Bundesliga Round 8 - Preview

Friday SEPTEMBER 16	KO	Saturday SEPTEMBER 17	KO
Kaiserslautern - Stuttgart	2030	Dortmund - Augsburg	1530
		Hoffenheim - Bayern Munich	1530
		Freiburg - Monchengladbach	1530
		Nurnberg - Mainz	1530
		Bayer Leverkusen - Wolfsburg	1530
		Hertha Berlin - Koln	1830
		Sunday SEPTEMBER 18	KO
		Hannover - Werder Bremen	1530
all kick-off in CET		Hamburg - Schalke	1730

Kaiserslautern

vs

Stuttgart

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Trapp Dick, Amedick, Rodnei, Jessen Kirch, Petsos Fortuonis, Kouemaha, Tiffert Shechter		Ulreich Boulahrouz, Tasci, Maza, Molinaro Kvist, Kuzmanovic Harnik, Gentner, Okazaki Cacau
TEAM NEWS
Dorge Kouemaha is tipped to start in attack, but Richard Sukuta-Pasu has a chance of making the starting XI. Kaiserslautern came from behind twice against VfB last season, winning and drawing one match each. FCK have won just one game this season, but only have lost one of their last five home matches.		A question mark lies over whether Christian Gentner or Tamas Hajnal (thigh injury) will be selected in the No. 10 role. VfB have beaten 'FCK 36 times, making 'Lautern their third-most common victims. Stuttgart have lost three of their last four games on Friday nights.

Dortmund

vs

Augsburg

The promoted side will look for their first Bundesliga win as they visit the struggling champions on Saturday. A full preview of this fixture can be found here.

Hoffenheim

vs

Bayern Munich

The in-form Bavarians head to Sinsheim as they look to extend their winning streak - and run of clean sheets - to 11 consecutive games. A full preview of this fixture can be found here.

Freiburg

vs

Monchengladbach

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Baumann Mujdza, Barth, Flum, Bastians Makiadi, Schuster Caligiuri, Putsila, Jendrisek Cisse		Ter Stegen Jantschke, Stranzl, Dante, Daems Marx, Neustadter Reus, De Camargo, Arango Hanke
TEAM NEWS
Freiburg have lost six of their last eight games played at home. The Breisgau have only lost once at home in their last 10 matches against Gladbach. SCF have only kept one clean sheet in their last 10 matches.		Gladbach have lost just one of their last 11 Bundesliga games. The Foals have not conceded in the Bundesliga for 296 minutes. Borussia have won three of their last five away games.

Nurnberg

vs

Mainz

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Stephan Chandler, Wollscheid, Klose, Pinola Cohen, Simons Mak, Feulner, Esswein Pekhart		Muller Pospech, Bungert, Noveski, Fathi Polanski, Soto Risse, Choupo-Moting, Stieber Allagui
TEAM NEWS
Christian Eigler has been forced to withdraw from the FCN squad due to a ligament tear. Nurnberg have won just one of their last seven Bundesliga home games. In each of the last six league games between Nurnberg and Mainz, the home side has kept a clean sheet.		Mainz are winless in five games, their longest such streak since 2010. 1. FSV have kept just one clean sheet this season in all competitions. The "Oh Fives" have won one of their last 12 games against Nurnberg in all competitions.

Bayer Leverkusen

vs

Wolfsburg

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Leno Castro, Reinartz, Toprak, Kadlec Bender, Rolfes Sam, Renato Augusto Kiessling, Derdiyok		Benaglio Hasebe, Madlung, Russ, Schafer Trasch, Josue Ochs, Mandzukic, Dejagah Lakic
TEAM NEWS
Andre Schurrle returns to the bench due to a suspension for a red card. Michael Ballack may re-claim a starting role in place of the captain Rolfes. Leverkusen have never lost to Wolfsburg in the 1. Bundesliga.		Wolfsburg have lost their last three Bundesliga away games. The Wolves have conceded twice or more to Leverkusen in eight of their last nine encounters. In 28 meetings, Wolfsburg and Leverkusen have averaged 3.18 goals per game between them.

Hertha Berlin

vs

Koln

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Kraft Janker, Hubnik, Mijatovic, Kobiashvili Ottl, Niemeyer Ebert, Raffael, Ben-Hatira Lasogga		Rensing Andrezinho, Sereno, McKenna, Eichner Jajalo, Riether Chihi, Podolski, Peszko Novakovic
TEAM NEWS
Christian Lell and Adrian Ramos are suspended following their red cards last week. Hertha have won just one of their last 19 games in the 1. Bundesliga. The Berlin club have scored in each of their last six matches.		Miso Brecko is suspended due to a red card, and Pedro Geromel remains absent due to a knee injury. Lukas Podolski has either scored or assisted each of Koln's last five goals. Koln have lost just one of their last five Bundesliga games.

Hannover

vs

Werder Bremen

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Zieler Cherundolo, Haggui, Pogatetz, Schulz Schmiedebach, Pinto Stindl, Schlaudraff, Pander Abdellaoue		Mielitz Sokratis, Naldo, Wolf, Schmitz Fritz, Bargfrede, Hunt Marin Arnautovic, Pizarro
TEAM NEWS
Artur Sobiech is suspended due to a red card picked up last week. Didier Ya Konan has been ruled out due to adductor problems. Hannover have lost just one of their last eight Bundesliga games at home.		Tim Wiese remains suspended following a red card received for a professional foul. Naldo is tipped to make his first start of the season in central defence, ahead of Sebastian Prodl. Claudio Pizarro has been involved in each of his team's last six goals.

Hamburg

vs

Schalke

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Drobny Westermann, Bruma, Rajkovic, Aogo Jarolim, Tesche Lam, Son, Tore Petric		Fahrmann Hoger, Howedes, Metzelder, Fuchs Matip, Holtby Farfan, Raul, Draxler Huntelaar
TEAM NEWS
Ivo Ilicevic remains missing due to a red card, while Michael Mancienne is expected to miss out due to muscular problems. Hamburg's win against Stuttgart last weekend snapped a 13-game winless streak. HSV have conceded in each of their last 11 games.		Schalke have lost four of their last five Bundesliga away games. S04 have not beaten HSV in six games. Huub Stevens' new club have scored more goals against Hamburg in their history than any other club.