Guido Burgstaller has been in hot form for Schalke since his winter move, including a brace last weekend against Augsburg. - © © gettyimages / Maja Hitij
Guido Burgstaller has been in hot form for Schalke since his winter move, including a brace last weekend against Augsburg. - © © gettyimages / Maja Hitij

Possible line-ups: Mainz vs Schalke

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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 25.

Mainz vs Schalke (Sunday 15:30CET/14:30GMT)

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There is a question mark over Gaëtan Bussmann (adductor) while Robin Quaison's debut Bundesliga goal in the defeat at Darmstadt last time out should earn the January arrival from Palermo a second successive start. Stefan Bell's MD24 red card means Leon Balogun and Niko Bungert are likely to be paired in central defence, with Andre Ramalho pushed into midfield.

Watch: Highlights of Mainz's 2-1 derby loss to Darmstadt on Matchday 24:

Despite a congested fixture list and securing qualification to the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals at the expense of Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Schalke squad has come through unscathed and have no new injury concerns. Markus Weinzierl is expected to name a similar side to the one that beat Augsburg last weekend, although Leon Goretzka could feature instead of Max Meyer.

Watch: Highlights of Schalke's 3-0 win at home to Augsburg on Matchday 24:

Mainz possible line-up: Lössl - Donati, Balogun, Bungert, Brosinski - Ramalho, Latza - Quaison, Frei, Jairo - Cordoba

Absentees: Bell (suspended), Hack (suspended), Onisiwo (ankle)

Coach: Martin Schmidt

Schalke possible line-up: Fährmann – Kehrer, Höwedes, Nastasic, Kolasinac – Geis, Bentaleb - Caligiuri, Goretzka, Choupo-Moting - Burgstaller

Absentees: Baba (knee), Naldo (pelvis), Uchida (adductor), Embolo (ankle), Coke (knee)

Coach: Markus Weinzierl

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