Bundesliga team news, injuries and expected lineups for this weekend
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The second round of post-hiatus Bundesliga fixtures are scheduled to take place between Friday and Sunday this week, giving supporters another feast of German fußball to enjoy.
Hertha Berlin and Union Berlin kick us off with a crunch contest in the capital on Friday evening, while the pick of the action on Saturday sees Champions League chasing duo Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen lock horns at the BORUSSIA-PARK.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Borussia Dortmund should have their title credentials tested at tough to beat Wolfsburg, while RB Leizpig will hope to get back in the mix at the summit of the table with a win at lowly Mainz on Sunday.
Below, you’ll find all of the latest Bundesliga team news, injury updates and probably line-ups ahead of the weekend’s fixtures.
We’ll be updating this page with all the latest updates as they break, and remember- you can find all of our German football betting tips and match previews over on our Bundesliga predictions page.
Bundesliga team news
Friday 22 May
Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin (kick-off: 7.30pm – BT Sport 1)
Hertha: Jarstein – Pekarik, Boyata, Torunarigha, Plattenhadt – Darida, Grujic – Lukebakio, Cunha, Mittelstädt – Ibisevic (c)
Out: Kalou (not available), Rekik (knee problem)
Doubtful: Wolf
Union: Gikiewicz – Friedrich, Hübner, Subotic – Trimmel (c), Gentner, Andrich, Lenz – Ingvartsen, Bülter – Andersson
Out: Becker (thigh), Gogia (unfit), Schlotterbeck (suspended)
Doubtful: –
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Saturday 23 May
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Bayer Leverkusen (kick-off: 2.30pm – BT Sport 2)
Gladbach: Sommer (c) – Lainer, Ginter, Elvedi, Bensebaini – Strobl, Neuhaus – Herrmann, Embolo, Thuram – Plea
Out: Zakaria (knee surgery)
Doubtful: Johnson (muscular problem)
Leverkusen: Hradecky – Weiser, S. Bender, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven – Aranguiz, Demirbay – Bellarabi, Amiri, Diaby – Havertz (c)
Out: Volland (foot)
Doubtful: L. Bender (foot)
Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund (kick-off: 2.30pm – BT Sport 1)
Wolfsburg: Casteels (c) – Mbabu, Knoche, Brooks, Otavio – Schlager, Arnold – Steffen, Mehmedi, Brekalo – Weghorst
Out: Gerhardt (head injury), Guilavogui (knee), William (knee)
Doubtful: Camacho (ankle injury)
Dortmund: Bürki – Piszczek (c), Hummels, Akanji – Hakimi, Can, Brandt, Guerreiro – Sancho, Haaland, Hazard
Out: Reus (thigh, possibly for the season), Schulz (muscular), Zagadou (knee)
Doubtful: Reyna (muscular), Witsel (groin)
Freiburg vs. Werder Bremen (kick-off: 2.30pm – BT Sport 3)
Freiburg: Schwolow – Gulde, Lienhart, Heintz – Schmid, Koch, Höfler, Günter (c) – Waldschmidt, Petersen, Höler
Out: Kübler (knee)
Doubtful: –
Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, Veljkovic, Moisander (c), Augustinsson – M. Eggestein, Bargfrede, Klaassen – Bittencourt, Selke, Rashica
Out: Füllkrug (torn ACL), Möhwald (knee), Pizarro (thigh)
Doubtful: Toprak (calf)
Paderborn vs. Hoffenheim (kick-off: 2.30pm – BT Sport Extra 1)
Paderborn: Zingerle – Dräger, Strohdiek, Schonlau (c), Collins – Vasiliadis, Gjasula, Sabiri – Pröger, Srbeny, Antwi-Adjei
Out: –
Doubtful: Kilian (thigh), Michel (groin)
Hoffenheim: Baumann – Kaderabek, Posch, Hübner (c), Zuber – Rudy, Grillitsch – Skov, Baumgartner, Bruun Larsen – Dabbur
Out: Belfodil (knee)
Doubtful: Adamyan (ankle), Bebou (thigh), Kramaric (ankle), Nordtveit (muscular), Samassekou (muscular), Stafylidis (muscular)
Bayern Munich vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (kick-off: 5.30pm- BT Sport 1/BT Sport Ultimate)
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Davies – Kimmich, Thiago – Müller, Goretzka, Gnabry – Lewandowski
Out: Coutinho (ankle), Tolisso (ankle)
Doubtful: Martinez (match fitness), Süle (match fitness)
Frankfurt: Trapp – Toure, Abraham (c), Hinteregger, N’Dicka – Ilsanker, Rode – Chandler, Kamada, Kostic – Dost
Out: Kohr (suspended), Paciencia (thigh)
Doubtful: –
Sunday 24 May
Schalke vs. Augsburg (kick-off: 12.30pm – BT Sport 1)
Schalke: Schubert – Kabak, Sane, Nastasic – Kenny, McKennie, Serdar, Oczipka (c) – Caligiuri, Raman – Burgstaller
Out: Harit (ligament), Mascarell (groin), Todibo (ankle)
Doubtful: Stambouli (match fitness)
Augsburg: Luthe – Framberger, Gouweleeuw, Jedvaj, Max – Khedira, Baier (c) – Richter, Löwen, Vargas – Niederlechner
Out: Giefer (foot)
Doubtful: Finnbogason (knee), Schieber (calf)
Mainz vs. RB Leipzig (kick-off: 2.30pm – BT Sport 1)
Mainz: Müller – Baku, St. Juste, Niakhate, Martin – Barreiro, Kunde – Onisiwo, Boetius, Quaison – Mateta
Out: Zentner (knee)
Doubtful: –
Leipzig: Gulacsi – Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg – Nkunku, Sabitzer (c), Laimer, Kampl, Angelino – Poulsen, Werner
Out: –
Doubtful: Ampadu (back), Forsberg (tonsilitis)
Cologne vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf (kick-off: 5pm – BT Sport 1)
Cologne: Horn – Ehizibue, Bornauw, Leistner, Katterbach – Skhiri, Hector (c) – Kainz, Uth, Jakobs – Cordoba
Out: –
Doubtful: Czichos (match fitness), Hauptmann (match fitness)
Fortuna: Kastenmeier – Zanka, Hoffmann, Gießelmann – Zimmermann, Stöger, Morales, Berisha, Suttner – Karaman, Hennings (c)
Out: Ayhan (suspended), Kownacki (knee), Steffen (knee)
Doubtful: Tekpetey (thigh)
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