1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 prediction | 24 Oct 2026 | xGtoday

24 October 2026
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1. FC Köln
Ranking: #67 overall, #10 in Germany

74.7 → 75.7 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1
4-1 04 Sep Stuttgart (A) 75.9 -0.1
1-1 12 Sep Bremen (H) 76.0 +0.1
2-1 19 Sep Hamburg (A) 75.9 -0.1
2-1 11 Oct Gladbach (H) 75.7 -0.2
FC Schalke 04
Ranking: #104 overall, #18 in Germany

71.2 → 72.3 (+1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 30 Aug Augsburg (A) 72.0 -0.5
0-0 05 Sep Bayern Munich (H) 71.8 -0.2
1-3 11 Sep Union Berlin (A) 72.6 +0.8
0-0 20 Sep Elversberg (H) 72.4 -0.2
2-1 11 Oct Freiburg (A) 72.3 -0.1

1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04: by the numbers

FC Schalke 04 trail 1. FC Köln by 37 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 8 in Germany.

The recent trend shows FC Schalke 04 on the rise, +1.1 rating points over their last 10 matches, while 1. FC Köln has also improved, albeit more slowly at +1.0.

Last time these teams played, on 9 February 2025, FC Schalke 04 gained 0.3 rating points.

The highest 1. FC Köln have ever stood in our European rankings is #35, first reached on 10 April 2019.

FC Schalke 04 first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 80.2 on 20 January 2019.