Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
FC Koln
Form comparisonSchalke
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: FC Koln mixed, Schalke strongThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 09 Feb 20251. FC Köln1-0FC Schalke 04
- 01 Sept 2024FC Schalke 041-31. FC Köln
- 29 Jan 2023FC Schalke 040-01. FC Köln
- 07 Aug 20221. FC Köln3-1FC Schalke 04
- 27 Jan 20221. FC Köln2-2FC Schalke 04
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FC Koln vs Schalke: form and season numbers
FC Koln take a form score of 4.6 out of 10 into this Bundesliga fixture, against 5.9 for Schalke. FC Koln have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5, while Schalke have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season FC Koln average 2.2 goals scored and 2.1 conceded per game, Schalke 2.1 and 1.5. FC Koln have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their matches this season, Schalke in 30%. In their last 10 meetings FC Koln have won 6, drawn 4 and lost 0. FC Koln sit 13th on 4 points, Schalke 11th on 5.
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