Bundesliga | Gameweek 18

Jan 29, 2023 at 2.30pm UK

Veltins-Arena

Schalke
0 - 0
FC Koln

Brunner (35'), Terodde (39'), Zalazar (80')

Schmitz (76'), Hubers (86'), Skhiri (87'), Kainz (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Bundesliga clash between Schalke 04 and FC Koln, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Schalke 04

All competitions

Last Game: Schalke 1-6 RB Leipzig
Tuesday, January 24 at 5.30pm in Bundesliga

Goals
for

Top scorers

FC Koln

All competitions

Bundesliga

Last Game: Bayern 1-1 FC Koln
Tuesday, January 24 at 7.30pm in Bundesliga

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Schalke 04 1-2 FC Koln

Neither team are likely to perform at their highest ceiling given the amount of injuries both managers have at their respective clubs, but Koln appear to have found their groove since returning to action last weekend. Schalke are guaranteed to remain bottom of the table regardless of the result they pick up on Sunday, but we can envisage their position becoming even more perilous by succumbing to a fourth straight defeat. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Koln win with a probability of 46.46%. A win for Schalke 04 had a probability of 30.35% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Koln win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.54%) and 0-2 (6.65%). The likeliest Schalke 04 win was 2-1 (7.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
Schalke 04	Draw	FC Koln
30.35% ( -0.05)	23.19% ( 0.44)	46.46% ( -0.39)

Both teams to score 62.21% (

-1.65)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

61.04% (

-2.15)

38.96% (

2.15)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.72% (

-2.3)

61.28% (

2.3)

Schalke 04 Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.05% (

-1.1)

24.94% (

1.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.42% (

-1.55)

59.58% (

1.55)

FC Koln Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.88% (

-0.97)

17.11% (

0.97)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.67% (

-1.75)

47.32% (

1.75)

Score Analysis

Schalke 04 30.35%

FC Koln 46.46%

Draw 23.18%

Schalke 04	Draw	FC Koln
2-1 @ 7.27% ( 0.05) 1-0 @ 5.93% ( 0.41) 2-0 @ 4.12% ( 0.16) 3-1 @ 3.36% ( -0.08) 3-2 @ 2.97% ( -0.18) 3-0 @ 1.91% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 1.17% ( -0.07) 4-2 @ 1.03% ( -0.1) Other @ 2.61% Total : 30.35%	1-1 @ 10.46% ( 0.4) 2-2 @ 6.41% ( -0.17) 0-0 @ 4.27% ( 0.42) 3-3 @ 1.75% ( -0.16) Other @ 0.3% Total : 23.18%	1-2 @ 9.24% ( 0.06) 0-1 @ 7.54% ( 0.52) 0-2 @ 6.65% ( 0.25) 1-3 @ 5.44% ( -0.14) 0-3 @ 3.91% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 3.77% ( -0.23) 1-4 @ 2.4% ( -0.15) 0-4 @ 1.73% ( -0.05) 2-4 @ 1.67% ( -0.16) Other @ 4.13% Total : 46.46%