Last meeting, 24 October: FC Köln – Schalke 04 0:0
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FC Köln are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.
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Schalke 04
Wed 3 Mar
Time TBD
Away
FC Köln
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaaway
SC Freiburg2:1Schalke 04
Eggestein 10'Goto 85'
Karaman 30'
Tue 27 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
FC Köln5:0FC Union Berlin
El Mala 32', 60'Maina 51'Jóhannesson 78'Sebulonsen 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln2:1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jóhannesson 26'El Mala 67'
Scally 39'
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
FC Köln score 1.6 goals per match
Schalke 040.2
FC Köln1.6
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Schalke 04 score 0.2.
Schalke 04 without a win in 5 matches
DLLDL
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 3 defeats. Last win: 11 September, 3:1 against FC Union Berlin.
2 points apart in the table
16.Schalke 046 pts
12.FC Köln8 pts
Schalke 04: place 16, 6 pts · FC Köln: place 12, 8 pts.
Players to watch
Bundesliga, this season.
Kenan Karaman
Schalke 04 · forward
1goal
0assists
7.03avg rating
Last match, FSV Mainz 05: rating 7.0.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
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Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Schalke 04 at home and FC Köln away, as in this match.
Schalke 04
all matches · 10
3W3D4L1.0scored per match1.1conceded per match
all matches · 10
2W3D5L0.9scored per match1.4conceded per match
at home · 10
6W3D1L1.5scored per match0.7conceded per match
at home · 10
5W3D2L1.0scored per match0.7conceded per match
away · 10
4W2D4L1.5scored per match1.7conceded per match
- 28 Oct Dynamo DresdenADFB Pokal 2:0L
- 24 Oct FC KölnABundesliga 0:0D
- 17 Oct FSV Mainz 05HBundesliga 0:1L
- 11 Oct SC FreiburgABundesliga 2:1L
- 20 Sep ElversbergHBundesliga 0:0D
- 11 Sep FC Union BerlinABundesliga 1:3W
- 5 Sep FC Bayern MünchenHBundesliga 0:0D
- 30 Aug FC AugsburgABundesliga 3:0L
- 24 Aug Hallescher FCADFB Pokal 2:5W
- 16 Aug Real MadridHFriendly 0:3L
- 17 May Eintracht BraunschweigH2. Bundesliga 1:0W
- 9 May NürnbergA2. Bundesliga 3:0L
- 2 May Fortuna DüsseldorfH2. Bundesliga 1:0W
- 26 Apr PaderbornA2. Bundesliga 2:3W
- 19 Apr Preußen MünsterH2. Bundesliga 4:1W
- 12 Apr ElversbergA2. Bundesliga 1:2W
- 5 Apr Karlsruher SCH2. Bundesliga 1:0W
- 21 Mar Darmstadt 98A2. Bundesliga 1:1D
- 15 Mar Hannover 96H2. Bundesliga 2:2D
- 6 Mar DSC Arminia BielefeldH2. Bundesliga 1:0W
- 21 Feb MagdeburgH2. Bundesliga 5:3W
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaaway
SC Freiburg2:1Schalke 04
Eggestein 10'Goto 85'
Karaman 30'
Fri 11 Sep · Bundesligaaway
FC Union Berlin1:3Schalke 04
Skarke 90+6'
Gosens 25'Aouchiche 46'Wöber 90+13'
Sun 30 Aug · Bundesligaaway
FC Augsburg3:0Schalke 04
Gregoritsch 18'Kade 79'Ribeiro 90+2'
Mon 24 Aug · DFB Pokalaway
Hallescher FC2:5Schalke 04
Kastull 45'Stierlin 90+1'
Ljubicic 62'Džeko 81' (p), 117'Sylla 98'Adamu 105+1'
Sat 9 May · 2. Bundesligaaway
Nürnberg3:0Schalke 04
Schallenberg 20' (og)Koudossou 45+1'Zoma 72'
Sun 26 Apr · 2. Bundesligaaway
Paderborn2:3Schalke 04
Curda 13'Marino 26'
Ljubicic 35', 83'Aouchiche 40'
Sun 19 Apr · 2. Bundesligaat home
Schalke 044:1Preußen Münster
Karaman 36'Heuer 45' (og)Aouchiche 51'Sylla 66'
Yamada 82'
Sun 12 Apr · 2. Bundesligaaway
Elversberg1:2Schalke 04
Schnellbacher 4'
El-Faouzi 27'Sylla 56'
Sun 15 Mar · 2. Bundesligaat home
Schalke 042:2Hannover 96
Džeko 29'Karaman 38'
Nawrocki 82'Pichler 90+8'
Sat 21 Feb · 2. Bundesligaat home
Schalke 045:3Magdeburg
Hugonet 15' (og)Džeko 39'Karaman 49' (p), 68'Ljubicic 65'
Nollenberger 17'Żukowski 53', 84' (p)
FC Köln
all matches · 10
4W2D4L1.6scored per match1.7conceded per match
at home · 10
4W3D3L2.0scored per match1.5conceded per match
away · 10
1W4D5L1.1scored per match2.1conceded per match
- 27 Oct FC Union BerlinHDFB Pokal 5:0W
- 24 Oct Schalke 04HBundesliga 0:0D
- 16 Oct Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 1:0L
- 11 Oct Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 2:1W
- 19 Sep Hamburger SVABundesliga 2:1L
- 12 Sep Werder BremenHBundesliga 1:1D
- 4 Sep VfB StuttgartABundesliga 4:1L
- 29 Aug TSG HoffenheimHBundesliga 3:2W
- 24 Aug Würzburger KickersADFB Pokal 1:2W
- 16 May FC Bayern MünchenABundesliga 5:1L
- 10 May HeidenheimHBundesliga 1:3L
- 2 May FC Union BerlinABundesliga 2:2D
- 25 Apr Bayer 04 LeverkusenHBundesliga 1:2L
- 17 Apr St. PauliABundesliga 1:1D
- 12 Apr Werder BremenHBundesliga 3:1W
- 5 Apr Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 2:2D
- 21 Mar Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 3:3D
- 14 Mar Hamburger SVABundesliga 1:1D
- 7 Mar Borussia DortmundHBundesliga 1:2L
- 27 Feb FC AugsburgABundesliga 2:0L
Tue 27 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
FC Köln5:0FC Union Berlin
El Mala 32', 60'Maina 51'Jóhannesson 78'Sebulonsen 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln2:1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jóhannesson 26'El Mala 67'
Scally 39'
Fri 4 Sep · Bundesligaaway
VfB Stuttgart4:1FC Köln
El Khannouss 39'Prömel 60'Demirovic 75'Vagnoman 90'
Hendriks 81'
Sat 29 Aug · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:2TSG Hoffenheim
El Mala 51'Dallinga 72', 82'
Daghim 27'Kabak 67'
Mon 24 Aug · DFB Pokalaway
Würzburger Kickers1:2FC Köln
Abrangao 18'
Jóhannesson 62', 77'
Sat 16 May · Bundesligaaway
FC Bayern München5:1FC Köln
Kane 10', 13', 69'Bischof 22'Jackson 83'
El Mala 18'
Sun 10 May · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:3Heidenheim
Bülter 10'
Schöppner 8', 72'Ibrahimovic 28'
Sat 2 May · Bundesligaaway
FC Union Berlin2:2FC Köln
Rothe 73'Burcu 89'
Bülter 33'El Mala 61'
Sat 25 Apr · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:2Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Waldschmidt 77'
Schick 43' (p), 52'
Sun 12 Apr · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:1Werder Bremen
El Mala 7' (p)Ache 65'Backhaus 90+7' (og)
Schmid 75' (p)
Sun 5 Apr · Bundesligaaway
Eintracht Frankfurt2:2FC Köln
Burkardt 66'Kalimuendo 69'
Kamiński 70'Castro-Montes 83'
Sat 21 Mar · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:3Borussia Mönchengladbach
El Mala 4'Ache 7'Martel 84'
Castrop 1', 60'Sander 20'
Sat 7 Mar · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:2Borussia Dortmund
Kamiński 88'
Guirassy 16'Beier 60'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 24 Oct 2026 · Bundesliga
FC Köln 0:0 Schalke 04
0wins
2wins
1 draw1.7 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 3
0wins
1wins
0 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
0wins
1wins
1 draw0.5 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Schalke 04 (5-3-2, last: Dynamo Dresden) · FC Köln (3-1-4-2, last: FC Union Berlin).
LKKarius
VBBecker
HKKuruçay
NKKatic
MAAyhan
JEEbimbe
AAAouchiche
STTanaka
LVVozar
EDDžeko
HHHwang
MSSchwäbe
JSSchmied
JPSimpson-Pusey
TKKrauß
PEOkon-Engstler
AMCastro-Montes
LMMaina
MMMoore
BSSosa
MBBülter
SMEl Mala
Schalke 04FC Köln
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Who wins?
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Volt matchup
47.8
41.7
Schalke 04FC Köln
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- Kick-off
- Wed 3 MarTime TBD
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen · show map
- Rest
- Schalke 04 125 days · FC Köln 126 days Both last played: DFB Pokal
- Table
- 16. Schalke 04 (6 pts) and 12. FC Köln (8 pts) Matchday 24 of 34