

Borussia Monchengladbach - Wolfsburg



Bundesliga's youngest starting goalkeeper, Gladbach's Ter Stegen, has blocked 13 out of 14 shots on target that he has faced this season. Not even one game between these two teams has ended goalless. Wolfsburg have a great record against the Foals, winning 14 games, drawing twice, and losing just six times. Germany international Thomas Hitzlsperger signed with Wolfsburg earlier this week, putting an end to a miserable two-year journey away from the Bundesliga.





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Felix Magath will have a nearly full squad on hand, with only long-term absentees Arne Friedrich and Thomas Kahlenberg, as well as the dropped Diego, unavailable from his first-team squad. Ja-Cheol Koo is also injured after picking a knock in the match against Bayern Munich last Saturday and will join new signing Thomas Hitzlsperger on the sidelines





Borussia Dortmund - Nurnberg









Werder Bremen - Freiburg



Werder Bremen have won their last six games against Freiburg, outscoring the opposition by an astonishing margin of 22 goals. The Green-Whites' Claudio Pizarro has won in his last 12 games against Freiburg, scoring seven goals in the process. Freiburg have lost 17 times against Werder Bremen, more than against any other team except Bayern Munich.

Markus Sorg's men have so far failed to record a win in any of their competitive games this season.

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Thomas Schaaf can not rely on the services of defenders Naldo, Leon-Aderemi Balogun, Mikael Silvestre and Sebastian Boenisch, who have been deemed unfit. Midfielders Ozkan Yildirim and Tim Borowski as well as strikers Denni Avdic and Onur Ayik are also likely to miss the game with various injuries.



Freiburg





Jan Rosenthal, Heiko Butscher and Mensur Mujdza are the only casualties for Freiburg, as

Markus Sorg's men

will be looking to put a halt to their horrible start of the season.







Stuttgart - Bayer Leverkusen



Stuttgart have won only four of the last 11 games between the two teams. Bruno Labbadia, who coached the Aspirins three seasons ago, is yet to win against Bayer Leverkusen as a coach. Leverkusen has shut out Stuttgart in 20 out of 64 games between the two outfits.

Bernd Leno, who joined the Aspirins from the Swabians last week, is set feature against his former club on Saturday.

Hope springs eternal | Bruno Labbadia is still to win against former club Leverkusen as coach





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Bruno Labbadia is likely to have some selection headaches especially regarding his team's defence as Ermin Bicakcic, Georg Niedermeier and captain Matthieu Delpierre are all injured. In addition , ex-Valenciennes man Johan Audel has been ruled out of the game.







Bayer Leverkusen





Long-term casualty Rene Adler and deputy goalkeeper Fabian Giefer are both out of this game, meaning Stuttgart-owned goalkeeper Bernd Leno is likely to feature in goal. Bastian Oczipka and Tranquillo Barnetta have also been ruled out of the clash with injuries.



Augsburg - Hoffenheim Striker Sascha Molders has scored all of Augsburg's three goals in the Bundesliga so far. Augsburg have won six of their eight matches against Hoffenheim in the fourth division of German football. Hoffenheim coach Holger Stanislawski celebrated his first victory since February last Saturday as his charges disposed of Bundesliga holders Dortmund 1-0.

Sejad Salijovic has scored in each of the Sinsheim's outfit two Bundesliga games so far. He has never recorded consecutive strikes in three matches in a row in his career.





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The Bundesliga newcomers will have to do without the services of Torsten Oehrl and Nando Rafael, who have been sidelined with injuries.

Hoffenheim





The Sinsheim outfit are facing an injury crisis with five players from the first team ruled out from the Bundesliga clash against Augsburg. Defenders Manuel Gulde and Andreas Ibertsberger, midfielders Tobias Weis and Boris Vukcevic as well as strikers Vedad Ibisevic and Knowledge Musona have been deemed unfit to start the game on Saturday.



Koln - Kaiserslautern New coach Stale Solbakken has led the Billy Goats to their worst start to a Bundesliga season ever, losing twice with his team shipping in eight goals, while scoring just once. Marko Kurz is yet to taste defeat to Koln as a coach, achieving two wins and three draws. The Billy Goats' Youssef Mohamad, who is reportedly on the verge of joining Al Ahli, set a record for the fastest sending off in the Bundesliga in last season's opener against Kaiserslautern as he was dismissed just 93 seconds into the game.



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Centre-half Youssef Mohamad has been ruled out with an injury, and will join veteran midfielder Petit and youngster Kevin Pezzoni on the sidelines.

Strikers Sebastian Freis and Alexandru Ionita are also set to miss the game, but are reportedly on their way to returning to full fitness.





Kaiserslautern





Marco Kurz is facing a selection headache as defenders Jan Simunek, Lucas and Alexander Bugera are out as well as striker Adam Nemec. Midfielders Oliver Kirch and Gil Vermout have also been deemed unfit to take part in the game on Saturday.

Mainz - Schalke Mainz have lost more times to Schalke than to any other team, except Bayern Munich. The Oh-Fives hold the record for longest opening winning streak in the Bundesliga with seven victories in a row, a feat achieved last season. Thomas Tuchel's men have so far won all of their games in the league in the current term. Schalke's Lewis Hotly and Christian Fuchs moved to Gelsenkirchen from Mainz last season, and are set to face their former club on Sunday. The Royal Blues' current coach Ralf Rangnick ended his first stint with the club after a 1-0 home win over Mainz in December 2005.

Lucien Favre will have to do without the services of first-choice striker Igor de Camargo and defender Martin Stranzl who have picked up injuries. Roel Brouwers is serving a suspension after picking up a red card in last weekend's game against Stuttgart, and is set to miss the match on Friday.