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FC Schalke 04 vs 1.FC Köln is a German league matchup whose cited results give Köln the stronger edge. Köln won 3–1 at Schalke in September 2024 and 1–0 at home in February 2025, both in the second tier, after a 0–0 Bundesliga draw in Gelsenkirchen in January 2023. A future meeting will ask whether Schalke turn territorial pressure into a result or Köln manage another disciplined response.
Past matches, FC Schalke 04 vs 1.FC Köln
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes 1.FC Köln
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49D
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11M
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35D
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29M
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27F
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46
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21F
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9F
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26G
FC Schalke 04 Substitutes
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M
25
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D
17
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F
24
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F
18
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F
8
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D
2
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D
30
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G
34
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G
27
Match events
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34'Joel Schmied Yellow Card
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39'Mathias Olesen Yellow Card
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43'⚽D. Downs Normal Goal (Asst: L. Maina)
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46'N. Telle E. Martel
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57'F. Kainz D. Ljubičić
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57'M. Finkgräfe M. Olesen
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62'A. Barkok J. Bachmann
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62'A. Gantenbein M. Aydın
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62'I. Hamache P. Meïssa Ba
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72'Damion Downs Yellow Card
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73'J. Thielmann D. Huseinbašić
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81'I. Rondić D. Downs
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81'C. Antwi-Adjei T. Mohr
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81'A. Younes M. Grüger
Stats for this game
Matchup FC Schalke 04 VS 1.FC Köln
Köln have set the dated reference
The 2024–25 meetings give 1.FC Köln a clear platform. Köln won 3–1 at Schalke on 1 September 2024, then edged Schalke 1–0 at the RheinEnergieStadion on 9 February 2025. The first result showed Köln able to absorb pressure and strike with space; the second was a tighter contest decided by a single goal. Together they point to a matchup where Schalke must make home initiative count early.
Schalke can make the setting matter
The 0–0 draw at Schalke on 29 January 2023 offers a useful counterpoint. It shows that Köln’s control does not automatically become a high-scoring game, and that Schalke can keep the margins narrow when the structure holds. The appeal for a future meeting is therefore practical: Köln can seek the patient, disciplined response seen in the fixed results, while Schalke can try to turn Veltins-Arena pressure into the moment that changes the balance.
Past head to head stats
FC Schalke 04 VS 1.FC Köln
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
FC Schalke 04 VS 1.FC Köln
Head-to-Head History
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