1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 Prediction
Saturday 24 October 2026, 14:30 Bundesliga1159 picks graded in public, misses included. The record
The model's read
1. FC Köln 46%
Draw 25%
FC Schalke 04 29%
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The read
Always freeA Bundesliga clash between two sides separated by just 3 places in the table. 1. FC Köln (12th, 7 pts) and FC Schalke 04 (15th, 5 pts) both have plenty to play for.
A razor-thin margin: 1. FC Köln at 46%, but the draw sits at 25%. Covering two of the three results is the sensible approach when the margins are this fine.
The model says
Always freeEvery call is logged before kick-off and graded in public. The whole record is on the track record, misses included.
One game passed the rule today. It is in Pro, seven days for £1
The model v the market
Always free| Match model | Best price | Implied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln win | 46% | 2.00 | 50% |
| Draw | 25% | 4.00 | 25% |
| FC Schalke 04 win | 29% | 3.25 | 31% |
| 1. FC Köln or draw | 75% | 1.36 | 74% |
| FC Schalke 04 or draw | 57% | 1.80 | 56% |
| Either side to win, no draw | 1.25 | 80% | |
| Over 2.5 goals | 63% | 1.57 | 64% |
| Both teams to score | 63% | 1.53 | 65% |
Best price across the books we track, the same price as the list below, where the book is named.
The singles' third check uses our goals model, a separate number.
Every priced market
13 marketsThe bookmakers' best prices on every market we track for this game, corners, cards and shots included. Prices are theirs, with their margin in; our own number appears only where the model has a graded record. Tap any to add it to your slip.
Since we first priced it
Always freeThe best price when we first priced this game, then the best price now. Drifting means the price got longer, shortening means shorter.
Recent form
Always free1. FC Köln
LWLDLW
Last 6, newest first: 2 won, 1 drawn, 3 lost. 8 scored, 11 conceded.
at Eintracht Frankfurt
0-1
Lost
v Borussia Monchengladbach
2-1
Won
at Hamburger SV
1-2
Lost
v Werder Bremen
1-1
Drew
at VFB Stuttgart
1-4
Lost
v TSG Hoffenheim
3-2
Won
FC Schalke 04
LLDWDL
Last 6, newest first: 1 won, 2 drawn, 3 lost. 4 scored, 7 conceded.
v Mainz
0-1
Lost
at SC Freiburg
1-2
Lost
v SV Elversberg
0-0
Drew
at 1. FC Union Berlin
3-1
Won
v Bayern Munich
0-0
Drew
at FC Augsburg
0-3
Lost
Each side's last finished games in all competitions, their goals first. At home reads v, away reads at.
1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04: the numbers
Always free1. FC KölnFC Schalke 04
12League position15
2-1-3League record, won-drawn-lost1-2-3
8-11Goals for and against4-7
7Points5
2-1-0Home record v away record1-0-2
1.33Scored a game0.67
1.83Conceded a game1.17
1.72xG for a game1.08
9%Clean sheets38%
12%Failed to score38%
79%Both teams scored38%
League record and goals from this season's table where the feed carries it; the rates are the share of each side's games in the data we hold.
1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04: head to head
Always free1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04
1-0
FC Schalke 04 v 1. FC Köln
1-3
FC Schalke 04 v 1. FC Köln
0-0
1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04
3-1
1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04
2-2
1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04
1-0
FC Schalke 04 v 1. FC Köln
1-2
1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04
3-0
FC Schalke 04 v 1. FC Köln
1-1
1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04
2-2
Likely scorelines
Always freeFrom each side's goals scored and conceded a game, the home side's goals first. Information, not a call.
1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04: FAQs
Always free1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 prediction: what is the call?
The call on this game is 1. FC Köln or Draw at 1.36. Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public, misses included.
What time does 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 kick off?
1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 kicks off on Saturday 24 October 2026 at 14:30 UK time (Bundesliga).
What are the best odds for 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04?
The best prices across the books we track: 1. FC Köln 2.00, the draw 4.00, FC Schalke 04 3.25. Prices move; the table on this page is the latest.
What form are 1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04 in?
1. FC Köln have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 6 (L W L D L W, newest first), scoring 8 and conceding 11. FC Schalke 04 have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 6 (L L D W D L, newest first), scoring 4 and conceding 7.
What is the head to head between 1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04?
In their last 10 meetings on our record, 1. FC Köln won 6, FC Schalke 04 won 0 and 4 were drawn. The most recent, 9 Feb 2025, finished 1. FC Köln 1-0 FC Schalke 04.
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Every single is locked before kick-off, one unit each, and graded whatever happens.
The singles we'd pick ourselves, with the research and the price behind each one
- The daily singles. Each one cleared three checks: the line landed in at least 9 of the two sides' last 12 games, a UK price of 1.35 or more, and our model's number clears what the price needs. Usually 0 to 5 a day, one unit each.
- The case for each, put together. The last 12 against what the price needs, who is missing, the head to head, and the best price at a UK bookmaker, in one place.
- The desk's card on every fixture it covers. Its verdict, every market graded, and the reason written down. And tomorrow's singles the night before.
Every pick published before kick-off, graded in public. The losing ones stay on the page.