Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Schalke 04 and Köln, taking place on Sunday, 29 January 2023, at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen.
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Schalke 04, Recent FormSchalke 04 will be looking to regroup after their bruising encounter with RB Leipzig in which they suffered a 6-1 home defeat. They achieved 43% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against RB Leipzig's tally of 21 efforts at goal, 14 of which were on target.
Manager Thomas Reis will be looking to hit the reset button after his team's terrible performances in their last 6 games, having scored only 3 goals, conceded 15, and picked up a meagre 3 points. They have been misfiring up front at home recently, having been unable to produce a goal in 3 of their last 6 matches. Their defensive record does not make good reading so far this season as they have conceded at least 1 goal in 15 of their 17 league games.
They've had a dismal run of form at Veltins-Arena recently, losing all but 1 of their last 6 home games, their solitary win providing little consolation. It has been a particularly poor run of form in the league, having racked up 12 defeats in 17 games.
Cologne, Recent FormAn important point secured against Bayern Munich will have left Köln quite happy with their 1-1 draw. In that game they recorded 22 of the possession, with 3 attempts on goal, 1 on target. Their opponents found the target on 7 of their 23 shots on goal.
When it comes to attacking power Steffen Baumgart will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 10 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 9 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 6 games.
On an individual basis, Ellyes Skhiri will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Köln's last 6 league games.
Schalke 04 suffered the disappointment of a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Köln the last time they met in the league.
Goals should be on the cards for Die Geißböcke in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Schalke in their last 16 meetings together.
Köln will be looking to continue their winning streak against Schalke, having won each of the last 4 times they have met in the league and being unbeaten in their last 9 meetings.
Schalke manager Thomas Reis has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Dominick Drexler (Illness), Justin Heekeren (Cruciate ligament), Alex Král (Back), Thomas Ouwejan (Knee), Sebastian Polter (Cruciate ligament), Niklas Tauer (Muscle), Sepp van den Berg (Ligament) and Rodrigo Zalazar (Broken ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Steffen Baumgart has a number of injury concerns in his Köln squad to contend with: Sebastian Andersson (Knee), Florian Dietz (Cruciate ligament), Timo Hübers (Illness), Luca Kilian (Muscle), Tim Lemperle (Ankle), Dimitris Limnios (Cruciate ligament), Kristian Pedersen (Muscle), Ellyes Skhiri (Ankle) and Mark Uth (Groin)
Schalke 04 Playing at home | Cologne Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 2.8 | Goals conceded | 2.3 |
| 33' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 30' | Time first goal conceded | 34' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 4-2 |
| 6-1 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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