1. FC Köln host FC Schalke 04 in Matchday 7 of the Bundesliga

1. FC Köln host FC Schalke 04 on 24 October 2026 at 16:30 Saudi and Levant time, in Matchday 7 of the Bundesliga for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

1. FC Köln go into the match after mixed results, having lost their last game at home to Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1, preceded by a 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, a 1-2 loss to Hamburg, a 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen, and a heavy 1-4 defeat to Stuttgart.

For their part, FC Schalke 04 come into the match after a run of modest results, having lost at home to Mainz 0-1, also lost away to Freiburg 1-2, drawn 0-0 with Elversberg, following a previous win over Union Berlin 3-1, and a 0-0 draw with Bayern Munich.

In previous meetings between the two sides, 1. FC Köln beat FC Schalke 04 1-0 in February 2025, while 1. FC Köln also won 3-1 at Schalke's ground in September 2024, the January 2023 meeting ended in a goalless 0-0 draw, 1. FC Köln also won 3-1 in August 2022, and the two sides drew 2-2 in January 2022.

In the league standings, 1. FC Köln are in 12th place with 7 points from 6 matches, having secured two wins, one draw and three defeats, scoring 8 goals and conceding 11, while FC Schalke 04 are in 15th place with 5 points from 6 matches, having secured one win, two draws and three defeats, scoring 4 goals and conceding 7.