FC Koln vs Schalke 04 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th October 2026

When Schalke 04 come to RheinEnergieSTADION for the Bundesliga match this coming Saturday, FC Koln will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

FC Koln are number 12 in the table on seven points after six matches. Schalke 04 rank as number 15 with five points after six matches played.

With both FC Koln and Schalke 04 coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

FC Koln only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 23 for an average of 2.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Schalke 04 are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 21 goals, and while Schalke 04 claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.1 goals per match.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time FC Koln played Schalke 04. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

FC Koln vs Schalke 04 Prediction

FC Koln Form

FC Koln are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Hamburger SV by a 2-1 score, before winning 2-1 against Borussia Moenchengladbach. They were back on the losing side in a 1-0 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt. FC Koln claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded ten goals.

They had their sights set on gold, but FC Koln could soon be forced to readjust the target to qualifying for Europe.

Schalke 04 Form

A draw is all that prevents Schalke 04 from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Elversberg as the match ended 0-0 before getting trounced against Freiburg by a 2-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Mainz 05 won the game and the exact score was 0-1. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 18 goals conceded and nine scored.

Schalke 04 had their sights set on the Bundesliga title, but current form sees them way off track. A quick upturn is needed.

Both FC Koln and Schalke 04 have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.

FC Koln recorded six points following two wins from their last three games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored six goals, but also conceded seven. FC Koln only drew once so far this season after six games played, in stead recording two wins and three defeats in the Bundesliga. Schalke 04 enjoy a record of one win, two draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

FC Koln vs Schalke 04 Squads

FC Koln Squad

The 38-year-old coach of the home team, Rene Wagner, will select the lineup against Schalke 04 from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Martin James (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/6), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Ron-Robert Zieler (0/0), Assad Kotya Fofana (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/0), Borna Sosa (0/3), Cenny Neumann (0/0), Gideon Mensah (0/4), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/6), Jan Thielmann (0/3), Joel Schmied (0/3), Luka Lochoshvili (0/6), Rav van den Berg (0/0), Sebastian Sebulonsen (0/3), Timo Huebers (0/0), Alessio Castro-Montes (0/5), Ellyes Skhiri (0/5), Fayssal Harchaoui (0/0), Gil Neves (0/0), Imad Rondic (0/2), Isak Bergmann Johannesson (1/6), Paul Okon-Engstler (0/4), Said El Mala (2/5), Tom Krauss (0/6), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (0/3), Linton Maina (1/6), Malek El Mala (0/0), Marius Buelter (0/6), Mikey Moore (0/5), Ragnar Ache (1/4), Reigan Heskey (0/2), Thijs Dallinga (2/3).

Schalke 04 Squad

Below is the full team squad of Schalke 04. The manager Muslic will pick his starting XI against FC Koln from these players:

Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Faaris Yusufu (0/0), Johannes Siebeking (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/0), Loris Karius (0/6), Adrian Gantenbein (1/2), Anton Donkor (0/0), Hasan Kurucay (0/6), Maximilian Woeber (1/6), Mertcan Ayhan (0/2), Mika Khadr (0/0), Nikola Katic (0/6), Robin Gosens (1/6), Steve Noode (0/0), Tidiane Toure (0/0), Timo Becker (0/6), Tomas Kalas (0/0), Vitalie Becker (0/4), Adil Aouchiche (1/6), Ayman Gulasi (0/0), Dejan Ljubicic (0/3), Eric Ebimbe (0/5), Finn Porath (0/0), Janik Bachmann (0/0), Luca Vozar (0/1), Max Grueger (0/0), Ron Schallenberg (0/3), Satoshi Tanaka (0/5), Soufian El-Faouzi (0/6), Suat Serdar (0/0), Yassin Ben Balla (0/0), Bryan Lasme (0/0), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/4), Edin Dzeko (0/5), Emil Hoejlund (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (0/4), Kenan Karaman (0/5), Moussa Sylla (0/4), Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara (0/0).

FC Koln vs Schalke 04 Team News

FC Koln vs Schalke 04 Lineups

FC Koln vs Schalke 04 H2H

It finished all square on when FC Koln last faced Schalke 04. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 29/10. FC Koln seem to have a great read on Schalke 04, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Bundesliga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 21/20.

FC Koln vs Schalke 04 Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between FC Koln and Schalke 04. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/10 with bookies.

FC Koln vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips

Thijs Dallinga has been great for FC Koln lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Schalke 04 are optimistic that Robin Gosens doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

FC Koln claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Schalke 04 won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing four in this series of matches. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. FC Koln managed a clean sheet in one of their games at home, Schalke 04 kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between FC Koln and Schalke 04, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. FC Koln scored 1.8 goals on average, while Schalke 04 pulled 0.9 goals on average. FC Koln saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Schalke 04, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.