FC Köln 1-3 Schalke 04: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 5 March 2016

Result

FC Köln 1-3 Schalke 04

Bundesliga · Saturday 5 March 2016, 14:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

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FC Köln 1-3 Schalke 04: match report

FC Köln lost to Schalke 04 1-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 5 March 2016. The half-time score was 1-2.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. FC Köln's goal came from Leonardo Bittencourt (33'). Schalke 04 scored through Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (2', penalty), Max Meyer (23') and Franco Di Santo (76').

Discipline: FC Köln received 1 yellow card; Schalke 04 received no yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Köln were 10th on 30 points from 24 and Schalke 04 5th on 37 points from 24. FC Köln went on to finish that season 10th with 43 points, and Schalke 04 5th with 51.

FC Köln lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Schalke 04 in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to R. Fährmann of Schalke 04 (8.1), ahead of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 FC Köln wins, 0 draws and 6 for Schalke 04.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Penalty goal · Klaas-Jan HuntelaarSchalke 04 · 0-1
  • 2'Yellow card · Dominic MarohFC Köln
  • 23'Goal · Max MeyerSchalke 04 · 0-2
  • 33'Goal · Leonardo BittencourtFC Köln · 1-2
  • 76'Goal · Franco Di SantoSchalke 04 · 1-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Köln 4, draws 0, Schalke 04 6.

Team news

FC Köln expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Timo Horn, Marcel Risse, Dominic Maroh, Dominique Heintz, Matthias Lehmann, Jonas Hector, Leonardo Bittencourt, Anthony Modeste

Schalke 04 line-up (4-2-3-1)

R. Fährmann, Júnior Caiçara, Joël Matip, Roman Neustädter, Dennis Aogo, Johannes Geis, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Alessandro Schöpf, Max Meyer, Younès Belhanda, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar