FC Köln 2-2 Schalke 04: result and report

Bundesliga · Sunday 22 April 2018

Result

FC Köln 2-2 Schalke 04

Bundesliga · Sunday 22 April 2018, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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FC Köln 2-2 Schalke 04: match report

FC Köln drew with Schalke 04 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Sunday 22 April 2018. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Breel Embolo opened the scoring in the 5th minute. FC Köln's goals came from Leonardo Bittencourt (26') and Marcel Risse (83'). Schalke 04 scored through Breel Embolo (5') and Yevgen Konoplyanka (23').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game FC Köln were 18th on 21 points from 30 and Schalke 04 2nd on 55 points from 30. FC Köln went on to finish that season 18th with 22 points, and Schalke 04 2nd with 63.

FC Köln lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Schalke 04 in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Yevhen Konoplyanka of Schalke 04 (8.7), ahead of Timo Horn (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Köln wins, 2 draws and 3 for Schalke 04.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Breel EmboloSchalke 04 · 0-1
  • 23'Goal · Yevgen KonoplyankaSchalke 04 · 0-2
  • 26'Goal · Leonardo BittencourtFC Köln · 1-2
  • 83'Goal · Marcel RisseFC Köln · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Köln 5, draws 2, Schalke 04 3.

Team news

FC Köln line-up (3-4-2-1)

Timo Horn, Frederik Sørensen, Jorge Meré, Dominique Heintz, Marcel Risse, Marco Höger, Salih Özcan, Tim Handwerker, Jonas Hector, Leonardo Bittencourt, Simon Terodde

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

R. Fährmann, Benjamin Stambouli, Naldo, Thilo Kehrer, Daniel Caligiuri, Leon Goretzka, Weston McKennie, Bastian Oczipka, Franco Di Santo, Breel Embolo, Yevhen Konoplyanka