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Koln vs FC Schalke 04 Prediction, 10/24/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/20/2026

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Game: Koln vs FC Schalke 04

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026

Location: RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany

TV: USA Network, Fandando

The Royal Blue (1-2-3) are traveling to RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat Koln (2-1-3). Koln are priced at -145 and FC Schalke 04 opens +125. The total is 3. The goalies protecting the net will be Marvin Schwabe for Koln and Loris Karius for FC Schalke 04.

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The Billy Goats sit at 18th in regard to expected goals having 18.6, and their expected goals against sit at 20.6. So far this year, the squad is sitting with an average of 1.17 points per fixture (7 points) and also have a rank of 15th among Big 5 teams with 4 assists. Koln has relinquished 11 goals while giving up 1.83 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have amassed 37 shots on target against them. Their goal differential is at -3 with the help of 8 goals scored and 11 goals allowed. They have yet to tally a clean sheet this season. FC Koln has a total of 26 saves and have a save rate of 70.3% over the course of the season. Koln has amassed 11 yellow card warnings this year.

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The Royal Blue are sitting with an average of 0.8 pts per match while amassing 3 assists and 1 red card. For the year, S04 has a save percentage of 81.6% (38 SoT against), and they also have a ranking of 17th among European teams with 5 points. Schalke has earned 4 goals and the team's expected goals so far this season is at 21.2. Schalke 04 has earned a clean sheet rate of 33.3% over the course of the season and 5 yellow card cautions. FC Schalke 04 ranks 4th concerning goals against with 7, and their goal differential sits at -3. This team's goals against/90 min is at 1.17 in addition to 31 saves, and they are sitting with 2 shutouts.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Köln will be Marvin Schwabe. Schwabe has seen the pitch for 33,497 minutes and is sitting with 949 saves in his career. Schwabe (140-99-131 record during his soccer career) has earned 87 shutouts, which gives him a 23.4%% clean sheet rate. The keeper hailing from Germany has seen 1,395 shots tried at him in 370 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.23 (458 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 68.0%.

Loris Karius will be residing in front of the net for Schalke 04. In his career, Karius has surrendered 299 goals and has earned 744 saves in 254 starting assignments. He has earned a save percentage of 71.5% and his shutout rate is currently 32.3%%. He has allowed 1.18 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 119-62-72. Karius has recorded 82 clean sheets and has defended 1,040 shots tried against him in 22,849 mins in his career.

Marius Bulter is one player who can be a difference maker for Köln. He has totaled 31 assists while tallying 131 pts in his career. The forward born in Germany has 50 goals in 16,837 minutes played. Bulter has been given a starting assignment in 189 outings during his career while scoring 0.27 goals per 90 minutes.

Schalke 04 has a player in Hwang Hee-chan, who can change the course of a fixture. He is averaging 0.37 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 179 outings in his career. The midfielder from Korea has totaled 16,591 professional minutes and has scored 68 goals. He has accumulated 173 points so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 37 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Koln (+125)

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