Bundesliga Matchday 2 probable teams
Christopher Nkunku is in line to make his second full debut for RB Leipzig, while fellow new arrival Marc Guiu could also feature on Matchday 2.
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See who's in and who's set to miss out on Matchday 2...
*kick-off at 3.30pm CEST unless stated
Friday 4 September
VfB Stuttgart vs. Cologne (8.30pm CEST)
Stuttgart: Bredlow – Vagnoman, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt – Prömel, Stiller – Leweling, Undav (c), Führich – Pejčinović
Out: Diehl (thigh), Nartey (hamstring), Seimen (hamstring), Tomás (muscular), Zagadou (hamstring)
Doubtful: Arévalo (back), Assignon (shoulder), Jaquez (muscular), Sauer (match fitness)
Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß
Cologne: Schwäbe (c) – Castro-Montes, Simpson-Pusey, Lochoshvili, Mensah – Skhiri, Krauß – Moore, Jóhannesson, Thielmann – Ache
Out: Hübers (knee)
Doubtful: Dallinga (ill), El Mala (ill), Sebulonsen (hamstring), Waldschmidt (muscular)
Coach: René Wagner
Saturday 5 September
Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund
Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Coufal, Kabak, Hajdari, Bernardo – Conté, Avdullahu, Burger, Daghim – Lemperle, Hložek
Out: -
Doubtful: Asllani (match fitness), Prass (muscular)
Coach: Christian Ilzer
Dortmund: Kobel – Gadou, Anton (c), Svensson – Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Beier – Karetsas, Guirassy, Sabitzer
Out: Can (knee), Inácio (suspended), Konstantelias (knee), Lerma (muscular), Schlotterbeck (ankle)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Niko Kovač
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Union Berlin
Leverkusen: Flekken – Quansah, Tapsoba (c), Medina, Gutiérrez – García, Fernández – Diaby, Maza, Moreira – Schick
Out: Culbreath (foot), Eichhorn (ill)
Doubtful: Ben Seghir (hamstring), Doué (match fitness), Terrier (unconfirmed)
Coach: Carles Martínez
Union: Raab – Juranović, Querfeld, Uduokhai, Rothe – Aebischer, Khedira (c), Kemlein, Schäfer – Latte Lath, Ljubičić
Out: Markgraf (knee), Nsoki (calf), Skov (muscular)
Doubtful: Burke (Achilles), Friedrich (unconfirmed), Ilić (ill), Rønnow (groin)
Coach: Mauro Lustrinelli
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Elversberg
Gladbach: Nicolas – Scally, Itakura, Diks, Herold – Sander, Stöger – Honorat, Bolin, Hack – Kleindienst (c)
Out: Castrop (shoulder), Hashioka (knock), Konoplya (knee), Leopold (knee)
Doubtful: Chiarodia (match fitness), Uno (muscular)
Coach: Eugen Polanski
Elversberg: Kristof – Gyamerah, Pinckert (c), Rohr, Günther – Keidel, Poręba – Petkov, Onyeka, Campbell – Mokwa
Out: Seifert (ankle)
Doubtful: Zimmerschied (back)
Coach: Vincent Wagner
Bremen: Hein – Arthur, Pieper, Friedl (c), Deman – Regeer, Lynen, Reis – Dinkçi, Füllkrug, Grüll
Out: Agu (muscular), Njinmah (hamstring), Stage (thigh), Topp (knee)
Doubtful: Weiser (muscular), Wójcik (calf)
Coach: Daniel Thioune
Leipzig: Vandevoordt – Baku, Orbán, Castello, Raum (c) – Gruda, Seiwald, Banzuzi – Bakayoko, Nkunku, Nusa
Out: Baumgartner (thigh), Gebel (knee), Klostermann (groin), Reitz (hamstring), Rômulo (knee)
Doubtful: Nyland (foot), Ouédraogo (shoulder)
Coach: Martín Demichelis
Paderborn: Noll – ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen – Curda (c), Ulrich, Castaneda, Obermair – Marino, Pieringer, Vidović
Out: Awortwie-Grant (ankle), Eickel (back), Gayret (knee), Klaas (groin), Michel (groin)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Ralf Kettemann
Freiburg: Backhaus – Treu, Ginter, Rosenfelder, Makengo – Eggestein, Engelhardt – Beste, Suzuki, Grifo – Matanović
Out: Muslija (knee), Osterhage (muscular)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Julian Schuster
Schalke vs. Bayern Munich (6.30pm CEST)
Schalke: Karius – T. Becker (c), Katić, Kuruçay – Dina Ebimbe, Tanaka, El-Faouzi, V. Becker – Ljubičić, Džeko, Aouchiche
Out: Gantenbein (ankle), Højlund (Achilles), Lasme (calf), Schallenberg (suspended)
Doubtful: Karaman (match fitness)
Coach: Miron Muslić
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Davies – Kimmich, Pavlović – Olise, Saibari, Díaz – Kane
Out: -
Doubtful: Gnabry (groin), Musiala (fitness)
Coach: Vincent Kompany
Sunday 6 September
Hamburg: Heuer Fernandes – Capaldo, Bornauw, Torunarigha – El Ouahdi, Remberg (c), Sambi Lokonga, Lemke – Vieira, Grønbæk – Daka
Out: Dickes (shoulder), Omari (shoulder), Røssing-Lelesiit (ankle)
Doubtful: Muheim (muscular)
Coach: Merlin Polzin
Mainz: Zentner – da Costa, Posch, Potulski – Caci, Lee, Sano, Amiri (c), Mwene – Becker, Tietz
Out: Kohr (ankle), Nebel (groin), Silas (broken leg)
Doubtful: Hollerbach (match fitness), Martel (knee)
Coach: Urs Fischer
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Augsburg (5.30pm CEST)
Frankfurt: Atubolu – Baum, Koch (c), Brassier, Kosugi – Amaimouni-Echghouyab, Chaïbi, Onyedika, Uzun – Ebnoutalib, Burkardt
Out: Collins (back), Knauff (hamstring), Ngankam (hamstring)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Adi Hütter
Augsburg: Dahmen – Banks, Matsima, Brackelmann – Wolf, Massengo, Rieder (c), Behrens – Kade, Fellhauer – Gregoritsch
Out: Mounié (match fitness), Breithaupt (toe)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Manuel Baum
