Both Hamburger SV and Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be looking to respond to defeat when they lock horns in Matchday 19’s opener on Friday evening (kick-off 20:30CET/19:30GMT).

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Hamburg are yet to take a point in 2017 following defeats against VfL Wolfsburg and last week’s reverse away at relegation rivals FC Ingolstadt 04. After a strong end to 2016, the feel-good factor in the northern city has dissipated somewhat, although the arrival and imminent debut of Brazil international midfielder Walace will give fans cause for excitement.

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Leverkusen started the year with an impressive victory over Hertha Berlin, but inconsistency continues to undermine them, as evidenced by Matchday 18’s 3-2 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach, which came after Die Werkself led 2-0. Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez will be absent, but the visitors do have a new face to parade this weekend, with highly-rated Jamaican teenager Leon Bailey having arrived from Belgian club KRC Genk.

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