DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Piszczek, Santana, Hummels, Schmelzer
Bender, Gundogan
Kuba, Gotze, Reus
Lewandowski
NURNBERG
Schafer
Chandler, Nilsson, Klose, Pinola
Balitsch, Simons
Feulner, Kiyotake, Gebhart
Pekhart
Despite receiving encouraging news on the injury of Neven Subotic, Borussia Dortmund will name virtually the same line-up that thrashed Werder Bremen last week, with one possible change coming in midfield, where Sven Bender could replace Sebastian Kehl.
Nuri Sahin is expected to keep his place on the bench, but is likely to have more playing time than he did at the Weserstadion - a brief cameo at the end of the match. Patrick Owomoyela remains sidelined.
Meanwhile, Nurnberg expected to make a host of changes to the team that drew 1-1 with Hamburg last week. Per Nilsson is set to step back into the heart of defence, leading Timmy Simons to make the shift forward into midfield, with Almog Cohen dropping out.
Markus Feulner will replace Robert Mak on the right-hand side of midfield, with Hiroshi Kiyotake replacing Alexander Esswein in the hole behind lone striker Tomas Pekhart.
DID YOU KNOW?
Borussia Dortmund's 5-0 win over Werder Bremen last week was their joint-biggest victory this season, along with the thrashing of Borussia Monchengladbach at home.
The champions have lost twice at home this season - more times than they did in the whole of their 2011-12 campaign.
Nuri Sahin is set to make his first appearance at Signal Iduna Park since leaving BVB for Real Madrid in the summer of 2011.
Nurnberg, despite sitting in 15th place in the Bundesliga, have the same defensive record as second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.
However, only fellow Bavarian outfits Augsburg and Greuther Furth have scored fewer goals than der Club.
Tomas Pekhart's equaliser against Hamburg last Sunday was his first goal since his side held BVB to a 1-1 draw at home on matchday 2 - way back in August.
Prediction
Borussia Dortmund finally look to be hitting their stride after a season dogged by inconsistent form. Nurnberg, meanwhile, have stagnated badly since the beginning of the campaign and the loss of Dieter Hecking will hit them hard. Accordingly, a home win is the obvious conclusion.
Editor's Prediction
Dortmund 3-0 FC Nürnberg
