Koln vs Schalke: will hosts avoid relegation?

The Billy Goats are having a terrible season, but they still have a chance to retain the spot in the Bundesliga. For that, Friedhelm Funkel's team need to beat their neighbour in an upcoming game, though now not everything depends on Jonas Hector and his partners.

Koln managed to stop Hertha in the last game, that match ended in a draw. Team tried to get the three points, played offensively, but their opponent parked the bus and that worked (0:0).

Red-Whites need a victory, especially in a game against Schalke, who has no objectives left in this season.

Dimitrios Grammozis' side became the main dissapointment of the season, they failed miserably. They won only three games throughout the entire competition, that is a humiliating result.

In the most recent game Schalke recorded three points in a game against Eintracht (4:3). We saw a goal-scoring festival, teams showed an interesting battle, but performance like that is a rarity for Blues during this season.

Miners are already relegated to the second Bundesliga, so they don't need a positive result in a game against Koln. They can just play for fun in this game.