Published October 24, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04 shared a goalless draw in Bundesliga on Saturday, October 24, with 0-0 the final score. The half-time score was also level, and neither side found a goal before the final whistle. The match therefore ended without a winner, leaving the scoreline as the clearest account of the contest available from the result.
The outcome was a draw rather than the home win that Goalorithm had identified as its likeliest pre-match result. That makes the final score notable chiefly for its contrast with the model's selection: the model favoured 1. FC Köln, but the match concluded with the sides level. There were no goals to separate them, either by the interval or at full time.
How it unfolded
There were no goals for either side, so the score remained level from half-time through the end of the match. With no goal in the record for 1. FC Köln or FC Schalke 04, the decisive feature was the absence of a breakthrough; the final result was a draw, not a win for either team.
The numbers
The match finished 0-0, with no goals in all. Before kickoff, Goalorithm's model assigned 1. FC Köln a 46.2% chance of winning, put the draw at 24.5%, and gave FC Schalke 04 a 29.2% chance of victory. Those figures describe the model's pre-match view; the actual result was the draw, rather than a win for either side.