Match Report
Schalke 04 U19 went into the game 1st in the table on 21 points; Koln U19 sat 3rd on 25 — a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Koln U19: only 61st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/0.5 for Schalke 04 U19 and 1.93/1.14 for Koln U19 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.98.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Schalke 04 U19 2, draws 1, Koln U19 2, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Sportanlage Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg Rasenplatz 7 (Gelsenkirchen) (capacity 13,500). On the scoreboard, Schalke 04 U19 led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Schalke 04 U19: Mertcan Ayhan (16'), Jean-Paul Ndiaye (48'), Edion Gashi (62')
Key stats
Corners: 6-4