FC Köln vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the 2. Bundesliga match on February 09th, 2025

FC Köln and Schalke 04 will be playing against each other on Sunday, February 09th, 2025, at 12:30h (UTC), in a 2. Bundesliga football game in Germany, check the FC Köln vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Köln vs Schalke 04 will occur

The game is set to be played in the mythical RheinEnergieStadion stadium, in the city of Cologne, with a capacity for 50000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the FC Köln vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025

FC Köln last match

In the last match played, FC Köln met Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in a match valid for the DFB Pokal. The match ended in a loss by 2-2. The coach G. Struber's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-1-2 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 9.00 indicated as much.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Dominique Heintz was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Schalke 04 last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Magdeburg team with a final score of 2-5.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 3.00.

FC Köln vs Schalke 04 h2h

When these teams last played against each other in 2. Bundesliga, FC Köln ranked 11th place while Schalke 04 was in 12th place. FC Köln initiated hostilities with a 4-2-2-2 formation while Schalke 04 played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024/2025 season of the 2. Bundesliga. The meeting took place on 01-09-2024 and ended with a 1-3 win for FC Köln.

FC Köln

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

The FC Köln team with 37 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 11 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.

This means that Hamburger SV team, in 2nd place, is close behind in the 21st round with a disadvantage of 2 points.

FC Köln analysis

FC Köln at the end of round 20 in 2. Bundesliga had 35 goals scored and 25 conceded.

The FC Köln team comes from a defeat in the DFB Pokal, and its coach Gerhard Struber wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Best goalscorer from FC Köln

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Damion Downs. The Attacker has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped FC Köln come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Historical data FC Köln

With 4 titles won in the history of the tournament, the FC Köln team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Schalke 04

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

Schalke 04 arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 13th place in the 2. Bundesliga, having won 6 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Schalke 04 analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Schalke 04, which after 20 rounds has conceded 39 but has only scored 37.

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Schalke 04 team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 54.7% to control the game.

Best goalscorer from Schalke 04

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Moussa Sylla is the player to highlight. Helping Schalke 04 with 13 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of FC Köln is Damion Downs, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Schalke 04 is Moussa Sylla, he has scored in 13 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.38 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

FC Köln is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.4 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of FC Köln in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

FC Köln has an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game over the 20 rounds, while Schalke 04 has an average of 2.5. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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