalke Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
201135
K KaramanK KaramanD MurkinK Karaman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Heekeren GLK191
-
T Kalas  DEF141
1
-
R Schallenberg DEF2021
3
1
M Kaminski DEF15
4
-
D Murkin DEF193
3
-
M. Grüger MID141
4
-
J Bachmann MID1621
4
-
M Aydın MID192
3
-
K Karaman MID20112
5
-
T Mohr MID1633
4
-
P Ba FWD21
-
Subs
L Karius GLK
-
M Langer GLK
-
A Gantenbein DEF911
1
-
A Donkor DEF161
2
-
F Sánchez DEF4
2
1
A Barkok MID1
-
A Younes FWD1411
2
-
C Antwi-Adjei FWD122
1
-
I Hamache FWD10
-