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Bundesliga Round 7 Saturday, 24 October 2026 FT
1. FC KölnHomeWLDWD
0:0Half-time 0:0
FC Schalke 04AwayLLDLL
472627
1. FC Köln winDrawFC Schalke 04 win
Kick-off
Sat 24 Oct
Expected goals
3.00
1.72 : 1.28
Favourite
47%
1. FC Köln
Over 2.5 goals
57%
model chance
Both teams to score
61%
model chance
Prices compared
1
in the odds table

1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 odds comparison

Bookmaker1X2Over 2.5Under 2.5BTTS yesBTTS no
1xBet2.123.923.471.702.341.542.35Bet

Best price in each column is marked. Lines move; the bookmaker page shows the current one.

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1xBetBest price2.12Bet now

Best 1X2 lines behind the 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 prediction: 1. FC Köln 2.12 (1xBet), draw 3.92 (1xBet), FC Schalke 04 3.47 (1xBet).

The best-price payout across the three results is 98.5%, several points better than any single book offers here.

For the goals, over 2.5 pays 1.70 (1xBet) and under 2.5 2.34 (1xBet); both teams to score yes pays 1.54 (1xBet) and no 2.35 (1xBet).

Prices move until kick-off, and the bookmaker page shows the current one; the marked cells are the best lines at the last refresh.

74%

Our prediction

1. FC Köln or FC Schalke 04 (no draw)
LeanExpected goals 1.72 : 1.28-1.8% against the best price
1.321xBetBet at 1xBet
Goal lineOver 2.5 goals
57% chance1.70
BTTSBoth teams to score
61% chance1.54
Goal lineOver 1.5 goals
80% chance1.25fair
ScorelineCorrect score 1-1
11% chance9.09fair
Half-time / full-timeHalf-time 1. FC Köln, full-time 1. FC Köln
29% chance3.40fair
First halfFirst-half goal
74% chance1.35fair

1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 prediction

Our 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 prediction and pick

The 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 prediction leans to 1. FC Köln: 47% against 28% for FC Schalke 04, with 26% left for the draw, in the Bundesliga on Saturday, 24 October 2026.

The goal expectancy is 3.00 in total, split 1.72 to 1. FC Köln and 1.28 to FC Schalke 04. From that pair the grid gives over 2.5 goals 57% and both teams to score 61%.

One score grid produces every chance here: the 1X2 split, the goal lines, BTTS and the scorelines all come from the same pair of expected goals.

Our main pick is 1. FC Köln or FC Schalke 04 (no draw) at 74%. At 1.32 with 1xBet the market prices it at 76%, against 74% from the model.

1. FC Köln average 1.6 goals scored and 0.6 conceded across their last 5, FC Schalke 04 0.2 and 1.4 across 5.

How many goals in 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04? Lines, BTTS and scorelines

Under 2.5 goals is rated 43% and under 3.5 65%; on the other side over 1.5 stands at 80% and over 2.5 at 57%.

Over 2.5 goals is the goals selection at 57%; 1xBet pay 1.70.

The chance of both teams scoring is 61%, built from 1. FC Köln scoring in 82% of runs and FC Schalke 04 in 72%; clean sheets come at 28% for 1. FC Köln and 18% for FC Schalke 04.

Both teams to score is the stronger side of the BTTS market at 61%.

The most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 11%, followed by 2-1 (9.4%) and 1-0 (8.6%).

A correct score bet pays long because the probability spreads across dozens of results; the over and under lines above back the same match picture with far less variance.

Half-time / full-time: half-time 1. FC Köln, full-time 1. FC Köln is the top combination at 29%. The model gives the first half 45% of the goals, which puts a first-half goal at 74%.

Every market for 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04

Result, double chance, goal lines, BTTS, scorelines and half-time markets for 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04, all from one grid; best price where priced, fair price where not, green bar for the top line in each group.

Match result

1. FC Köln to win47%2.12
Draw26%3.92
FC Schalke 04 to win28%3.47
1. FC Köln, draw no bet63%fair 1.59
FC Schalke 04, draw no bet37%fair 2.70

Double chance

1. FC Köln or draw72%1.38
FC Schalke 04 or draw53%1.84
1. FC Köln or FC Schalke 04 (no draw)74%1.32

Goals

Over 0.5 goals95%fair 1.05
Over 1.5 goals80%fair 1.25
Over 2.5 goals57%1.70
Over 3.5 goals35%fair 2.83
Over 4.5 goals19%fair 5.41
Under 1.5 goals20%fair 5.03
Under 2.5 goals43%2.34
Under 3.5 goals65%fair 1.55

BTTS

Both teams to score61%1.54
Not both teams to score40%2.35

Halves

First-half goal74%fair 1.35
Over 1.5 first-half goals39%fair 2.56
Second-half goal81%fair 1.24

Team goals

1. FC Köln to score82%fair 1.22
FC Schalke 04 to score72%fair 1.39
1. FC Köln clean sheet28%fair 3.60
FC Schalke 04 clean sheet18%fair 5.59
1. FC Köln to win to nil26%fair 3.91
FC Schalke 04 to win to nil17%fair 6.06

Odd or even

Odd number of goals50%fair 2.00
Even number of goals50%fair 2.00

Most likely scores

1-111%
2-19.4%
1-08.6%
2-07.4%
1-27%
0-16.4%

Half-time / full-time

1. FC Köln / 1. FC Köln29.4%
FC Schalke 04 / FC Schalke 0416.4%
Draw / 1. FC Köln15.4%
Draw / Draw13.3%
Draw / FC Schalke 0410.1%

Questions about 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04

Who will win 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04?

The model gives 1. FC Köln the best chance at 47%, with the draw at 26%. Under 50% the favourite fails to win more often than it wins, which is why the double chance is the safer line here.

1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 correct score: what does the model say?

1-1 is the most likely scoreline at 11%. The probability is spread across many results, so over 2.5 goals at 57% backs the same picture with less variance.

Is BTTS likely in 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04?

The BTTS yes line is rated 61%. 1. FC Köln find the net in 82% of simulated matches and FC Schalke 04 in 72%.

When is 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 and where is the result shown?

1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 starts at 13:30 UTC on Saturday, 24 October 2026, shown in your local time once the page loads. The live score runs on the page and every tip is graded after the final whistle.

Our pick, 1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 041. FC Köln or FC Schalke 04 (no draw), 74%
1.32Bet