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Cologne are still well in this game, but they're struggling to create chances on goal. Just the one effort on target so far in this game. If they want to get back into this one before it's too late, they need to find a way to start testing Baumann in the Hoffenheim goal.

The ball is rolling for the second half with no further changes at the break.

Ehizibue and Baumgartner smash into each other in the air and both players are taking treatment.

The last game of the weekend is underway in Sinsheim with the home side getting us underway.

Cologne ended a five-game goal and winless run when they beat Schalke 2-1 on Wednesday. The Billy Goats have failed to win any of their last nine meetings with Hoffenheim, losing each of the last five.

After a run of three games without scoring, Kramaric hit his 10th goal of the season in the win over Hertha - only three of them have come at home, however. Including his two assists, Kramaric has been directly involved in 12 of Hoffenheim's 25 goals (48 per cent) in the Bundesliga this term.

Hoeneß hailed Hoffenheim's defence after their 3-0 win at Hertha on Tuesday, saying "it must be the foundation" of his side as they look to catapult themselves towards the top-half of the table. That shutout of their midweek hosts was a second clean sheet in succession for TSG, guaranteed by Baumann's first-half save from Piatek's penalty. It was just reward for a Hoffenheim outfit that has been hard hit by injuries in recent weeks, but this weekend's hosts did see top-scorer Kramaric get back among the goals with his Berlin brace and it does suggest Hoeneß's side are starting to turn a corner. They're still waiting for Sessegnon's return, who despite looking to be fully recovered from injury having missed the last three matchdays, remains out.

18-year-old Thielmann may have earned a start after his display last time out at Schalke, but Duda leads the attack once more. Jakobs was an unused substitute in midweek but and remains on the bench with Horn in at the back, who replaces the injured Czichos further back. Czichos left the game at half-time having scored the opener, and is out on Sunday as part of Cologne's three-man defence.

Two for Schalke, one for Bayern, with fresh legs on for both sides trying to change the result and keep it the same, depending on which side you're on.

We're back for the second half with no changes for either side at the break.

Just the one minute of added time at the end of this first half.

Schalke won't be totally happy with this first half, but there has been a lot of promise for the bottom club. Big chances have fallen to Uth and Raman, but it's Bayern who have controlled possession and produced the most chances, and ultimately Müller who has them ahead.

The ball is rolling for the first of our Sunday double-header games.

The Royal Blues will have been watching their relegation rivals closely yesterday, as Mainz stunned RB Leipzig, twice coming from behind to pick up an outstanding 3-2 win on Saturday. That victory took Mainz three points above Schlake at the bottom of the table. But Schalke's task remains the same. They sit eight points off Cologne - who play later - in the relegation play-off spot - and 10 off safety altogether.

Bayern claimed 39 points in the first half of this season, six more than last. From their last 34 matches played in the second half of a campaign the record champions have suffered just one defeat.

Schalke's last win against Bayern came on 2 March 2011 with a 1-0 victory in the DFB Cup.

Lewandowski has scored in each of his last seven away matches, equalling the Bundesliga record. No player has ever scored in eight successive matches on the road. Bayern's No.9 has also scored in each of his last 10 meetings with Schalke (13 goals) which is a Bundesliga record.

In Hoppe and Lewandowski, Sunday sees the two top scorers in 2021 so far (5) go head-to-head.

Another morale boost for the squad arrived in the week in the form of Huntelaar, who has signed a deal until the end of the season. The Hunter returns to the side with which he spent seven years and scored 126 goals in almost 250 appearances. Huntelaar has been training individually this week but is not involved today, with Hoppe - who scored his fifth goal in his last three games in the defeat to Cologne - and Uth leading the attack. Mascarell came off the bench on Wednesday and starts from the there again, while Gross has been sweating on the fitness of captain Kolasinac who pulled up late on in the midweek game, and he is out.

Hernandez came in for Davies at left-back against Augsburg but the pair swap again for the trip to Schalke, while Sane starts ahead of Coman, alongside Gnabry - who is without a goal in his last 10 games - with Hansi Flick changing up the supporting cast of his attack.

Fährmann - Becker, Kabak, Nastasic, Oczipka - Stambouli, Serdar - Raman, Uth, Harit - Hoppe

Langer, Mendyl, Mascarell, Boujellab, Schöpf, Thiaw, Mercan, Bozdogan

Neuer (c) - Süle, Boateng, Alaba, Davies - Kimmich, Goretzka - Gnabry, Müller, Sane - Lewandowski

Nübel, Pavard, Costa, Choupo-Moting, Hernandez, Roca, Coman, Musiala

We'll have three minutes of time added on at the end of this game.

A change at the break for Hertha with Leckie on for Mittelstädt as we get things back underway.

We're now into three minutes of added time at the end of the first half. Can Hertha get themselves back into this game before the break?

Toprak and Cunha come together and both have gone down, with Toprak catching the Hertha playmaker having played the ball ahead of him. Both look like they should be able to continue.

Both sides have set up with strong defensive fronts here, and both are looking to play the ball out from the back when possible. Hertha making a brighter start of the two so far.

We're underway in the German capital for the Saturday evening headline fixture.

Werder claimed back-to-back wins following the MD1 loss at home to Hertha but have won just two more in 14 subsequent league outings (W2, D6, L6). Bremen had gone 13 games unbeaten against Hertha (W5, D8) until their opening day defeat.

Hertha have won just two of their last 10 Bundesliga matches, but both of them came on home soil via Matchday 10's 3-1 win over Union Berlin and the 3-0 victory over Schalke on Matchday 14.

Cunha has been battling to overcome a groin injury but does so to start, with Piatek on the bench and Cordoba joined in the final third by Mittelstädt. It's not the news Hertha fans will want to hear with a further four first-team players already in the treatment room and both Darida and Ngankam being touch-and-go with knocks of their own before this game, but the former does start and the latter is fit for the bench. A shout, too, to Luca Netz - 17-year-old Berlin born left-back - who starts his first Bundesliga game today.

Sargent's record against Hertha is an encouraging one, but he's been dropped for the first time this season while Selke - on-loan from Hertha - scored in the reverse fixture, albeit a 4-1 victory for his parent club. Möhwald misses out today with adductor problems.

Schwolow - Pekarik, Stark (c), Alderete, Netz - Darida, Tousart, Guendouzi - Cunha, Cordoba, Mittelstädt

Jarstein, Leckie, Piatek, Klünter, Ascacibar, Torunarigha, Ngankam, Redan, Zeefuik

Pavlenka - Veljkovic, Toprak, Friedl - Gebre Selassie (c), Eggestein, Mbom, Agu - Bittencourt, Schmid - Selke

Dos Santos, Rashica, Osako, Moisander, Sargent, Chong, Gruev, Rieckmann, Dinkci