FC Köln 0-0 Schalke 04: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

It finished 0-0. Both defences held from the first whistle to the last, and the chances that came were not taken.

The referee, H. Osmers, showed 5 yellow cards: 2 to FC Köln and 3 to Schalke 04.

FC Köln: R. Wagner, 4-2-3-1 · Schalke 04: M. Muslić, 5-3-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Under 3.00, and on 0-0 it was right.

The estimate's most likely result was a FC Köln win at 46%; a draw, at 26%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (12%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.8 and the match produced none.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 53%; with 0 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 56%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a FC Köln win at 44%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-24, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.73 for FC Köln and 1.00 for Schalke 04.

Schalke 04 left about 1.0 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

FC Köln had 5 shots on target, Schalke 04 1.

FC Köln had 62% of the ball.

Where the two sides stood before this match

FC Köln came into it with 9 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.54 expected goals for and 1.58 against, and had won 22% of their matches.

Schalke 04 came into it with 9 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 0.6 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.12 expected goals for and 1.91 against, and had won 11% of their matches.

FC Köln vs Schalke 04: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Timo Becker (Schalke 04), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

FC Köln

• Luka Lochoshvili 7.5
• Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 7.5
• Ísak Jóhannesson 7.4
• Marvin Schwäbe 7.3
• Marius Bülter 7.3

Schalke 04

• Timo Becker 7.8
• Loris Karius 7.5
• Nikola Katic 7.2
• Satoshi Tanaka 7.2
• Adil Aouchiche 7.2

The lowest-rated starter was Saïd El Mala at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• FC Köln: FC Bayern München vs FC Köln Friday 20 November 2026 · Bundesliga
• Schalke 04: Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart Saturday 21 November 2026 · Bundesliga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about FC Köln vs Schalke 04

What was the score in FC Köln vs Schalke 04?

FC Köln 0-0 Schalke 04 (half-time 0-0), Bundesliga, Saturday 24 October 2026.

Who scored in FC Köln vs Schalke 04?

Nobody: the match finished 0-0.

Did Moneyball predict FC Köln vs Schalke 04 correctly?

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Under 3.00, and on 0-0 it was right.

Who was man of the match in FC Köln vs Schalke 04?

Timo Becker, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed FC Köln vs Schalke 04?

H. Osmers.