Köln 0-0 Schalke: Karius and two solid back lines hold firm
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Key numbers
- xG 1.29 v 0.66: Köln had the better chances
- Schalke: 1 shot on target, season average 4.7
- Karius made 4 saves to keep a clean sheet
Köln held the ball, Schalke held firm
Köln and Schalke drew 0-0 in Cologne, with the score level throughout. The hosts had more of the ball than in their average seven matches this season, finishing on 62 per cent. Nothing separated the sides on the scoreboard, though, as Köln's territory never became a goal.
Plenty of shots, ordinary quality
Köln's xG of 1.29 shows they created chances, yet the average value of each shot was close to their season norm. That points to a side winning through volume rather than clear-cut openings. Karius's four saves answered the five efforts on target that Köln did manage.
Schalke's box shots lacked bite
Most of Schalke's shots came inside the box, but only one was on target, compared with a season average of 4.7 over seven matches. Their average shot value was also lower than usual, which suggests the modest chances they found were rarely clean.
Defenders carried the evening
Luka Lochoshvili won 13 of 16 duels, the most of any player, and Timo Becker made six tackles for Schalke. With the score level from first whistle to last, there was no turning point to speak of. Instead, the back lines held and the draw followed.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Luka Lochoshvili 8.0Dominant
He won 13 of 16 duels and made four tackles.
Lochoshvili's biggest returns came from winning contests and tackling, but he also completed 89 of his 95 passes, so Köln's build-up ran through him as well. In a match that stayed goalless, he was part of a back line that restricted Schalke to a single shot on target.
Game state
1. FC Köln ahead 0 min · level 90 min · FC Schalke 04 ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
No goals, red cards or missed penalties, so no FN xPts moments in this match.
1. FC Köln
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.9→ League points won 1
FC Schalke 04
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 1
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
1. FC KölnFC Schalke 04
1.29Expected goals (xG)0.66
Compared with usual
1. FC Köln
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 1.29 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.66 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 14 | 16 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 14.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 62% | 50.7% | |
| Passes | 545 | 439 | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 10.7 | |
FC Schalke 04
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.66 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.29 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 9 | 12.4 | |
| On target | 1 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 14.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 38% | 44.7% | |
| Passes | 324 | 415.3 | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.9 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 9.6 | |
Timeline
- 43'
Sub
Robin Gosens → Vitalie Becker
- 43'
Sub
Soufian El-Faouzi → Janik Bachmann
- 45+2'
Yellow
Tom Krauß
- 68'
Sub
Mikey Moore → Luca Waldschmidt
- 71'
Yellow
Junior Dina Ebimbe
- 80'
Sub
Tom Krauß → Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
- 80'
Sub
Said El Mala → Reigan Heskey
- 81'
Yellow
Luka Lochoshvili
- 83'
Yellow
Vitalie Becker
- 89'
Yellow
Hasan Kuruçay
- 90'
Sub
Linton Maina → Jan Uwe Thielmann
- 90'
Sub
Luka Lochoshvili → Joel Schmied
Category leaders
- Key passesAdil Aouchiche2
- Duels wonLuka Lochoshvili13/16
- DribblesMikey Moore4/5
- Defensive actionsTimo Becker8
- ShotsSaid El Mala5 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonMarius Bülter5
#Köln#Schalke#Bundesliga#Lochoshvili#Karius#Draw
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.