Patrik Schick unexpectedly missed Bayer Leverkusen's opening game of the year. - © DFL/Getty Images/Sebastian Widmann

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Bundesliga Matchday 17 probable teams

12.01.2026

Will Bayer Leverkusen have striker Patrik Schick back for their Tuesday visit to Hamburg?

Find out who's in and who's set to miss out on a midweek Matchday 17.

*Kick-off at 8.30pm CET unless stated

Tuesday 13 January

VfB Stuttgart vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (6.30pm CET)

Stuttgart: Nübel – Vagnoman, Hendriks, Chabot, Mittelstädt – Karazor (c), Stiller – Leweling, Nartey, Führich – Undav
Out: El Khannouss (international duty), Jaquez (hamstring), Jovanović (back), Tomás (muscular), Zagadou (thigh)
Doubtful: Al-Dakhil (ill), Darvich (muscular)
Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß

Frankfurt: Santos – Kristensen, Koch (c), Theate – Dōan, Dahoud, Højlund, Brown – Uzun, Knauff – Ebnoutalib
Out: Batshuayi (foot), Baum (knee), Burkardt (calf), Chandler (ankle)
Doubtful: Bahoya (ill), Chaïbi (returning from AFCON)
Coach: Dino Toppmöller

Borussia Dortmund vs. Werder Bremen

Dortmund: Kobel – Anton, Can (c), Schlotterbeck – Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson – Adeyemi, Beier – Guirassy
Out: Anselmino (muscular)
Doubtful: Bensebaini (return from AFCON)
Coach: Niko Kovač

Bremen: Backhaus – Pieper, Friedl (c), Coulibaly – Sugawara, Stage, Lynen, Schmidt – Schmid, Njinmah, Puertas
Out: Adeh (ankle), Agu (ankle), Boniface (knee), Keïta (not included), Stark (muscular), Weiser (knee), Wöber (muscular)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Horst Steffen

Mainz vs. Heidenheim

Mainz: Batz – Da Costa, Bell, Kohr – Widmer (c), Sano, Amiri, Veratschnig – Hollerbach, Tietz, Lee
Out: Caci (hamstring), Dal (knee), Hanche-Olsen (muscular), Silas (match fitness), Weiper (ill), Zentner (groin)
Doubtful: Leitsch (ill), Mwene (groin)
Coach: Urs Fischer

Heidenheim: Ramaj – Traoré, Mainka (c), Siersleben, Föhrenbach – Schöppner, Niehues, Dorsch – Conteh, Pieringer, Ibrahimović
Out: Paqarada (knee), Zivzivadze (knee)
Doubtful: Kölle (ill), Behrens (thigh)
Coach: Frank Schmidt

Hamburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Hamburg: Heuer Fernandes – Capaldo (c), Vušković, Torunarigha – Gocholeishvili, Sambi Lokonga, Remberg, Muheim – Vieira, Downs, Dompé
Out: Elfadli (suspended), Glatzel (thigh), Omari (ankle), Poulsen (ankle), Soumahoro (knee)
Doubtful: Baldé (ill), Philippe (ill), Sahiti (ill), Suhonen (ill)
Coach: Merlin Polzin

Leverkusen: Flekken – Andrich (c), Badé, Belocian – Arthur, García, Fernández, Grimaldo – Tillman, Poku – Terrier
Out: Ben Seghir (international duty), Kofane (return from AFCON), Maza (return from AFCON), Palacios (groin), Tapé (muscular)
Doubtful: Schick (muscular), Tapsoba (match fitness)
Coach: Kasper Hjulmand

Wednesday 14 January

Wolfsburg vs. St. Pauli (6.30pm CET)

Wolfsburg: Grabara – Kumbedi, Jenz, Koulierakis, Zehnter – Gerhardt, Arnold – Eriksen, Majer, Wimmer – Pejčinović
Out: Dárdai (knee), Mæhle (shoulder), Rogério (muscular), Wind (thigh)
Doubtful: Amoura (return from AFCON), Müller (concussion), Seelt (ill)
Coach: Daniel Bauer

Pauli: Vasilj – Wahl, Smith, Mes – Pyrka, Fujita, Sands, Irvine (c), Oppie – Kaars, Pereira Lage
Out: Hountondji (ankle), Nemeth (muscular), Spari (ankle)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Alexander Blessin

RB Leipzig vs. Freiburg

Leipzig: Gulácsi – Baku, Orbán, Castello, Raum (c) – Baumgartner, Seiwald, Schlager – Harder, Rômulo, Diomande
Out: Bakayoko (muscular), Gebel (knee)
Doubtful: Klostermann (ill)
Coach: Ole Werner

Freiburg: Atubolu – Kübler, Ginter, Jung, Günter (c) – Eggestein, Osterhage - Beste, Manzambi, Grifo – Höler
Out: Kyereh (knee)
Doubtful: Lienhart (muscular)
Coach: Julian Schuster

Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach

Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Coufal, Hranáč, Kabak, Prass – Kramarić, Avdullahu, Burger – Lemperle, Asllani, Touré
Out: Hajdari (suspended), Hložek (calf), Machida (knee)
Doubtful: Bernardo (ill), Prömel (unconfirmed)
Coach: Christian Ilzer

Gladbach: Nicolas – Sander, Elvedi, Diks – Scally, Reitz (c), Engelhardt, Netz – Honorat, Neuhaus – Tabaković
Out: Hack (knee), Kleindienst (knee), Ngoumou (match fitness)
Doubtful: Cardoso (ill)
Coach: Eugen Polanski

Cologne vs. Bayern Munich

Cologne: Schwäbe (c) – Sebulonsen, Krauß, Simpson-Pusey – Thielmann, Huseinbašić, Jóhannesson, Castro-Montes – Schenten, Ache, Kamiński
Out: Heintz (muscular), Hübers (knee), Kilian (knee), Martel (suspended), Schmied (thigh), Van den Berg (suspended)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Lukas Kwasniok

Bayern: Neuer (c) – Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Ito – Pavlović, Goretzka – Olise, Gnabry, Díaz – Kane
Out: Jackson (international duty), Kimmich (ankle), Musiala (match fitness), Stanišić (ankle)
Doubtful: Boey (ill), Davies (ill), Kim (thigh)
Coach: Vincent Kompany

Thursday 15 January

Augsburg vs. Union Berlin

Augsburg: Dahmen – Banks, Schlotterbeck, Zesiger – Fellhauer, Jakić (c), Massengo, Giannoulis – Rieder, Essende, Claude-Maurice
Out: Gouweleeuw (knee), Matsima (thigh)
Doubtful: Keitel (match fitness), Rexhbeçaj (personal reasons)
Coach: Manuel Baum

Union: Rønnow – Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite – Trimmel (c), Khedira, Kemlein, Köhn – Burcu, Ansah, Jeong
Out: Rothe (unconfirmed), Skov (calf)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Steffen Baumgart

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