About Match
12th against 11th, but level on points: FC Köln and Schalke 04 both have 4. On the form table FC Köln stand 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/2.33 for FC Köln and 1/1.33 for Schalke 04 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.93. If FC Köln win, their total rises to 7 and up to 3rd, overtaking Schalke 04, assuming the rest of the results stand.
The sides have met 22 times in the GioScore results database: 11 wins for FC Köln, 5 draws and 6 for Schalke 04, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 41% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 68% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 64%. Where history says 3 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.
The match takes place at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne (capacity 50,000).