Read our prediction for FC Koln vs Schalke below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
FC Koln vs Schalke Prediction & Betting tips
Koln hopes to escape direct relegation in the very last round of the Bundesliga. Schalke 04 has already been sentenced to a descent to the 2. Bundesliga.
FC Cologne:
Will Cologne succeed in saving its body on Saturday afternoon? Since trainer Friedhelm Funkel took over the helm last month from the dismissed Markus Gisdol, there has been an upward trend in the results with two wins, two defeats and a draw, although Die Geißbocke are still stuck in a penultimate place. With thirty points, Koln is no longer in control of its own survival, but with a victory over Schalke 04 it may still be able to squeeze past Werder Bremen (31 points) and / or Arminia Bielefeld (32 points).
Köln must therefore win, something it failed to achieve last week at Hertha BSC with a goalless draw. However, Funkel can again have captain Jonas Hector in the all-decisive squatter against Schalke 04, who will probably play as one of the two controllers / game distributors in midfield. In addition, Schalke 04 is one of Cologne’s favorite opponents. The red and white remained unbeaten in the last seven matches in the Bundesliga, and scored even more often with 154 goals against Werder Bremen (159).
Schalke 04:
We can be brief about the season of Schalke 04. The club from Gelsenkirchen could not get over its hopeless competition start of fourteen rounds in a row without a victory, and has been officially relegated since April 20 after the 1-0 defeat at Arminia Bielefeld. Those Konigsblauen have worn no fewer than five different trainers this season – a Bundesliga record – but none of them managed to bring the illustrious club back to life.
Schalke 04 will play for bacon and beans on Saturday afternoon, although the club will of course want to say goodbye to the Bundesliga with its head held high. “That makes Schalke 04 a dangerous opponent,” said Stefan Effenberg in the football program Doppelpass. “They can play freely and without pressure.” There is something in it, because last weekend Schalke 04 managed to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 in a spectacle, which had to drop out definitively in the battle for Champions League qualification.
FC Koln vs Schalke head to head matches
20.01.21 BUN Schalke FC Koln 1 : 2
29.02.20 BUN FC Koln Schalke 3 : 0
05.10.19 BUN Schalke FC Koln 1 : 1
31.10.18 POK FC Koln Schalke 1 : 2 (1 : 1)
22.04.18 BUN FC Koln Schalke 2 : 2
* Our advice is: Both teams to score / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.57
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