Schalke 04 vs FC Koln
Schalke 04 is trying to continue the winning trend welcoming the 7th week of the Bundesliga. This time they acted as the host to host the promotion team, FC Koln, at the Veltins Arena.
Currently the Royal Blues are ranked in the top 4 with 13 points, just one point from Bayern Munich at the top and Wolfsburg at number 7. The tight competition this season certainly makes them have to perform optimally, one of them utilizing the European schedule of other participants.
Yes, a number of Bundesliga clubs must perform in the second week of UCL and UEL so they will appear exhausted this weekend. This condition is not experienced by Schalke 04 because they only focus on local competitions. In fact, they are on the charts uphill after winning four matches in a row, namely against Hertha Berlin, Paderborn, Mainz 05, and RB Leipzig.
Elsewhere, FC Koln’s promotional journey is far from a word of hope because it has only won once so far, while the remaining five have ended up losing. This note was received after Sunday (29/9) and then slaughtered with a score of 0-4 by Hertha Berlin. With this result, they were languishing in the position of caretaker.
Two seasons ago FC Koln lost 1-0 when they appeared at Veltins Arena. A bigger score is predicted to appear in tomorrow’s match because last week’s score made them the Bundesliga participants with the third most goals conceded, with 15 goals, while Schalke 04 has packed 13 goals so far. Victory in tomorrow’s game also opens up opportunities for the host to rise to the top.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.57