1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04: the model read
1. FC Köln meet FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga regular season - 7 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne.
FC Schalke 04 rate clearly stronger on the baseline, 1604 to 1443. Recent form leans FC Schalke 04, 63% against 43%. Attacking output favors 1. FC Köln on expected goals, 1.9 to 1.8 per match.
1. FC Köln arrive in good touch: 3W-1D-1L from their last five (10/15 pts), 10 scored and 10 conceded. Recent results: L 1-4 @ VfB Stuttgart, W 3-2 v 1899 Hoffenheim, W 2-1 @ Würzburger Kickers, W 2-1 v Real Sociedad.
FC Schalke 04 are patchy: 1W-1D-3L from their last five (4/15 pts), 5 scored and 11 conceded. Recent results: D 0-0 v Bayern München, L 0-3 @ FC Augsburg, W 5-2 @ Hallescher FC, L 0-3 v Real Madrid.
1. FC Köln hold the recent head-to-head, 6 wins to 0 with 4 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2025: 1. FC Köln 1-0 FC Schalke 04.
Market prices for this fixture have not settled yet. The edge reads as soon as real odds arrive.
MeisterIQ rates the signal 53 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
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