Max Kruse missed Bremen's last outing with a muscle problem, but with doubts over Serge Gnabry's fitness he could line up from the beginning on Saturday. - © © gettyimages / Stuart Franklin
Max Kruse missed Bremen's last outing with a muscle problem, but with doubts over Serge Gnabry's fitness he could line up from the beginning on Saturday. - © © gettyimages / Stuart Franklin

Possible line-ups: Freiburg v Werder Bremen

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Official Fantasy Bundesliga Managers take note: bundesliga.com is on hand to provide likely line-ups as well as injury and suspension news ahead of Matchday 26.

Freiburg v Werder Bremen (Saturday 15:30CEST/14:30BST)

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Freiburg central midfielder Nicolas Höfler is a doubt after going off injured in the first half of the 1-1 draw at Augsburg on Matchday 25.

Playmaker Vincenzo Grifo, who has five goals and seven assists this season, will be keen for a recall after watching his side’s last two matches from the bench.

Watch: Highlights of Freiburg's 1-1 draw with Augsburg on MD25:

Werder should have Max Kruse back in attack but he will not resume his partnership with top scorer Serge Gnabry. The latter has missed the last two matches with a thigh problem and the club announced on Thursday that he would sit out the games against Freiburg and Schalke as well.

Fin Bartels is fit again though and Florian Grillitsch, another player who had missed training recently, earned a late first call-up to the Austria squad for their friendly against Finland on Tuesday.

Watch: Highlights of Werder's 3-0 win over Leipzig on MD 25:

Freiburg: Schwolow – Ignjovski, Guide, Kempf, Günter – Grifo, Höfler, Frantz, Philipp – Haberer, Niederlechner.

Absentees: Föhrenbach (knee, light training), Stenzel (shoulder), Sierro (Achilles)

Coach: Christian Streich

Werder Bremen: Wiedwald - Valjkovic, Sane, Moisander – Delaney – Gebre Selassie, Grillitsch, Junuzovic, Bauer – Kruse, Pizarro.

Absentees: Fritz (ankle), Hajrovic (knee), Bargfrede (thigh), J. Eggestein (ankle), Gnabry (foot)

Coach: Alexander Nouri

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