Here are the anticipated line-ups for Bundesliga Matchday 1:

Friday, 18 August

Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich (kick-off: 8.30pm CEST)

Bremen: Pavlenka – Pieper, Stark, Friedl (c) – Weiser, Lynen, Stage, Jung – Kownacki, Ducksch – Füllkrug
Unavailable: Agu (knee), Keita (groin)
Questionable: Mbom (match fitness)
Coach: Ole Werner

Bayern: Ulreich – Pavard, Kim, De Ligt, Davies – Kimmich (c), Laimer – Sane, Musiala, Gnabry – Kane
Unavailable: Guerreiro (calf), Neuer (broken leg)
Questionable: –
Coach: Thomas Tuchel

Bayer Leverkusen vs. RB Leipzig

Leverkusen: Hradecky (c) – Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba – Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo – Hofmann, Wirtz – Boniface
Unavailable: Adli (suspended), Azmoun (calf), Hincapie (suspended), Schick (groin)
Questionable: Puerta (broken hand)
Coach: Xabi Alonso

Leipzig: Blaswich – Henrichs, Simakan, Orban (c), Raum – Simons, Schlager, Kamnpl, Olmo – Openda, Werner
Unavailable: Bitshiabu (knee), Gulacsi (knee), Haidara (calf)
Questionable: Clark (knock)
Coach: Marco Rose

Wolfsburg vs. Heidenheim

Wolfsburg: Casteels – Baku, Lacroix, Zesiger, Maehle – Svanberg, Arnold (c), Gerhardt – Cerny, Wind, Wimmer
Unavailable: Pervan (finger), Rogerio (suspended)
Questionable: Bornauw (ankle), Fischer (knee), Jentz (calf), Nmecha (knee) Paredes (thigh)
Coach: Niko Kovac

Heidenheim: Müller – Busch, Mainka (c), Siersleben, Föhrenbach – Maloney – Dinkci, Beck, Beste – Kleindienst, Pieringer
Unavailable: –
Questionable: Qenaj (knock)
Coach: Frank Schmidt

Hoffenheim vs. Freiburg

Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Akpoguma, Vogt, Brooks – Kaderabek, Prömel, Grillitsch, Justvan – Kramaric – Bebou, Weghorst
Unavailable: Adams (knock), Asllani (ankle), Geiger (groin), Tohumcu (ankle)
Questionable: Szalai (back)
Coach: Pellegrino Matarazzo

Freiburg: Atubolu – Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) – Keitel, Eggestein – Doan, Höler, Grifo – Gregoritsch
Unavailable: Höfler (suspended), Kyereh (knee)
Questionable: Adamu (knee), Röhl (knee)
Coach: Christian Streich

Augsburg vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach

Augsburg: Dahmen – Engels, Bauer, Winther, Pedersen – Vargas, Breithaupt, Dorsch, Maier – Michel, Demirovic (c)
Unavailable: Framberger (knee), Gumny (suspended), Okugawa (knee), Pfeiffer (suspended)
Questionable: Gouweleeuw (match fitness), Oxford (ill)
Coach: Enrico Maaßen

Gladbach: Omlin – Friedrich, Itakura, Wöber – Honorat, Weigl (c), Neuhaus, Netz – Ngoumou, Plea – Cvancara
Unavailable: Kramer (knee), Kone (knee), Lainer (cancer)
Questionable: Wolf (muscular)
Coach: Gerardo Seoane

VfB Stuttgart vs. Bochum

Stuttgart: Nübel – Stenzel, Anton, Zagadou, Ito – Karazor, Endo (c) – Silas, Millot, Führich – Guirassy
Unavailable: Mittelstädt (knee), Nartey (knee), Undav (knee), Vagnoman (foot)
Questionable: Kastanaras (foot)
Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß

Bochum: Riemann – Masovic, Ordets, Bernardo – Passlack, Losilla (c), Stöger, Antwi-Adjei – Daschner – Hofmann, Asano
Unavailable: Tolba (knee), Förster (Achilles), Kwarteng (groin)
Questionable: Asano (knock), Oermann (groin)
Coach: Thomas Letsch

Borussia Dortmund vs. Cologne (kick-off: 6.30pm CEST)

Dortmund: Kobel – Ryerson, Süle, Hummels, Bensebaini – Sabitzer, Can (c) – Malen, Reus, Brandt – Haller
Unavailable: Bynoe-Gittens (shoulder), Duranville (thigh), Meunier (hamstring), Morey (muscular), Reyna (foot)
Questionable: Adeyemi (muscular), Nmecha (ankle)
Coach: Edin Terzic

Cologne: Schwäbe – Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Paqarada – Olesen, Martel – Huseinbasic, Waldschmidt, Kainz (c) – Selke
Unavailable: Katterbach (knee), Thielmann (knee), Tigges (shoulder)
Questionable: Ljubicic (ankle), Maina (back)
Coach: Steffen Baumgart

Sunday, 20 August

Union Berlin vs. Mainz

Union: Ronnow – Doekhi, Knoche, Leite – Juranovic, Kral, Laidouni, Roussillon – Fofana, Becker (c) – Behrens
Unavailable: Khedira (calf), Schäfer (foot), Tousart (thigh)
Questionable: –
Coach: Urs Fischer

Mainz: Zentner (c) – Hanche-Olsen, Bell, Fernandes – da Costa, Stach, Kohr, Caci – Lee, Onisiwo – Ajorque
Unavailable: Burkardt (knee), Widmer (ankle)
Questionable: Leitsch (match fitness)
Coach: Bo Svensson

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Darmstadt (kick-off: 5.30pm CEST)

Frankfurt: Trapp (c) – Koch, Hasebe, Pacho – Buta, Dina-Ebimbe, Skhiri, Max – Lindstrom, G

By – Sahiba Suri

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