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68 %Loris Karius

Loris Karius

Man of the Match Trophy

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Watch: Kuruçay on another Schalke clean sheet

Full-time: Cologne 0-0 Schalke

Cologne extended their unbeaten run at home in the Bundesliga with a hard-fought goalless draw against Schalke in a game with few clear-cut chances.

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試合終了

90'

+ 1

Into added time

The fourth official has signalled two additional minutes.

90'

+ 1

Double change

Thielmann adds a new impetus in attack, while Schmied replaces Lochoshvili in defence.

90'

Another caution

This time it's another Schalke player in the book. Kuruçay stands in the way of Schwäbe's kick as he looks to initiate a counter-attack.

90'

控え

Luka Lochoshvili

90'

控え

89'

イエローカード

86'

Last throw of the dice

Cologne continue to push for the game's first goal, but they're wary of throwing too many bodies forward as Schalke have looked dangerous on the counter-attack. Will either side push that one extra person forward that could prove decisive?

83'

Another card

This time it's V. Becker that is cautioned after not giving the ball back.

83'

イエローカード

82'

Another caution

Lochoshvili is the second Cologne player to go in the book after delaying play.

81'

イエローカード

Luka Lochoshvili

80'

Double change

With 10 minutes remaining, Wagner again turns to his bench with Heskey and Okon-Engstler replacing El Mala and Krauß.

80'

控え

80'

控え

Paul Okon-Engstler

79'

Still goalless

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals> xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals> goals).

Five of Cologne's shots have found the target. The xGoals metric suggests that they should also be leading.

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Lacking the finish

Cologne go direct with a long ball. Karius stands tall to deny Bülter from close range. The ball then lands at the feet of Waldschmidt, but he too is denied!

72'

Cautioned

Dina Embimbe collides with El Mala and is shown a yellow card.

71'

イエローカード

Junior Dina Ebimbe

70'

Almost the opener!

That's more like it! Hwang does well to get by his man down the right before finding Aouchiche. The Algerian's neat flick finds Dina Ebimbe, who sees his effort blocked for a corner, which amounts to nothing.

69'

Working an opening

V. Becker showcases his explosive pace to get behind Sebulonsen and race to the byline, but his cross is cut out for a corner, which is caught by Schwäbe.

68'

Attacking change

Wagner makes his first change of the afternoon, with Waldschmidt replacing Moore.

68'

控え

Luca Waldschmidt

65'

Bülter denied

Karius, with his first meaningful save of this second half, gets down low to deny Bülter from range.

64'

Growing in confidence

Cologne are turning up the pressure now. El Mala drives forward, bringing with him two Schalke players before playing a through ball to Moore down the left, but his cross is caught by Karius.

62'

In search of the opening goal

Moore progresses the ball down the left but his pass to El Mala in a central position is cut out. The Englishman then picks up the loose possession before seeing his curling effort deflected behind for a corner, which is punched clear by Karius.

57'

No way through

Cologne continue to dominate possession, but Schalke's defence are standing firm.

ボール支配率(%)

6139

Physical duel

Moore, who is growing into the game, goes up against his marker.

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51'

Wide

Sosa passes into the feet of El Mala, who displays a neat first touch to engineer space, but he curls his effort from outside of the area wide of Karius' post.

49'

Schalke corner

V. Becker advances the ball down the left before whipping in a cross from deep, which is cut out by Simpson-Pusey for a corner, and cleared by Bülter.

47'

Adamu denied!

Aouchiche, from the left, plays in a dangerous cross whipped in at pace with his right foot. Adamu manages to get his head to the ball, forcing Schwäbe into an excellent save down low to his left.

46'

We're back under way

Schalke gets the ball rolling for the second half.

後半開始

Half-time: Cologne 0-0 Schalke

In a game of few chances, Cologne have come closest to breaking the deadlock. Jóhannesson had the ball in the back of the net but was quickly waved offside. El Mala then had two chances late on, but it's level-pegging at the interval.

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前半終了

45'

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Over!

Cologne win the ball back high up the pitch and almost take advantage. Maina picks up loose possession and plays the ball back to El Mala with pace, but he's unable to guide his effort goalbound.

45'

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Caution

Krauß thwarted a Schalke counter earlier, but this time he brings down Hwang, earning him the game's first yellow card.

45'

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イエローカード

45'

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Moore denied

Sosa plays a ball between the lines into the path of Bülter, who cuts the ball back for Moore, but Katić is on hand to deny the Englishman.

45'

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Into added time

The fourth official has signalled eight additional minutes, due to the long stoppage in play.

43'

Double change

Gosens and El-Faouzi are unable to continue, on comes V. Becker and Bachmann.

43'

控え

43'

控え

Soufiane El-Faouzi

39'

Brief stoppage

Schalke duo Gosens and El-Faouzi collide, forcing a stoppage in play.

Physical battle

Neither side are yet to find a breakthrough, in what's a physical affair.

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0:20

El Mala!

Simpson-Pusey plays a long ball in behind Schalke's high defensive line into the path of El Mala, who wins his physical battle before firing the ball over Karius' crossbar.

29'

Counter thwarted

El Mala and Moore get in the way of each other, which results in a Schalke counter-attack. Adamu this time finds Hwang, but he's stopped in his tracks by Krauß, formerly of Schalke.

Dazzling El Mala

Cologne's star is always immediately surrounded by opposing players.

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23'

In control

Cologne, after withstanding early Schalke pressure, are dominating possession and have had two shots on target. The Royal Blues, meanwhile, have managed six shots, but neither of them have found the target.

ボール支配率(%)

6139

19'

Upping the ante

Jóhannesson stings the palms of Karius from range. This time the ball rebounds to El Mala, but he's unable to guide the follow-up on target, firing the ball just wide. The Billy Goats are taking it up a notch.

18'

Chalked off

El Mala dribbles his way past three Schalke defenders before forcing Karius into a save, but Schalke's custodian can only parry it as far as Bülter. He plays it to Jóhannesson who fires home into an empty net from close range, but the flag immediately goes up for an offside.

16'

Katić wide

Gosens whips in another dangerous corner, which is met by the head of the Schalke defender, but he can't guide it on target.

15'

Adamu denied

Hwang plays a neat through ball into the path of Adamu, but he's denied at the final moment with a superb sliding block by Cologne's Simpson-Pusey, who puts the ball behind for a corner. The first of which is cleared...

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Teasing cross

Sosa fires in a cross from deep, which causes confusion between Kuruçay and Karius. The former clears the ball behind for a corner, which amounts to nothing, but Karius could have collected that. Almost an own goal!

11'

Finding confidence

Schalke are growing into this game. Dina Ebimbe progresses down the right before firing a low cross towards Adamu, but Cologne are able to clear their lines.

9'

Wayward passing

Simpson-Pusey fails to find defensive partner Lochoshvili with a square pass, thus turning over possession.

5'

Early sighter

Gosens dispossesses Sebulonsen in the Cologne penalty area before finding El-Faouzi, but his shot trickles just wide.

4'

Standing firm

Successive Gosens throw-ins into the penalty area are cleared by Cologne's defence.

3'

A slow start

Cologne have enjoyed more possession in the opening exchanges as Schalke look to press their opponents high up the pitch, but the Billy Goats are yet to find a way through.

1'

Off we go!

Cologne get the ball rolling!

キックオフ

Teams emerge

Kick-off is approaching in Cologne. The teams make their way out onto the pitch, and we're moments away from a ball being kicked.

Premiere for the big brother

Malek El Mala (r.), the one-year older brother of Cologne star Saïd El Mala (l.), is in the matchday squad for the first time in the Bundesliga.

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Schalke's midfield engine

Satoshi Tanaka leads all Bundesliga midfielders in average duels won per match this season: 10.8 per game across his first five appearances, well above the midfield average of 8.3.

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0:22

Watch: Mikey Moore showcases his skills

More on that Schalke team

Muslić makes three changes to the side that started the 1-0 defeat at home to Mainz last weekend. Karaman misses out with a muscle problem, while Džeko and Gantenbein have to settle for a place on the bench. Dina Ebimbe, Adamu and Hwang come in.

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More on that Cologne team

Wagner makes only one change to the Billy Goats side that lost 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt last Friday, with Tottenham Hotspur loanee Moore coming in for Schmied.

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0:53

Watch: Royal Blues rock up

スターティングメンバー: FC Schalke 04

Formation:3-4-2-1

Schalke subs

Müller, Becker, Ayhan, Bachmann, Porath, Vozar, Džeko, Lasme, Paul Ndiaye

スターティングメンバー: 1. FC Köln

Formation:4-2-3-1

Cologne subs

Zieler, Mensah, Schmied, Thielmann, Okon-Engstler, Heskey, El Mala, Waldschmidt

0:09

Watch: Welcome to Cologne

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Watch: Playmobil meets Der Klassiker

The Matchday 8 encounter between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will be virtually recreated by Playmobil figures.

Schalke’s impressive defensive record

Despite their difficulties in front of goal, Schalke have demonstrated considerable defensive resilience this season. The Royal Blues have conceded just seven goals in six Bundesliga matches, compared with Cologne’s 11. That includes clean sheets against Bayern Munich and Elversberg, although their defensive efforts haven’t always translated into points.

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Miron Muslić on facing Cologne

"We must take the winds out of Cologne's sails. We also want to turn things around collectively. Against Mainz, that was the first time we played like in 16 months. That can't happen to us in Cologne. In terms of El Mala, top players always have weapons. He's an absolute output player. He has a shot – that's his weapon. As a team, we have to stop that quality and power."

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René Wagner on facing Schalke

"Schalke have proven they can defend with great passion. For us, it will be about creating chances nonetheless, winning more one-on-one situations in attack, and getting shots on goal. We know what approach Schalke will take against us. We have to counter that, we want to score goals, put the opponent under pressure. We want to spend a lot of time in the opponent's third and prevent Schalke from getting into counter-attacking situations."

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The Billy Goats' away struggles

Cologne have been winless away from home for over a year, failing to register a win in 16 games and they're yet to pick up an away point so far in 2026/27.

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2:03

Watch: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Cologne - last time out

Younes Ebnoutalib's 77th-minute strike inflicted a second defeat in three games on the Billy Goats, who find themselves two points above the relegation zone - one above Schalke.

2:03

Watch: Schalke 0-1 Mainz - last time out

The Royal Blues remain without a goal at the Veltins-Arena this season after losing to Urs Fischer's side.

1:03

Watch: Cologne 1-0 Schalke - previous meeting

These teams last met in 2024/25, when Damion Downs scored the only goal of the game as Cologne continued their push for promotion, which they ultimately achieved.

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