Köln Schalke 04 betting prediction

After 8 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses, the home team is in the 13^th position, havinf won 26 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Hertha BSC by (0‑5), after in the previous match they have lost (1‑4) at home, against Bayern München. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 28 goals scored and 33 conceded; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Köln has a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 1‑0 (5 out of 11 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 13 of their 22 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 2.

Köln come to this game with a 0-5 away triumph over Hertha, returning to victories after the defeat against Bayern Munich: the team's goals were signed by Uth, Kainz (2) and Córdoba (2). It should be noted that the home team have won 4 of the last 5 games played at their stadium. In this match against Schalke 04, coach Markus Gisdol should keep the 4-4-2, with Uth and Córdoba being the most advanced players. Midfielder Florian Kainz is the key player in the team, being largely responsible for creating the offensive process of the home team. For this match the coach cannot count on Modeste, Katterbach, Czichos and Kessler, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Timo Horn, Kingsley Ehizibue, Ismail Jakobs, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Benno Schmitz, Toni Leistner, Florian Kainz, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Jonas Hector, Ellyes Skhiri, Jhon Córdoba.
Coach: S. Baumgart.