1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04• Bundesliga, Germany

#121.0:1.813:30Tomorrow · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne0.8:0.8#15

Betting Odds, Analysis & Prediction

12.121XBX3.981XB23.431XBMargin at best1.4%Books10Markets95Rating57 · 43Exp. goals L52.2

Price board · 1X2captured 23 Oct 05:28 UTC

Bookmaker	1	X	2	Margin
1xBet	2.12	3.98	3.43	1.4%
Pinnacle	2.09	3.86	3.38	3.3%
Dafabet	2.12	3.75	3.30	4.1%
Marathonbet	2.06	3.88	3.34	4.3%
Betfair	2.05	3.90	3.30	4.7%
Betano	2.07	3.95	3.20	4.9%
Bet365	2.05	3.75	3.30	5.8%
William Hill	2.00	3.60	3.20	9.0%
BetVictor	1.95	3.60	3.20	10.3%
SBO	2.03	3.33	2.97	13.0%
Best of all books	2.12	3.98	3.43	1.4%
Average	2.05	3.76	3.26	5.9%

Best price per column is highlighted. Bookmaker prices refresh about every 3 hours from 4 days before kickoff; the strip above shows the latest best prices.

Team comparison

1. FC KölnFC Schalke 04

Last 10#12Table position#151.17Points per game0.835Form pts · last 571.0Goals for · last 50.81.8Goals against · last 50.856Attack rating4431Defence rating6944Form rating5685H2H rating1558Goals model4257Overall rating43

Blue marks the stronger side on each line. Ratings come from the match model: attack, defence, form, head to head and a goals model.

Last 10 matches team's goals firstupdated 21 Oct 00:03 UTC

1. FC Köln

4W 3D 3L · goals 16:17 · per match 1.6 for, 1.7 against

16 Oct	A	Eintracht Frankfurt	0-1	L
11 Oct	H	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2-1	W
3 Oct	A	FC Viktoria Köln	2-2	D
19 Sep	A	Hamburger SV	1-2	L
12 Sep	H	Werder Bremen	1-1	D
4 Sep	A	VfB Stuttgart	1-4	L
29 Aug	H	1899 Hoffenheim	3-2	W
24 Aug	A	Würzburger Kickers	2-1	W
8 Aug	H	Real Sociedad	2-1	W
31 Jul	H	Hertha BSC	2-2	D

FC Schalke 04

4W 2D 4L · goals 15:14 · per match 1.5 for, 1.4 against

17 Oct	H	FSV Mainz 05	0-1	L
11 Oct	A	SC Freiburg	1-2	L
3 Oct	A	Austria Lustenau	1-0	W
24 Sep	A	Rot-weiss Oberhausen	5-2	W
20 Sep	H	SV Elversberg	0-0	D
11 Sep	A	Union Berlin	3-1	W
5 Sep	H	Bayern München	0-0	D
30 Aug	A	FC Augsburg	0-3	L
24 Aug	A	Hallescher FC	5-2	W
16 Aug	H	Real Madrid	0-3	L

Head to head

111. FC Köln wins

7draws

5FC Schalke 04 wins

23 meetings · goals 38:32 · last 10: 6W 4D 0L for 1. FC Köln

9 Feb 20252. Bundesliga	2. Bundesliga	1. FC Köln1-0FC Schalke 04
1 Sep 20242. Bundesliga	2. Bundesliga	FC Schalke 041-31. FC Köln
29 Jan 2023Bundesliga	Bundesliga	FC Schalke 040-01. FC Köln
7 Aug 2022Bundesliga	Bundesliga	1. FC Köln3-1FC Schalke 04
27 Jan 2022Friendlies Clubs	Friendlies Clubs	1. FC Köln2-2FC Schalke 04
22 May 2021Bundesliga	Bundesliga	1. FC Köln1-0FC Schalke 04
20 Jan 2021Bundesliga	Bundesliga	FC Schalke 041-21. FC Köln
29 Feb 2020Bundesliga	Bundesliga	1. FC Köln3-0FC Schalke 04
5 Oct 2019Bundesliga	Bundesliga	FC Schalke 041-11. FC Köln
31 Oct 2018DFB Pokal	DFB Pokal	1. FC Köln2-2FC Schalke 04

Bundesliga tableBundesligaupdated 23 Oct 00:30 UTC

In the Bundesliga table, 1. FC Köln sit 12th with 7 points from 6 games, while FC Schalke 04 are 15th with 5 points from 6.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Bayern München	6	4	2	0	22:5	+17	14
2	Borussia Dortmund	6	4	2	0	11:4	+7	14
3	SC Freiburg	6	4	1	1	15:6	+9	13
4	Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	16:9	+7	13
5	FSV Mainz 05	6	3	1	2	14:10	+4	10
6	SV Elversberg	6	3	1	2	12:11	+1	10
7	RB Leipzig	6	3	0	3	16:11	+5	9
8	Werder Bremen	6	2	3	1	12:12	0	9
9	Hamburger SV	6	3	0	3	6:15	-9	9
10	FC Augsburg	6	2	2	2	16:12	+4	8
11	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	2	2	2	10:16	-6	8
12	1. FC Köln	6	2	1	3	8:11	-3	7
13	VfB Stuttgart	6	2	0	4	8:10	-2	6
14	1899 Hoffenheim	6	2	0	4	11:14	-3	6
15	FC Schalke 04	6	1	2	3	4:7	-3	5
16	SC Paderborn 07	6	1	2	3	5:9	-4	5
17	Union Berlin	6	1	2	3	5:17	-12	5
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6	0	0	6	8:20	-12	0

Market · 1X2

Implied probabilityProb.Avg146%2.05X25%3.78229%3.26

Margin-free probabilities from the average price across bookmakers; the books keep a 1.4% margin.

1X2 since open average price

12.02 → 2.05 +1.5%X3.84 → 3.78 -1.6%23.29 → 3.26 -0.9%

Over / Under 2.5

Bookmaker	Over	Under	Margin
1xBet	1.64	2.46	1.6%
Pinnacle	1.65	2.33	3.5%
Betano	1.60	2.40	4.2%
Marathonbet	1.59	2.39	4.7%
Bet365	1.62	2.30	5.2%
Betfair	1.57	2.38	5.7%
BetVictor	1.55	2.25	9.0%
Best of all books	1.65	2.46	1.3%
Average	1.60	2.36	4.8%

Both teams to score

Bookmaker	Yes	No	Margin
Betfair	1.50	2.50	6.7%
William Hill	1.50	2.50	6.7%
Betano	1.53	2.40	7.0%
Bet365	1.53	2.38	7.4%
1xBet	1.50	2.45	7.5%
Marathonbet	1.50	2.41	8.2%
BetVictor	1.47	2.45	8.8%
Best of all books	1.53	2.50	5.4%
Average	1.50	2.44	7.4%

Odds Analysis & Prediction

1. FC Köln 45%Draw 45%FC Schalke 04 10%

The statistical model rates 1. FC Köln at 45% to win, the draw at 45% and FC Schalke 04 at 10% — against average 1X2 odds of 2.05 | 3.78 | 3.26, which imply roughly 48.8% for a 1. FC Köln win versus the model's 45%.

Form context from the Bundesliga table: 1. FC Köln are 12th (7 pts, 8-11 goals), FC Schalke 04 15th (5 pts, 4-7).

Over their last five matches, 1. FC Köln averaged 1 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game; FC Schalke 04 averaged 0.8 scored and 0.8 conceded.

Statistical advice: Double chance : 1. FC Köln or draw.

Probabilities are statistical estimates derived from historical data — not betting advice. Odds shown are bookmaker averages and move until kickoff.

All markets average prices

Full time

1	X	2
2.05	3.76	3.26

Double chance

1X	X2	12
1.33	1.76	1.25

Draw no bet

1	2
1.51	2.42

Both teams to score

Yes	No
1.50	2.44

1st half

1	X	2
2.51	2.38	3.65

2nd half

1	X	2
2.32	2.69	3.34

HT/FT

HT / FT	FT 1	FT X	FT 2
HT 1	3.13	13.3	26.9
HT X	5.50	6.33	7.74
HT 2	21.2	13.8	5.25

First team to score

Home	No Goal	Away
1.73	16.4	2.22

Match goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	1.03	13.3
1.5	1.17	4.75
2.5	1.60	2.36
3.5	2.45	1.54
4.5	4.29	1.20
5.5	7.96	1.06
6.5	13.9	1.02
7.5	19.0	1.01

13 more lines

Line	Over	Under
1	1.02	10.4
1.25	1.08	6.37
1.75	1.19	4.27
2	1.26	3.72
2.25	1.42	2.78
2.75	1.73	2.11
3	1.94	1.87
3.25	2.19	1.66
3.75	2.78	1.41
4	3.48	1.28
4.25	3.63	1.23
4.75	4.85	1.13
5	6.55	1.07

Asian handicap

Line	Home	Away
-1	2.89	1.42
-0.75	2.33	1.61
-0.5	2.04	1.80
-0.25	1.78	2.03
0	1.54	2.46
+0.25	1.40	2.81

13 more lines

Line	Home	Away
-3.5	12.0	1.02
-2.5	6.76	1.07
-2.25	6.55	1.08
-2	6.22	1.10
-1.75	4.38	1.19
-1.5	3.56	1.27
-1.25	3.25	1.33
+0.5	1.34	3.24
+0.75	1.21	3.92
+1	1.12	5.60
+1.25	1.10	5.93
+1.5	1.09	6.25
+2.5	1.02	12.0

Cards in match

Line	Over	Under
0.5	1.02	11.0
1.5	1.11	6.00
2.5	1.30	3.30
3.5	1.67	2.13
4.5	2.38	1.55
5.5	3.35	1.29
6.5	5.00	1.15
7.5	7.30	1.07
8.5	10.0	1.03

3 more lines

Line	Over	Under
3	1.36	2.96
4	2.01	1.80
5	3.30	1.30

Corners 2-Way

Line	Over	Under
3.5	1.01	13.0
4.5	1.03	10.8
5.5	1.04	8.25
6.5	1.11	5.02
7.5	1.24	3.42
8.5	1.46	2.51
9.5	1.81	1.96
10.5	2.26	1.56
11.5	2.98	1.32
12.5	4.02	1.17
13.5	5.48	1.09
14.5	6.78	1.05
15.5	10.0	1.03
16.5	11.8	1.02
17.5	13.5	1.01

16 more lines

Line	Over	Under
7	1.12	4.09
7.75	1.24	3.34
8	1.27	2.88
8.25	1.35	2.79
8.75	1.49	2.40
9	1.58	2.26
9.25	1.68	2.10
9.75	1.86	1.82
10	2.00	1.74
10.25	2.12	1.60
10.75	2.41	1.46
11	2.61	1.42
11.25	2.83	1.33
12	3.30	1.20
13	4.37	1.10
14	5.52	1.05

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