Bundesliga 2019-20: Gameweek 2 probable lineups
The league leaders Borussia Dortmund will open this gameweek on Friday.
Niko Kovac says Philippe Coutinho is "not yet at full fitness" and will likely be on the bench when Bayern Munich travel to Schalke, while RB Leipzig are set to be without US international Tyler Adams once again when they take on Eintracht Frankfurt.
Bundesliga finds out who is in and who is out on Matchday 2...
Kick-off 3:30pm CEST/ 2:30pm BST/ 9:30am ET/ 7:00pm IST unless stated
Friday 23 August
Cologne vs. Borussia Dortmund (kick-off 8.30pm CEST/ 7.30pm BST/ 2.30pm ET/ 12am IST)
Cologne: Horn – Ehizibue, Mere, Bornauw, Hector (c) – Schindler, Skhiri, Verstraete, Kainz – Cordoba, ModesteOut: Clemens (cruciate ligament)Doubtful: Hauptmann (groin), Schaub (ankle)Coach: Achim Beierlorzer
Dortmund: Bürki – Piszczek, Akanji, Hummels, Schulz – Weigl, Witsel – Sancho, Reus (c), Hazard – AlcacerOut: Morey (shoulder)Doubtful: Guerreiro (muscular)Coach: Lucien Favre
Saturday 24 August
Hoffenheim: Baumann – Posch, Vogt (c), Bicakcic – Kaderabek, Rudy, Geiger, Zuber – Skov, Belfodil, BebouOut: Kramaric (knee)Doubtful: Grillitsch (calf), Hübner (neck), Ochs (ankle)Coach: Alfred Schreuder
Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, Toprak, Moisander (c), Friedl – M. Eggestein, Sahin, Klaassen – Osako – J. Eggestein, FüllkrugOut: Bargfrede (knee), Bartels (knee), Veljkovic (broken toe), Rashica (groin)Doubtful: Augustinsson (knee), Langkamp (calf),Coach: Florian Kohfeldt
Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Düsseldorf: Steffen – Zimmermann, Ayhan, Hoffmann, Gießelmann – Morales, Baker – Thommy, Karaman, Suttner – Hennings (c)Out: Ampomah (groin), Barkok (shoulder), Rensing (shoulder), Stöger (cruciate ligament)Doubtful: Wolf (inner ear)Coach: Friedhelm Funkel
Leverkusen: Hradecky – Tah, S. Bender, Wendell – L. Bender (c), Baumgartlinger, Aranguiz, Bailey – Havertz, Volland, DemirbayOut: Pohjanpalo (ankle)Doubtful: Sinkgraven (knock), Weiser (bruised foot)Coach: Peter Bosz
Mainz vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Mainz: Müller – Brosinski, Hack, Niakhate, Martin – Baku, Fernandes, Latza (c) – Boetius – Onisiwo, QuaisonOut: Bell (ankle), Ji (knee), Mateta (knee), St. Juste (dislocated shoulder)Doubtful: Mwene (knee), Meier (muscular)Coach: Sandro Schwarz
Gladbach: Sommer (c) – Lainer, Ginter, Elvedi, Wendt – Benes, Zakaria, Neuhaus – Embolo – Thuram, PleaOut: Hofmann (knee), Stindl (broken shin), Villalba (match fitness)Doubtful: Kramer (ankle), Jantschke (back), Strobl (knee)Coach: Marco Rose
Augsburg: Koubek – Lichtsteiner, Jedvaj, Khedira, Pedersen – Gruezo, Baier (c) – Hahn, Gregoritsch, Richter – NiederlechnerOut: Giefer (shoulder), Götze (hip), Gouweleeuw (groin), Iago (knee)Doubtful: Cordova (pelvis), Max (ankle)Coach: Martin Schmidt
Union: Gikiewicz – Trimmel (c), Friedrich, Subotic, Lenz – Prömel, Andrich – Becker, Ingvartsen, Bülter – UjahOut: Hübner (knee)Doubtful: -Coach: Urs Fischer
Paderborn: Huth – Dräger, Strohdiek (c), Hünemeier, Collins – Pröger, Vasiliadis, Gjasula, Antwi-Adjei – Mamba, MichelOut: Schonlau (foot)Doubtful: Zingerle (shoulder)Coach: Steffen Baumgart
Freiburg: Schwolow – Lienhart, Koch, Heintz – Schmid, Frantz, Höfler, Günter (c) – Waldschmidt, Petersen, BorrelloOut: Flekken (ankle), Haberer (ankle), Terrazzino (knee)Doubtful: Itter (ankle)Coach: Christian Streich
Schalke vs. Bayern Munich (6.30pm CEST/5.30pm BST/12.30am ET/10.00pm IST)
Schalke: Nübel (c) – Kenny, Stambouli, Nastasic, Oczipka – Caligiuri, McKennie, Mascarell, Raman – Harit – BurgstallerOut: Bentaleb (groin), Carls (ankle)Doubtful: Kabak (foot), Matondo (foot), Sane (ankle), Skrzybski (thigh)Coach: David Wagner
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Kimmich, Süle, Pavard, Alaba – Martinez, Thiago – Gnabry, Müller, Coman – LewandowskiOut: Arp (ill), Boateng (ill), Goretzka (thigh)Doubtful: -Coach: Niko Kovac
Sunday 25 August
RB Leipzig vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Leipzig: Gulacsi – Mukiele, Konate, Orban (c) – Klostermann, Demme, Kampl, Halstenberg – Sabitzer – Poulsen, WernerOut: Adams (groin), Wolf (ankle)Doubtful: Augustin (ankle), Upamecano (knee)Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
Frankfurt: Trapp – Abraham (c), Hasebe, Hinteregger – da Costa, Kohr, Rode, Kostic – Kamada – Paciencia, JoveljicOut: Russ (Achilles tendon)Doubtful: Müller (knee), Rönnow (shoulder), Tawatha (match fitness)Coach: Adi Hütter
Hertha Berlin vs. Wolfsburg (6pm CEST/5pm BST/12pm ET/9.30pm IST)
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Wolfsburg: Casteels – Knoche, Guilavogui (c), Brooks – William, Schlager, Arnold, Roussillon – Klaus, Weghorst, VictorOut: Camacho (ankle), Ginczek (back)Doubtful: Bruma (Achilles tendon), Mehmedi (back), Otavio (match fitness)Coach: Oliver Glasner
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