1. FC Köln vs Schalke: match preview
Bundesliga · Kick-off:
1. FC KölnvsSchalke
League position12 · 15
Goals scored per game1.3 · 0.7
Goals conceded per game1.8 · 1.2
Pre-match analysis
1. FC Köln are 12th in Bundesliga with 7 points from 6 games (W2 D1 L3), scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.8 per game; their last 5 results read L-D-L-W-L.
Schalke are 15th in Bundesliga with 5 points from 6 games (W1 D2 L3), scoring 0.7 and conceding 1.2 per game; their last 5 results read D-W-D-L-L.
At home this season 1. FC Köln are W2 D1 L0 (scored 6, conceded 4); on the road Schalke are W1 D0 L2 (scored 4, conceded 6).
What to watch: both defences have the better of the numbers against the attacks they face, so this could be tight and the first goal could matter a lot.
Season so far
| 1. FC Köln | Schalke | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 12 | 15 |
| Points | 7 | 5 |
| W–D–L | 2-1-3 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals scored per game | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 2-1-0 | 1-0-2 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | LDLWL | DWDLL |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 2 |
| Failed to score | 1 | 4 |
| Both teams scored | 83% | 33% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 67% | 50% |
| Points per game at home | 2.33 | 0.67 |
| Points per game away | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Biggest win | 3-2 v Hoffenheim | 3-1 at Union Berlin |
| Heaviest defeat | 1-4 at Stuttgart | 0-3 at Augsburg |
1. FC Köln: recent results
Frankfurt1 – 01. FC Köln L
1. FC Köln2 – 1M'gladbach W
HSV2 – 11. FC Köln L
1. FC Köln1 – 1Bremen D
Stuttgart4 – 11. FC Köln L
Schalke: recent results
Schalke0 – 1Mainz L
Freiburg2 – 1Schalke L
Schalke0 – 0Elversberg D
Union Berlin1 – 3Schalke W
Schalke0 – 0Bayern D
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.