Nabil Bentaleb, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, has started the last three league games for Schalke. - © © imago
Nabil Bentaleb, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, has started the last three league games for Schalke. - © © imago

Possible line-ups: Hoffenheim vs Schalke

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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim boss Julian Nagelsmann has no fresh injury worries as he attempts to guide his side to a first win of the season. The Sinsheimers have begun the campaign somewhat slowly with four straight draws, the latest a 1-1 stalemate away at SV Darmstadt 98 on Matchday 4.

FC Schalke 04, meanwhile, have made an even slower start to the season. They have lost all four games under new coach Markus Weinzierl and the pressure is building on the men from Gelsenkirchen after their 3-1 home defeat to 1. FC Köln on Wednesday. Thankfully the 41-year-old has a fully fit squad to choose from, barring long-term absentee Coke and the recovering Atsuto Uchida.

Hoffenheim's meeting with Freiburg kicks off at 15:30CEST/13:30GMT on Sunday 25 September at the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena. Click here to find out where to watch the game where you are.

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Hoffenheim possible line-up: Baumann - Rudy, Süle, Bicakcic, Kaderabek - Polanski - Demirbay, Rupp - Uth, Kramaric - Wagner

Absentees: Schwegler (knee)

Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Schalke possible line-up: Fährmann - Höwedes, Naldo, Nastasic, Baba - Bentaleb, Stambouli - Konoplyanka, Meyer, Choupo-Moting - Huntelaar

Absentees: Coke (knee), Uchida (light training)

Coach: Markus Weinzierl