FC Cologne vs Schalke 04

29 February 2020 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Manuel Gräfe

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Sebastiaan Bornauw 9’
  • Jhon Córdoba 39’
  • Alexander Nübel 75’ (og)

Match summary

FC Cologne won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Schalke 04. FC Cologne led 2-0 at half-time.

Sebastiaan Bornauw put FC Cologne ahead with a header in the 9th minute, set up by Florian Kainz, Jhon Córdoba made it 2-0 in the 39th minute, set up by Elvis Rexhbecaj, and Nübel's own goal made it 3-0 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: FC Cologne created 1.18 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Schalke 04's 0.60 from 7.

Match stats

FC Cologne Schalke 04
11 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.18 xG 0.59
1.18 Non-penalty xG 0.59
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

FC Cologne Schalke 04
Kick-off
Sebastiaan Bornauw
Assist: Florian Kainz1-0 (FC Cologne)
9’
Jhon Córdoba
Assist: Elvis Rexhbecaj2-0 (FC Cologne)
39’
Half-time2-0
Alexander Nübel
Own goal3-0 (FC Cologne)
75’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

FC Cologne
  • Jhon Córdoba
Schalke 04
  • Alessandro Schöpf
  • Guido Burgstaller

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.60 9’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), 1-0 9’ 39’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), 2-0 39’ 75’ Alexander Nübel (FC Cologne) own goal, 3-0 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.60 9’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), 1-0 Bornauw 9’ 39’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), 2-0 Córdoba 39’ 75’ Alexander Nübel (FC Cologne) own goal, 3-0 Nübel 75’
FC Cologne 1.18 xGSchalke 04 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Schalke 04 attacking FC Cologne attacking 
39’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 45’ Michael Gregoritsch (Schalke 04), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 33’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 47’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 11’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Ozan Kabak (Schalke 04), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Michael Gregoritsch (Schalke 04), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Amine Harit (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Jean-Clair Todibo (Schalke 04), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Toni Leistner (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Alexander Nübel (Schalke 04), own goal 39’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 45’ Michael Gregoritsch (Schalke 04), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 33’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 47’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 11’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Ozan Kabak (Schalke 04), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Michael Gregoritsch (Schalke 04), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Amine Harit (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Jean-Clair Todibo (Schalke 04), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Toni Leistner (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Alexander Nübel (Schalke 04), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Timo Horn GK900 0.000.000
Kingsley Ehizibue DEF900 0.000.091
Sebastiaan Bornauw DEF9011 0.070.000
Toni Leistner DEF901 0.010.000
Benno Schmitz DEF900 0.000.052
Jonas Hector MID900 0.000.000
Ellyes Skhiri MID901 0.020.000
Florian Kainz MID8812 0.120.423
Elvis Rexhbecaj MID9015 0.570.452
Ismail Jakobs MID790 0.000.000
Jhon Córdoba FWD8111 0.380.000
Dominick Drexler Sub110 0.000.041
Anthony Modeste Sub90 0.000.000
Jan Thielmann Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 44% Avg odds 2.17
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65
Schalke 04 win 30% Avg odds 3.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

FC Cologne WLWLW
Schalke 04 LDDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Schalke 04 1-1 FC Cologne, 05 Oct 19 Next meeting: Schalke 04 1-2 FC Cologne, 20 Jan 21  All FC Cologne vs Schalke 04 meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.