Schalke vs FC Koln Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - January 26, 2023

Schalke 04 vs FC Koln
German Bundesliga
Date: 29 January 2023, Sunday
Kick-off at 14:30 UK / 15:30 CET
Venue: VELTINS-Arena (Gelsenkirchen).

Schalke 04 and FC Koln got off to completely opposite restarts to their respective Bundesliga campaigns after the World Cup break.

The team from Gelsenkirchen suffered two painful defeats within the previous eight days, conceding as many as nine goals in the process.

They did face the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig (two Champions League hopefuls) along the way, but it is little of justification for the former Ruhr giants.

Schalke 04 are thus still firmly at the very foot of the Bundesliga standings without a single glimmer of hope halfway through the campaign.

Thomas Reis’ men are currently seven points below Bochum who hold the relegation playoffs position.

Sunday’s match against FC Koln carries a huge importance for the hosts but there is nothing to suggest a positive scenario for them, especially considering FC Koln’s displays in January.

The Billy Goats destroyed Werder Bremen 7-1 on the home patch last weekend when Bundesliga returned to action from the World Cup break.

They then backed up the mentioned win with a huge point from Allianz Arena where they were moments away from the victory over Bayern Munich.

If it was not for Joshua Kimmich’s wonder goal in the dying minutes of the affair in Munich, FC Koln would have claimed the spoils on Tuesday evening.

The visitors have climbed to the 10th position in the league table as a consequence and they are now on a healthy six-point distance to the relegation zone.

Schalke 04 vs FC Koln Head-to-head

• To make things worse for Schalke 04, they will need to play against tradition here because they have lost four games in a row against the Billy Goats.
• FC Koln clinched an easy 3-1 victory when they faced Schalke 04 in the first part of the season in August last year.
• Both teams scored in five of the previous six head to head affairs between the two rivals.

Schalke 04 vs FC Koln Prediction

FC Koln will enter the game in much higher spirits. They possess more quality in their ranks and they have won each of the last four head to head outings against the Miners.

The away win & Over 2.5 goals FT bet is the way to go at the 3.00 odds, while we also fancy the 1-3 correct score pick at the odds of 15.00.

Schalke 04 vs FC Koln Betting Tips

• FC Koln to win & Over 2.5 goals FT @ 3.00 (2/1)

• Correct Score: FC Koln 3-1 @ 15.00 (14/1) odd.

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