Bundesliga (Week 8) : FC Köln defeats Schalke 04 3-0
GERMANY, Oct. 4, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 8: After four straigth victories against Mainz, Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburger SV, the Royal Blues lost 3-0 against FC Köln.
FC Köln dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by French forward Anthony Modeste in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Billy Goats further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Gerhardt '79 and Zoller '84).
FC Schalke 04 remains in third place with 16 points from 8 games, one point behind Borussia Dortmund, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of October 4, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Hertha Berlin | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | FC Köln | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | FC Ingolstadt | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Mainz | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Mönchengladbach | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 |
| 17 | Augsburg | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Werder Bremen 0-3 Schalke 04 (15 Aug.)
- Previous game:Hamburger SV 0-1 Schalke 04 (26 Sep.)
- Next game:Schalke 04 - Hertha Berlin (17 Oct.)
1. FC Köln
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 0-3 FC Köln (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Köln 1-1 FC Ingolstadt (25 Sep.)
- Next game:FC Köln - Hannover 96 (18 Oct.)
Schalke 04
0:3
FC Köln
0:3 (0:1)
- 4 October 2015
- 15:30
- Gelsenkirchen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 21 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 17 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 16 |
| 4 |  Hertha Berlin | 14 |
| 5 | FC Köln | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 2 October 2015 | ||||
 | Darmstadt 98 | 2-3 | Mainz |  |
| Saturday 3 October 2015 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 2-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Mönchengladbach | 2-0 | Wolfsburg |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 1-0 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Hoffenheim | 2-2 | Stuttgart |  |
| Hertha Berlin | 3-0 | Hamburger SV |  |
| Sunday 4 October 2015 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 0-3 | FC Köln | |
| Bayern Munich | 17:30 | Borussia Dortmund | |
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17:30 | Augsburg |  |