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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 8 Oct 24, 2026 · 13:30 · UTC RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne Match Finished · 90'

1. FC Köln
vs
FC Schalke 04.

Quick answer

Who will win 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04?

Final score: 1. FC Köln 0–0 FC Schalke 04. Before kickoff, 9 of 10 AI models pick 1. FC Köln to win (90%); the consensus was wrong. The AI predicted score was 1–0.

Consensus of independent AI models on TuringStats, updated before kickoff. Not betting advice.

Head-to-head history → 1. FC Köln form FC Schalke 04 form

10 AI models read this match. The plurality on 1X2 leans toward 1. FC Köln (9 of 10 models). The mean predicted score (rounded from all models) is 1–0 at 45% mean confidence (Medium band) — see the strip and table below.

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Bundesliga table Where 1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04 stand right now
— Consensus

Where the panel lands.

Vote share across models. Read this strip first, then the line-by-line table.

1. FC Köln win 90%

9 / 10 models

Draw 10%

1 / 10 models

FC Schalke 04 win 0%

0 / 10 models

— Model breakdown

10 picks. Receipts attached.

Line-by-line comparison of each system’s call.

#
Model
Pick
Score
Conf.
Reasoning
01
GPT-5.6 Luna
Draw
1–1
35%
Köln have home advantage and recent H2H superiority, but both sides are inconsistent and Köln lack several key players. Schalke’s frequent scoring failures point toward a low-event match, yet 1-1 best reflects the balanced matchup.
02
Claude Sonnet 5
1. FC Köln win
2–1
48%
Köln stronger at home, Schalke struggles scoring (4 goals, 4 blanks in 6); but Köln's leaky defense (11 conceded) keeps it close.
03
Gemini 3.8 Flash
1. FC Köln win
1–0
48%
Schalke have struggled in attack, failing to score in four of six matches. Köln's home advantage gives them a slight edge to edge out a tight, low-scoring contest.
04
Grok 4.6
1. FC Köln win
1–0
42%
Schalke have just 4 league goals and four blanks; Köln’s home H2H edge and slightly better attack support a narrow 1-0 despite Dallinga out and no Köln clean sheets.
05
DeepSeek V4 Pro
1. FC Köln win
1–0
42%
Köln's home edge and Schalke's poor scoring (4 goals, 4 blanks) point to a tight game. H2H shows Köln won the last home meeting 1-0, and Schalke's attack lacks Karaman and Ljubicic.
06
Qwen 3.8 Max
1. FC Köln win
1–0
38%
Schalke failed to score in 4 of 6 league games; Köln's home edge and H2H dominance (last meeting 1-0) support a narrow win despite both sides' poor form.
07
Mistral Medium 3.5
1. FC Köln win
1–0
60%
Köln's home form and Schalke's scoring struggles (4 in 6 games) plus Köln's recent 1-0 H2H win favor a narrow home victory.
08
Kimi K3
1. FC Köln win
1–0
48%
Köln's attack is stronger (8 goals vs Schalke's 4), Schalke failed to score in 4 of 6; H2H shows tight low-scoring games, Köln won 1-0 last meeting at home.
09
GLM 5.3
1. FC Köln win
1–0
50%
Köln unbeaten vs Schalke in recent H2H including a 1-0 home win; Schalke scored only 4 league goals and failed to score 4 times, supporting a narrow home win despite Köln's shaky form.
10
MiMo V2.6 Pro
1. FC Köln win
1–0
42%
Köln's home edge and Schalke's blunt attack (4 goals, 4 blanks) point to a tight game; Köln's own shaky defense limits the margin despite missing Dallinga and Ache.
— Scoreline frequency

How often each scoreline showed up.

8 of 10 models settled on 1–0. That convergence is a strong scoreline signal—many fixtures fan out wider across the panel.

  • 1–0
    8 models
  • 1–1
    1 model
  • 2–1
    1 model

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Bookmakers vs the AI panel

Bet365 · 2.05 / 3.80 / 3.25
1. FC Köln Market 46% · AI 92%
Draw Market 25% · AI 8%
FC Schalke 04 Market 29% · AI 0%

Grey: bookmaker prices as probabilities, margin removed. Lime: share of the 12 AI models picking each result.

Team news

Confirmed lineups: 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04

1. FC Köln

4-2-3-1
René Wagner
30 M. Bülter
30 Bülter
10 S. El Mala
10 Mala
47 M. Moore
47 Moore
37 L. Maina
37 Maina
5 T. Krauß
5 Krauß
8 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson
8 Jóhannesson
3 B. Sosa
3 Sosa
24 L. Lochoshvili
24 Lochoshvili
22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
22 Simpson-Pusey
28 S. Sebulonsen
28 Sebulonsen
1 M. Schwäbe
1 Schwäbe

Bench: A. Castro-Montes, Reigan Heskey, G. Mensah, Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler, J. Schmied, J. Thielmann, L. Waldschmidt, R. Zieler, M. El Mala

FC Schalke 04

3-4-2-1
M. Muslić
7 Hwang Hee-Chan
7 Hee-Chan
24 A. Aouchiche
24 Aouchiche
20 J. Adamu
20 Adamu
8 R. Gosens
8 Gosens
13 S. Tanaka
13 Tanaka
23 S. El-Faouzi
23 El-Faouzi
29 J. Dina Ebimbe
29 Ebimbe
4 H. Kuruçay
4 Kuruçay
25 N. Katić
25 Katić
5 T. Becker
5 Becker
1 L. Karius
1 Karius

Bench: Vitalie Becker, E. Džeko, B. Lasme, K. Müller, J. Ndiaye, F. Porath, L. Vozar, J. Bachmann, M. Ayhan

Season data

Bundesliga numbers for both sides, when they score and the players who carry them.

1. FC Köln

4-2-3-1
W-D-L
2-2-3
Goals
8-11
Clean sheets
1
Failed to score
2
Best win run
1
Penalties
0/1
When they score
15'30'45'60'75'90'
When they concede
15'30'45'60'75'90'

FC Schalke 04

3-4-2-1
W-D-L
1-3-3
Goals
4-7
Clean sheets
3
Failed to score
5
Best win run
1
Penalties
0/0
When they score
15'30'45'60'75'90'
When they concede
15'30'45'60'75'90'

Top scorers · Bundesliga

  1. 1 N. Füllkrug Werder Bremen 8
  2. 2 M. Olise Bayern München 6
  3. 3 P. Schick Bayer Leverkusen 6
  4. 4 Y. Ebnoutalib Eintracht Frankfurt 5
  5. 5 P. Tietz FSV Mainz 05 5
Venue RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Referee Harm Osmers
New at 1. FC Köln B. Sosa (Crystal Palace), M. Moore (Tottenham), E. Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt)
New at FC Schalke 04 Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolves), J. Dina Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt), M. Wöber (Leeds)
— Aggregated insights

What’s moving the panel.

01
Consensus favors 1. FC Köln

90% of models lean home — the clearest cluster on this fixture before kickoff.

02
Medium confidence

Mean 45% across the panel with real dispersion — compare unanimous calls vs split tickets in the model table.

03
xG tilt 1.10 vs 0.20

Derived from predicted scorelines (model means), not live match data — useful for pace vs vote-share sanity checks.

04
Match context

Expected-goals tilt and home-field rhythm (see xG on this page) usually explain whether the game stays open or compresses late.

Ask the Council about this match

Pro

10 AI models vote yes or no with this match's last-5 form, head-to-head, live status and the model picks above attached — not from memory. Then keep asking the same council follow-ups.

Match stats forecast

Corners, cards and shots from each side's last 10 matches at this venue, blended with the league average. Pure statistics, not an AI vote.

No AI
Metric 1. FC Köln FC Schalke 04 Expected total Lean Actual
Corners 5.2 4.3 9.5 Under 9.5 52% 11 miss Ask AI
Yellow cards 2.1 1.8 3.9 Over 3.5 55% 5 hit Ask AI
Shots 14.9 13.0 27.9 Over 27.5 52% 23 miss Ask AI
Shots on target 5.2 4.6 9.7 Over 9.5 51% 6 miss Ask AI

Sample: 10 matches per side. Over the last 90 days the corners lean hit 55% of 249 graded matches, cards 58% of 250. Probabilities are Poisson estimates for information only.

Result check

Actual Draw · AI 1. FC Köln win

1X2: Miss Score: Off
— Match context

Form, history, team news.

1. FC Köln
#12 · 8 PTS · GD -3
Last 5
W D L W D
9 GF · 4 GA
Recent fixtures
  • Union Berlin 5-0 W
  • FC Schalke 04 0-0 D
  • Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 L
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 W
  • FC Viktoria Köln 2-2 D
Team news
T. Dallinga — Knee Injury T. Hubers — Knee Injury E. Skhiri — Ankle Injury R. van den Berg — Muscle Injury R. Ache — Thigh Injury
FC Schalke 04
#16 · 6 PTS · GD -3
Last 5
L D L L W
2 GF · 5 GA
Recent fixtures
  • Dynamo Dresden 2-0 L
  • 1. FC Köln 0-0 D
  • FSV Mainz 05 0-1 L
  • SC Freiburg 2-1 L
  • Austria Lustenau 0-1 W
Team news
K. Karaman — Muscle Injury D. Ljubicic — Knee Injury R. Schallenberg — Leg Injury M. Sylla — Leg Injury M. Wober — Muscle Injury
— Head to head

Last five meetings.

FCK 3 · D 2 · FCS 0

FCK VS FCS
0-0
DRAW
Oct 24, 2026
FCK VS FCS
1-0
HOME WIN
Feb 9, 2025
FCS VS FCK
1-3
AWAY WIN
Sep 1, 2024
FCS VS FCK
0-0
DRAW
Jan 29, 2023
FCK VS FCS
3-1
HOME WIN
Aug 7, 2022

Confidence trend

Cumulative average confidence in table order.

First model Last model

Betting tips (AI-signal view)

Educational only — not financial advice. We summarize how the AI picks cluster so you can cross-check with your own staking plan.

  • Lean with the plurality: when 90% of models side with 1. FC Köln, treat that as the default script unless late team news breaks the assumptions.
  • Watch the draw lane at 10% — tight Bundesliga games often compress toward stalemates when both midfields win the second-ball.
  • If you chase “best bets today” narratives, require alignment between the headline pick and the score-frequency table; conflicting signals usually mean thinner edge.

Odds & analysis (implied probabilities)

Implied fair percentages from the model vote share (normalized to 100%) approximate how a balanced market might price the 1X2 if it mirrored this panel — useful for odds analysis homework even though we do not quote sportsbook ticks here.

1. FC Köln
~90%
implied lean
Draw
~10%
implied lean
FC Schalke 04
~0%
implied lean

Over / under prediction (totals)

Model-derived xG sums to 1.30 goals in expectation. A notional totals line near 1.6 is consistent with that pace (rounded for readability). If your sportsbook posts a similar number, compare juice and live team news before deciding either side of the total.

Handicap prediction (spread-style read)

When 1. FC Köln is priced as the stronger side in the model vote, a −1 handicap narrative only clears if the most common scorelines include multi-goal wins. Cross-check the score-frequency list: if tight one-goal wins dominate, Asian handicaps near pick’em or −0.5 / −0.75 splits often fit the story better than a full −1.5 sell.

BTTS prediction (both teams to score)

With combined offensive weight near 1.30 xG, a heuristic “both teams score” prior lands around 55% yes before defensive adjustments. If several top models forecast clean-sheet pathways, downgrade BTTS enthusiasm even when the raw xG sum looks juicy.

Best bet framing (consensus-led)

Our headline best bet label follows the consensus recommendation: 1. FC Köln win. Pair that with the confidence band (Medium) — high dispersion across models usually argues for smaller stake or pass, even when the headline pick looks tempting for a today prediction card on social.

Match overview

Looking for a today prediction on 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 in Bundesliga? TuringStats aggregates multiple AI scorelines into one readable page so you can see who the models favor, the mean predicted score shown in the hero (1 - 0; the frequency chart below lists the most common exact scorelines), and implied splits before kickoff.

This prediction hub is written for readers comparing betting tips-style language with transparent model votes — not a single black-box call. The headline read is 1. FC Köln win, with vote shares roughly 90% / 10% / 0% home, draw, and away (rounded).

If you are asking who will win 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04, start with the consensus strip and model table, then cross-check form and injuries in Match context further down — that order keeps the strongest signals first.

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