1. FC Köln vs Schalke prediction, 24 October 2026

1. FC Köln

Saturday, 24 October 2026

00Half time 0 : 0Bundesliga

Schalke

Match result

Pre-match prediction

Locked at kickoff

55.1%1. FC Köln

19.7%Draw

25.3%Schalke

Double chance

1. FC Köln or draw75%

Either team wins80%

Schalke or draw45%

2.01. FC Köln3.4expected goals1.3Schalke

Every market

All predictions

Total goals

LineOverUnder

0.595%5%

1.582%18%

2.563%37%

3.542%58%

4.526%74%

Both teams to score

Yes59%No41%

GG2+

No79%Yes21%

Team total goals

Over1. FC KölnSchalke

0.584%70%

1.557%37%

2.533%16%

Clean sheet

1. FC Köln30%Schalke16%

Win to nil

1. FC Köln26%Schalke11%

Odd or even goals

Odd50%Even50%

Winning margin

Draw20%

Wins1. FC KölnSchalke

by 122%14%

by 217%7%

by 3+16%4%

Total goal bands

0-1 goals18%2-3 goals40%4-5 goals28%6+ goals14%

Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FC Köln vs Schalke: preview and prediction

24 Oct 2026 · 14:30RheinEnergieStadionHarm Osmers

1. FC Köln welcome Schalke to RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne on Saturday 24 October, with kick-off at 14:30. It's matchday 7 in the Bundesliga. 1. FC Köln go into it 13th in the table after eight games, with Schalke 17th. Last time out 1. FC Köln were beaten 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt, and Schalke lost 1-0 at home to 1. FSV Mainz 05.

The forecast

55%1. FC Köln20%Draw25%Schalke

Expected goals2.0-1.3Over 2.5 goals63%Both teams score59%

FormSchalkeHome and awayEvenThe table1. FC KölnGoalsSchalkeHead to head1. FC KölnTeam newsEven

1. FC Köln: form and key numbers

1. FC Köln have won two, drawn three and lost three of their eight Bundesliga games so far, scoring 9 and letting in 12. That has them 13th on 9 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, two draws and three defeats, at 1.2 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Eintracht Frankfurt away; before that came a 2-1 win at home to Borussia Monchengladbach and a 2-2 draw away at FC Viktoria Köln.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. At home they've won one of two recently (3 scored, 2 conceded). E. Skhiri (ankle injury), R. Ache (thigh injury) and R. van den Berg (muscle injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.

1. FC KölnLast 6 · 1W 2D 3L

16 OctAEintracht Frankfurt0-1L
11 OctHBorussia Monchengladbach2-1W
3 OctAFC Viktoria Köln2-2D
19 SeptAHamburger SV1-2L
12 SeptHWerder Bremen1-1D
4 SeptAStuttgart1-4L

1.2scored a game1.8conceded a game0.8points a game

At home · last 2WD

1. FC Köln: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.

Schalke: form and key numbers

So far in the Bundesliga, Schalke have won one, drawn three and lost four of eight, with 4 goals scored and 9 conceded, good for 17th place and 6 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, two draws and two defeats, averaging 0.8 goals for and 0.7 against. Last time out they lost 1-0 to 1. FSV Mainz 05 at home; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Freiburg and a 1-0 win away at A. Lustenau.

Three clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank three times. On the road they've won two of three recently (5 scored, 3 conceded). D. Ljubicic (knee injury), K. Karaman (muscle injury) and M. Sylla (leg injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.

SchalkeLast 6 · 2W 2D 2L

17 OctH1. FSV Mainz 050-1L
11 OctAFreiburg1-2L
3 OctAA. Lustenau1-0W
20 SeptHElversberg0-0D
11 SeptAUnion Berlin3-1W
5 SeptHBayern Munich0-0D

0.8scored a game0.7conceded a game1.3points a game

Away · last 3LWW

Schalke: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.

1. FC Köln vs Schalke: match analysis

There isn't much between 1. FC Köln's home form and Schalke's away form. Three points separate the two sides in the table. Schalke also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

The table

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
12	Hoffenheim	8	3	0	5	-2	9
13	1. FC Köln	8	2	3	3	-3	9
14	SC Paderborn	8	2	3	3	-3	9
···
16	Union Berlin	8	1	4	3	-12	7
17	Schalke	8	1	3	4	-5	6
18	M'gladbach	8	1	1	6	-11	4

We make 1. FC Köln clear favourites at 55%, with Schalke on 25% and the draw at 20%.

Goals, recent and expected

1.2Scored a game0.8
1.8Conceded a game0.7
2.0Expected here (xG)1.3

Over 1.582%Over 2.563%Over 3.542%Both score59%

On goals, it expects around 3.4 in the game: 2.0 for 1. FC Köln and 1.3 for Schalke. Over 2.5 goals is 63% and both teams scoring 59%. When they last met, on 9 Feb 2025, 1. FC Köln won 1-0.

Last meetings