The 57th edition of the German top division will kickoff on Saturday.
Bayern Munich are virtually at full-strength for the beginning of their Bundesliga title defence against Hertha Berlin, but rivals RB Leipzig are set to be without Tyler Adams against the German top flight’s newest capital club.
Bundesliga finds out who’s in and who’s out on Matchday 1…
Kick-off 3:30pm CEST/ 2:30pm BST/ 9:30am ET/ 7:00pm IST unless stated
Friday 16 August
Bayern Munich vs. Hertha Berlin (kick-off: 8.30pm CEST/7.30pm BST/2.30pm ET/12.00am IST)
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Kimmich, Süle, Pavard, Alaba – Goretzka, Thiago, Tolisso – Gnabry, Lewandowski, Coman
Doubtful: Martinez (knee)
Out: Perisic (suspended)
Coach: Niko Kovac
Hertha: Jarstein – Klünter, Stark, Rekik, Mittelstädt – Grujic, Duda, Darida – Lukebakio, Ibisevic (c), Kalou
Doubtful: Dilrosun (thigh), Maier (knee), Pekarik (calf)
Out: Albrecht (ankle), Plattenhardt (thigh)
Coach: Ante Covic
Saturday 17 August
Borussia Dortmund vs. Augsburg
Dortmund: Bürki – Piszczek, Akanji, Hummels, Schulz – Weigl, Witsel – Sancho, Reus (c), Hazard – Alcacer
Doubtful: Brandt (groin)
Out: Morey (shoulder), Guerreiro (muscle injury)
Coach: Lucien Favre
Augsburg: Koubek – Teigl, Suchy, Khedira, Pedersen – Gruezo, Baier (c) – Hahn, Gregoritsch, Richter – Niederlechner
Doubtful: Max (ankle), Vargas (foot)
Out: Cordova (pelvis), Gouweleeuw (groin), F. Götze (hip), Iago (meniscus), Moravek (toe), Sarenren Bazee (ankle)
Coach: Martin Schmidt
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Paderborn
Leverkusen: Hradecky – L. Bender (c), Tah, S. Bender, Wendell – Havertz, Aranguiz, Demirbay – Bellarabi, Volland, Bailey
Doubtful: –
Out: Weiser (foot), Pohjanpalo (ankle)
Coach: Peter Bosz
Paderborn: Huth – Jans, Hünemeier, Strohdiek (c), Holtmann – Pröger, Gjasula, Vasiliadis, Antwi-Adjei – Michel, Mamba
Doubtful: Dörfler (knock)
Out: Schonlau (foot), Zingerle (shoulder)
Coach: Steffen Baumgart
Wolfsburg: Casteels – Knoche, Guilavogui (c), Brooks – William, Schlager, Arnold, Roussillon – Klaus, Weghorst, Victor
Doubtful: Otavio (muscular)
Out: Bruma (Achilles tendon), Camacho (ankle), Ginczek (back)
Coach: Oliver Glasner
Cologne: Horn – Ehizibue, Mere, Czichos, Hector (c) – Schaub, Höger, Verstraete, Drexler – Terodde, Modeste
Doubtful: –
Out: Clemens (knee), Cordoba (suspended), Jakobs (hip), Katterbach (muscular), Risse (thigh)
Coach: Achim Beierlorzer
Werder Bremen vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf
Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, Toprak, Moisander (c), Friedl – M. Eggestein, Sahin, Klaassen – Sargent, Osako, Rashica
Doubtful: Augustinsson (knee)
Out: Bargfrede (knee), Bartels (knee), Langkamp (calf), Veljkovic (broken toe)
Coach: Florian Kohfeldt
Düsseldorf: Steffen – Zimmermann, Ayhan, Hoffmann, Gießelmann – Sobottka, Morales – Tekpetey, Fink (c), Thommy – Hennings
Doubtful: Bormuth (thigh), Kownacki (thigh), Zimmer (ankle)
Out: Ampomah (groin), Bodzek (suspended), Karaman (knee), Rensing (shoulder), Stöger (knee), Wolf (nerve irritation)
Coach: Friedhelm Funkel
Freiburg: Schwolow – Schmid, Lienhart, Heintz, Günter – Borrello, Frantz (c), Höfler, Jeong – Petersen, Waldschmidt
Doubtful: Itter (ankle)
Out: Flekken (ankle), Haberer (ankle), Kwon (calf), Kübler (ankle), Terrazzino (knee),
Coach: Christian Streich
Mainz: Müller – Brosinski, St. Juste, Niakhate, Martin – Baku, Fernandes, Latza (c) – Boetius – Onisiwo, Quaison
Doubtful: Meier (muscular)
Out: Bell (ankle), Ji (knee), Mateta (knee), Mwene (knee), Seydel (heel)
Coach: Sandro Schwarz
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Schalke (6.30pm CEST/5.30pm BST/12.30am ET/10.00pm IST)
Gladbach: Sommer (c) – Lainer, Ginter, Elvedi, Wendt – Zakaria, Strobl, Cuisance – Thuram, Neuhaus, Plea
Doubtful: –
Out: Stindl (broken leg), Kramer (ankle), Hofmann (knee), Villalba (muscle injury)
Coach: Marco Rose
Schalke: Nübel (c) – Kenny, Stambouli, Nastasic, Oczipka – Mascarell, Harit, Serdar – Caligiuri, Burgstaller, Raman
Doubtful: –
Out: Bentaleb (adductor), Schubert (hip), Carls (ankle)
Coach: David Wagner
Sunday 18 August
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Hoffenheim
Frankfurt: Trapp – Abraham (c), Hasebe, Hinteregger – Da Costa, Kohr, Torro, Kostic – Rebic, Paciencia, Jovjelic
Doubtful: –
Out: Sow (hamstring), Tawatha (ankle)
Coach: Adi Hütter
Hoffenheim: Baumann – Posch, Vogt (c), Hübner – Kaderabek, Rudy, Grillitsch, Geiger, Zuber – Bebou, Grifo
Doubtful: Bittencourt (adductor), Kramaric (knee), Ochs (ankle)
Out: Belfodil (cruciate ligament), Baumgartner (suspended)
Coach: Alfred Schreuder
Union Berlin vs. RB Leipzig (6pm CEST/5pm BST/12pm ET/9.30pm IST)
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Union: Gikiewicz – Trimmel (c), Friedrich, Subotic, Reichel – Becker, Gentner, Prömel, Bülter – Ujah, Andersson
Doubtful: –
Out: –
Coach: Urs Fischer
Leipzig: Gulacsi – Klostermann, Mukiele, Konate, Orban (c), Laimer – Sabitzer, Demme, Nkunku – Werner, Poulsen
Doubtful: –
Out: Adams (groin), Wolf (ankle)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann