The 23rd matchday of German Bundesliga is opened with the fixture
FC Schalke 04 against
1. FC Köln (
Friday, 6.3.2009, 8:30 pm). In the league table Schalke and Köln are separated by five points. S04 is on eighth position (34 points), Köln is on rank 10 (29 points).
FC Schalke 04 has started the Bundesliga season as a title candidate. However, after 22 rounds Schalke stands only on the eighth position – 9 points behind league leaders Hertha BSC. Last matchday Schalke celebrated a 2:1-away victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. In the “DFB-Pokal” (German Football Cup) S04 retired in the quarterfinal against FSV Mainz 05 (0:1). The league statistics of spring-season is equalised (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats). In contrast to Schalke promoted team 1. FC Köln is in the second half of the season still without a defeat (1 win, 4 draws). The highlight was the 2:1-away victory against Bayern München. Köln is the third-strongest away team of the league (5 wins, 1 draw, 5 defeats).
Fixtures: 1. Bundesliga
Last 10 results between Schalke 04 und 1. FC Köln:
5 wins Schalke, 1 win Köln, 4 draws
29.04.1998: FC Schalke 04 - 1. FC Köln 1:0
13.08.2000: FC Schalke 04 - 1. FC Köln 2:1
16.12.2000: 1. FC Köln - FC Schalke 04 2:2
03.11.2001: FC Schalke 04 - 1. FC Köln 3:1
31.03.2002: 1. FC Köln - FC Schalke 04 1:1
17.08.2003: FC Schalke 04 - 1. FC Köln 2:1
14.02.2004: 1. FC Köln - FC Schalke 04 0:2
19.11.2005: 1. FC Köln - FC Schalke 04 2:2
15.04.2006: FC Schalke 04 - 1. FC Köln 1:1
26.09.2008: 1. FC Köln - FC Schalke 04 1:0
Data:
FC Schalke 04 vs. 1. FC Köln
Fixture: Friday, 6.3.2009, 8:30 pm
Stadium: Gelsenkirchen (Veltins-Arena)
Form curve:
Schalke 04: W – L – D – W – L
1. FC Köln: D – W – D – D – D
Tip: Köln is away strong and therefore we bet on a draw.
our tip is X
the highest odd is on Betsson, odd 3.95
