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1. FC Köln won: 1. FC Köln 1-0 Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga (Round 21) on Sun, 9 Feb 2025 at RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln. 1. FC Köln goals: Damion Downs 43'. Expected goals: 1.41-1.23. Possession: 37-63. Player of the match: Marvin Schwäbe (8.1).
1. FC Köln squeezed past Schalke 04 1-0 at RheinEnergieSTADION on Sunday 9 February in 2. Bundesliga.
Damion Downs put 1. FC Köln ahead on 43' (1-0).
1. FC Köln had 37% of the ball, shots were 12-11 (3-2 on target) and expected goals finished 1.41-1.23.
Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln) was player of the match with an 8.1 rating.
Attendance: 50,000. Referee: Tobias Welz.
| 1. FC Köln | Schalke 04 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 37 | 63 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.41 | 1.23 |
| Total shots | 12 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 26 | 22 |
| Big chances | 3 | 4 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 4 |
| Accurate passes | 280 (76%) | 542 (83%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 0 |
| Corners | 4 | 4 |
| Total shots | 12 | 11 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 5 |
1. FC Köln (3-4-1-2): Marvin Schwäbe, Joel Schmied, Eric Martel, Dominique Heintz, Jusuf Gazibegovic, Leart Paqarada, Mathias Olesen, Denis Huseinbasic, Dejan Ljubicic, Damion Downs, Linton Maina
Schalke 04 (4-2-3-1): Justin Heekeren, Tomas Kalas, Ron Schallenberg, Marcin Kaminski, Derry Murkin, Max Grueger, Janik Bachmann, Mehmet Aydin, Kenan Karaman, Tobias Mohr, Pape Meissa Ba
43 league meetings since 1993: 1. FC Köln 15, draws 13, Schalke 04 15.
1. FC Köln won, 1-0 (2. Bundesliga) on Sun, 9 Feb 2025.
Sun, 9 Feb 2025, 12:30 UTC at RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, 2. Bundesliga.
In 43 league meetings since 1993: 1. FC Köln 15 wins, 13 draws, Schalke 04 15 wins (goals 58-59).