Bundesliga

Bundesliga | Gameweek 1

Aug 7, 2022 at 4.30pm UK

RheinEnergieStadion

FC Koln
3 - 1
Schalke

Kilian (49'), Kainz (62'), Ljubicic (80')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Bulter (76')
Brunner (51')
Drexler (35')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Bundesliga clash between FC Koln and Schalke 04, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

FC Koln

Last Six:

Last Game: Jahn 2-2 FC Koln (4-3 pen.)
Saturday, July 30 at 2.31pm in DFB-Pokal

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Wolfsburg	1	0	1
9	FC Koln	0	0	0
10	RB Leipzig	0	0	0

Schalke 04

Last Six:

Last Game: Bremer SV 0-5 Schalke
Sunday, July 31 at 12.01pm in DFB-Pokal

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
10	RB Leipzig	0	0	0
11	Schalke 04	0	0	0
12	Stuttgart	0	0	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Koln win with a probability of 40.67%. A win for Schalke 04 had a probability of 35.57% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Koln win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.19%) and 2-0 (5.81%). The likeliest Schalke 04 win was 1-2 (8.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.76%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Koln would win this match.

Result
FC Koln	Draw	Schalke 04
40.67% ( 3.3)	23.76% ( 0.07)	35.57% ( -3.37)

Both teams to score 62.16% (

-0.48)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.12% (

-0.53)

39.88% (

0.53)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

37.76% (

-0.56)

62.24% (

0.56)

FC Koln Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.1% (

1.33)

19.9% (

-1.33)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.97% (

2.11)

52.03% (

-2.11)

Schalke 04 Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.61% (

-1.92)

22.39% (

1.92)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.1% (

-2.96)

55.89% (

2.96)

Score Analysis

FC Koln 40.67%

Schalke 04 35.57%

Draw 23.76%

FC Koln	Draw	Schalke 04
2-1 @ 8.69% ( 0.41) 1-0 @ 7.19% ( 0.46) 2-0 @ 5.81% ( 0.59) 3-1 @ 4.68% ( 0.4) 3-2 @ 3.5% ( 0.11) 3-0 @ 3.13% ( 0.43) 4-1 @ 1.89% ( 0.23) 4-2 @ 1.41% ( 0.1) 4-0 @ 1.26% ( 0.22) Other @ 3.12% Total : 40.67%	1-1 @ 10.76% ( 0.08) 2-2 @ 6.5% ( -0.06) 0-0 @ 4.46% ( 0.11) 3-3 @ 1.75% ( -0.05) Other @ 0.29% Total : 23.76%	1-2 @ 8.06% ( -0.42) 0-1 @ 6.67% ( -0.23) 0-2 @ 4.99% ( -0.48) 1-3 @ 4.02% ( -0.46) 2-3 @ 3.24% ( -0.23) 0-3 @ 2.49% ( -0.4) 1-4 @ 1.5% ( -0.27) 2-4 @ 1.21% ( -0.16) 0-4 @ 0.93% ( -0.22) Other @ 2.46% Total : 35.57%