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


1. FC Köln
Ranking: #59 overall, #9 in Germany

73.2 → 76.0 (+2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 25 Apr Leverkusen (H) 76.0 +1.3
2-2 02 May Union Berlin (A) 76.7 +0.7
1-3 10 May Heidenheim (H) 76.2 -0.5
5-1 16 May Bayern Munich (A) 76.1 -0.1
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1
FC Schalke 04
Ranking: #102 overall, #16 in Germany

70.8 → 72.5 (+1.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 19 Apr Preußen (H) 71.2 +0.3
2-3 26 Apr Paderborn 07 (A) 72.0 +0.8
1-0 02 May Düsseldorf (H) 72.2 +0.2
3-0 09 May Nürnberg (A) 72.2 0.0
1-0 17 May Braunschweig (H) 72.5 +0.3

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

FC Schalke 04 trail 1. FC Köln by 43 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 7 in Germany.

The recent trend shows 1. FC Köln on the rise, +2.8 rating points over their last 10 matches, while FC Schalke 04 has also improved, albeit more slowly at +1.7.

Last time these teams played, on 9 Feb 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 Apr 2019.

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