Matchday 9: probable teams and absences
Serhou Guirassy’s absence is the headline for Borussia Dortmund’s Saturday meeting with Elversberg, and it leaves Niko Kovač with a decision to make at centre-forward. The team lists below cover the weekend’s Matchday 9 fixtures; line-ups marked confirmed are identified as such.
Follow the action from every game this weekend. Kick-off times are CET unless stated otherwise.
Friday, 6 November
Hamburg vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach (8.30pm CET) — confirmed
Hamburg: Heuer Fernandes — Nandja, Bornauw, Omari — El Ouahdi, Adeline, Sambi Lokonga (c), Muheim, Møller Wolfe — Daka, Grønbæk
Subs: Tangvik, Bissi-Mouelle, Lemke, Torunarigha, Amoako, Røssing-Lelesiit, Stange, Poulsen, Moffi
Out: Bornauw (jaw), Capaldo (muscular), Dickes (shoulder), Nadir (thigh), Remberg (knee), Vieira (hamstring)
Coach: Merlin Polzin
Gladbach: Batz — Hashioka, Itakura, Chiarodia — Scally, Uno, Neuhaus, Ullrich — Mohya, Hack — Machino
Subs: Olschowsky, Diks, Herold, Konoplia, Stöger, Honorat, Castrop, Nguefack, Lidberg
Out: Bolin (muscular), Kleindienst (muscular), Leopold (knee), Leszczyński (knee), Nicolas (muscular)
Coach: Alexander Blessin
Saturday, 7 November
Borussia Dortmund vs. Elversberg
Dortmund: Kobel — Gadou, Anton, Schlotterbeck (c) — Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Beier — Karetsas, Chukwuemeka — Silva
Out: Can (knee), Guirassy (muscular), Konstantelias (knee), Lerma (muscular)
Doubtful: none
Coach: Niko Kovač
Elversberg: Kristof — Sirch, Pinckert (c), Rohr, Günther — Keidel, Poręba — Petkov, Onyeka, Krattenmacher — Mokwa
Out: Gyamerah (hamstring), Seifert (ankle), Zimmerschied (ankle)
Doubtful: Darvich (muscular), Guirassy (thigh)
Coach: Vincent Wagner
Leipzig: Vandevoordt — Henrichs, Orbán, Castello, Raum (c) — El Aynaoui, Banzuzi — Baumgartner, Nkunku, Gomis — Rômulo
Out: Gebel (knee), Guiu (hamstring), Ouédraogo (shoulder)
Doubtful: Nusa (thigh)
Coach: Martín Demichelis
Augsburg: Dahmen — Keitel, Gouweleeuw (c), Matsima — Fellhauer, Massengo, Rieder, Behrens — Kade, Ibrahimović — Gregoritsch
Out: Bah (suspended), Banks (knee), Brackelmann (head), Breithaupt (toe), Mounié (match fitness), Sakar (ankle)
Doubtful: none
Coach: Manuel Baum
Mainz: Zentner — da Costa, Gruber, Potulski — Caci, Lee, Sano, Amiri, Widmer (c) — Tietz, Becker
Out: Kohr (ankle), Mwene (suspended), Posch (suspended), Silas (broken leg)
Doubtful: Ruoppi (knee)
Coach: Urs Fischer
Bayern: Neuer (c) — Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Stanišić — Kimmich, Pavlović — Olise, Karl, Brown — Kane
Out: Díaz (muscular), Gnabry (hamstring), Musiala (fitness), Ndiaye (appendix), Saibari (ankle)
Doubtful: none
Coach: Aaron Danks
Paderborn vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Paderborn: Noll — ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen — Curda (c), Baack, Castaneda, Vidović, Obermair — Tigges, Marino
Out: Awortwie-Grant (ankle), Batista Meier (ankle), Gayret (knee), Hoffmeier (muscular), Klaas (muscular)
Doubtful: Pieringer (ankle)
Coach: Ralf Kettemann
Frankfurt: Atubolu — Baum, Koch (c), Brassier, Kosugi — Dōan, Onyedika, Aséko, Uzun — Ebnoutalib, Burkardt
Out: Ngankam (hamstring)
Doubtful: none
Coach: Adi Hütter
VfB Stuttgart vs. Werder Bremen (6.30pm CET)
Stuttgart: Seimen — Jaquez, Chabot, Mittelstädt — Leweling, Spalt, Prömel, Führich — El Khannouss, Undav (c) — Demirović
Out: Diehl (thigh), Malanga (abdominals), Sauer (muscular), Stiller (adductor), Vagnoman (hamstring), Zagadou (hamstring)
Doubtful: Karazor (thigh)
Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß
Bremen: Hein — Arthur, Pieper, Friedl (c), Deman — Reis, Regeer — Dinkçi, Chuki, Grüll — Füllkrug
Out: Agu (muscular), Alvero (calf), Erevbenagie (ankle), Musah (hamstring), Ndiaye (groin), Stage (thigh), Stark (muscular), Topp (knee), Weiser (hamstring)
Doubtful: none
Coach: Daniel Thioune
Sunday, 8 November
Cologne: Schwäbe (c) — Schmied, Simpson-Pusey, Krauß — Sebulonsen, Maina, Okon-Engstler, Moore, Sosa — Bülter, S. El Mala
Out: Dallinga (knee), Hübers (knee), Rondić (muscular), Skhiri (ankle), Van den Berg (muscular)
Doubtful: Ache (muscular)
Coach: René Wagner
Leverkusen: Flekken — Quansah, Tapsoba (c), Medina, Gutiérrez — García, Fernández — Vázquez, Maza, Moreira — Schick
Out: Ben Seghir (hamstring), Diaby (hamstring), Doué (calf), Eichhorn (match fitness), Kofane (thigh), Terrier (muscular)
Doubtful: Badé (head), Tella (muscular)
Coach: Carles Martínez
Freiburg vs. Union Berlin (5.30pm CET)
Freiburg: Backhaus — Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo — Eggestein (c), Engelhardt — Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant — Matanović
Out: Muslija (knee), Yilmaz (tooth)
Doubtful: Ogbus (muscular)
Coach: Julian Schuster
Union: Rønnow — Van den Bosch, Friedrich, Khedira (c) — Haberer, Schäfer, Aebischer, Köhn — Imeri — Skarke, Burcu
Out: Markgraf (knee), Nsoki (calf), Skov (unconfirmed), Uduokhai (suspended)
Doubtful: Ilić (match fitness)
Coach: Mauro Lustrinelli
Hoffenheim vs. Schalke (7.30pm CET)
Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) — Kabak, Machida, Rots — Abraha, Prass, Avdullahu, Burger, Daghim — Lemperle, Asllani
Out: De Cat (knee), Gendrey (broken leg), Hajdari (foot), Hranáč (knee), Moerstedt (head), Wimmer (hamstring)
Doubtful: Conté (adductor), Coufal (thigh), Hložek (calf)
Coach: Christian Ilzer
Schalke: Karius — T. Becker, Katić, Kuruçay, Gosens — Tanaka, El Faouzi — Ljubičić, Karaman (c), Aouchiche — Džeko
Out: Bachmann (hip), Gantenbein (muscular), Højlund (Achilles), Schallenberg (leg), Sylla (leg)
Doubtful: none
Coach: Miron Muslić