Schalke vs Cologne Betting Odds and Predictions – Bundesliga
Who gets the big points in the table basement?
⚽️ Competition: Bundesliga
🔺 Date: January 20th, 2021
🔻 Betting Prediction: Schalke
🔺 Betting Odds: 2.6
🔻 Stake: 5/10 units
Will Ailton soon switch back to the Bundesliga for Schalke 04? Or Raul? Or ebb sand? There are a lot of funny memes circulating on social media about the miners’ return campaigns. With Sean Kolasinac from Arsenal FC and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (almost certainly), Los Blancos have already achieved two coups in this transfer period.
Rafinha should also think about a move back to the Ruhr area. With the old stars, the club wants to prevent the Bundesliga relegation with all its might. A very important step on the way to this goal should be achieved on Wednesday evening during the English week.
With the best bookmakers, Schalke is classified as a slight favourite in the home game against 1. FC Köln. Effzeh is also in a serious crisis and ranks 16th in relegation. So it’s about really big points in the table basement and between Schalke and Cologne, the odds for a tip on home success seem to be the best choice.
At least mentally, the hosts are experiencing a slight upswing, while in the Rhine metropolis, mourning is not only being blown because of the cancelled carnival. The kick-off for this encounter in the Veltins-Arena is on Wednesday evening.
🔻 Betting Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
🔺 Betting Odds: 1.72
Schalke – Statistics & current form
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar should have two positive effects on the performance of FC Schalke 04. On the one hand, the Dutchman, like Sead Kolasinac, should, of course, provide an upswing with his presence alone and bring back the belief in relegation. On the other hand, the attacker actually brings a lot of individual quality with him and S04 can really use this in a storm.
Will S04 return to sporting success with the return campaigns?
After the break in the last home game against Hoffenheim (4: 0), the euphoria quickly fizzled out again at the weekend due to the 1: 3 at Eintracht Frankfurt. With the exception of the consolation goal from youngster Matthew Hoppe, who with four goals from the last two games is the great hope for the Royal Blues, the appearance in Hesse was not suitable for the Bundesliga.
Coach Christian Gross still has a lot of work ahead of him and at the end of the first half of the season, the time until a positive trend reversal is slowly running out. Success against the direct competitor from Cologne would be all the more important so that the connection to the saving bank can be maintained. What changes in personnel there will be in contrast to the game against the Adler is still completely open.
Does Gross dare to make an offensive system change?
Mascarell was back on the bench last time he was injured and could start playing this time. Defence chief Sane is about to return to the squad, but not yet in the starting line-up. If Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is actually playing against Cologne, the question of the system is also very exciting. Gross will hardly take the risk of putting youngster Hoppe on the bench for the Dutchman.
All in all, it is difficult to assess how the newly formed troop from Gelsenkirchen will work collectively, which makes a prediction considerably more difficult between Schalke and Cologne. The important home three on Wednesday evening is only possible if the cogs in the team mesh quickly.
Probable lineup of Schalke:
➤ Ferryman – Becker, Kabak, Nastasic, Kolasinac – Stambouli, S. Serdar – Raman, Uth, Harit – Hoppe
Last matches from Schalke:
Bundesliga
⚽️ 01/17 2021 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 – 1 Schalke 04
⚽️ 01/09 2021 Schalke 04 4 – 0 Hoffenheim
⚽️ 01/02 2021 Hertha Berlin 3 – 0 Schalke 04
DFB Cup
⚽️ 12/22 2020 Ulm 1 – 3 Schalke 04
Bundesliga
⚽️ 12/19 2020 Schalke 04 0 – 1 Arminia Bielefeld
Cologne -Sstatistics & current form
How explosive the situation on the Rhine is at the moment is made clear by the fact that club legends such as Christoph Daum and Lukas Podolski have spoken. Poldi rules out a return to his heart club, but recommends the current FC coach Markus Gisdol to be more courageous in the line-up.
Cologne for 485 minutes without a goal
Offensive, the Darmstadt team have been extremely harmless for weeks and at the weekend the 0-0 win at home against Hertha BSC was already seen as a step forward. Certainly, the performance of the home side was much more stable defensively than in the embarrassing 0: 5 in Freiburg. In the attack, however, the Cologne team remained very pale and the call for Anthony Modeste is growing in the fan camp.
However, since the primary goal of coach Gisdol will be to keep S04 at a distance in the Bundesliga table, the guests could live much better with a draw than the Royal Blues. So it is very possible that the formation will be the same as on the weekend. Jonas Hector is also likely to be back after he had to be replaced in the closing stages against the old lady.
How brave does Gisdol let his team act?
Only if Effzeh succeeds in finding the right balance of offensive and defensive and the determination increases in the end, then between Schalke and Cologne the tip on the odds of the away team has a chance of success. Otherwise, the carnival club threatens to slide further into a serious crisis.
Probable lineup of Cologne:
➤ T. Horn – Cestic, Bornauw, Czichos – Ehizibue, J. Horn – Skhiri, Hector – Duda, Drexler – M. Wolf
Last matches from Cologne:
Bundesliga
⚽️ 01/16 2021 1. FC Cologne 0 – 0 Hertha Berlin
⚽️ 01/09 2021 Sc freiburg 5 – 0 1. FC Cologne
⚽️ 01/02 2021 1. FC Cologne 0 – 1 Augsburg
DFB Cup
⚽️ 12/22 2020 1. FC Cologne 1 – 0 Osnabrück
Bundesliga
⚽️ 12/19 2020 RB Leipzig 0 – 0 1. FC Cologne
Schalke vs Cologne – Direct comparison / H2H balance
The direct comparison between Schalke and Cologne underpins the prognosis that a very close and exciting game is imminent on Wednesday evening. Five of the last seven duels between the two traditional clubs ended in a draw after 90 minutes. Only once was Schalke able to win at home during this time and once the billy goats prevail.
In the previous season, the Darmstadt team won the second leg 3-0 on matchday 24. Bornauw, Cordoba and an own goal by S04 keeper Nübel ensured the clear emergence. At 1-1 in the Hinserie FC captain, Jonas Hector destroyed a Schalke win in stoppage time.
Schalke vs Cologne betting odds in comparison
🔻 Betting Prediction: Schalke
🔺 Betting Odds: 2.8
🔻 Betting Prediction: Draw
🔺 Betting Odds: 3.3
🔻 Betting Prediction: Cologne
🔺 Betting Odds: 2.5
Schalke vs Cologne Betting Odds and Predictions
The starting position in the odds comparison of the betting base is rightly very close with this pairing. A clear favourite is not to be found in the cellar thriller in Gelsenkirchen. There is a lot at stake for both teams, which will be reflected on the pitch. There is certainly no playful delicacy to be expected and instead, the game with many duels will largely be in the midfield.
An “Under Goals” tip is almost automatically a good choice. Since the bookmakers also know about the starting position, the odds for this between Schalke and Cologne are quite low and the value is there, but rather low. More profitable, however, could be betting on a home win for the Royal Blues.
Key facts – Schalke vs Cologne tips
🔺 Schalke want to continue the upswing from their last home game with or without Huntelaar
🔺 Cologne is still waiting for the first goal in 2021 and has been without a goal for five league games
🔺 In the preseason, FC captain Hector made it 1-1 in the Veltins-Arena with a last-minute goal
If the team can build on the performance from the last home game against Hoffenheim, the chances for a three-point are good. If Klaas-Jan Huntelaar’s repatriation campaign can actually be carried out quickly and the Dutchman is deployed on Wednesday, this is another plus point for the hosts.
Overall, the probability of victory for the home team is higher than the rather high odds of 2.60 suggests. Between Schalke and Cologne, the tip can be played on the home side with a stake of five units.
