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Bundesliga Gameweek 1: Bayern München without Gnabry

9 fixtures · 1 crowd XIs from 28 predictions so far · the data's strongest lean is Bayern München (50%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 0 of 18 teams. Biggest changes: Union Berlin: Klaus, Köhn, Juranović, Kemlein, Bohdanov, Ansah, Burcu, Skov in · RB Leipzig: Henrichs, Lukeba, Finkgräfe, Bakayoko, Seiwald, Harder, Gomis in · Eintracht Frankfurt: Zetterer, Theate, Højlund, Bahoya, Arrhov, Götze, Chaïbi in, and 15 more sides make changes.

Bayern München v VfB Stuttgart

Fri 28 Aug, 19:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Bayern München 5 - 1 VfB Stuttgart
Bayern München The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11
VfB Stuttgart The Oracle called 7 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Bayern München
👥 The Crowd 17 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Neuer
44 ? Stanišić
2 Upamecano
4 Tah
27 ? Laimer
6 Kimmich
45 ? Pavlović
14 Díaz
17 Olise
11 ? Brown
9 Kane
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs Bischof and Karl; the crowd wants Stanišić and Brown.

VfB Stuttgart Cold start 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-1-2
1 Bredlow
3 ▲ Hendriks
24 Chabot
7 Mittelstädt
18 ▲ Leweling
14 ▲ Chema Andrés
6 Stiller
10 Führich
4 Vagnoman
9 Demirović
26 Undav
▲ Hendriks, Leweling, Chema Andrés vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 39 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Vagnoman in; Assignon out.

N. Nartey's injury and A. Nübel's departure clear the way. VfB Stuttgart field a 3-4-1-2 shape with J. Vagnoman returning to the XI after earlier revision shifts L. Assignon out.

The data: Favours Bayern München at 50%. Bayern München are without Gnabry.

Bayern München: Out: Gnabry (muscle injury), Musiala (health problems) · Doubtful: Karl (thigh injury)

VfB Stuttgart: Out: Nartey (injury), Führich (muscle injury), Sauer (muscle injury), Seimen (thigh injury), Zagadou (muscle injury), Assignon (shoulder injury), Jaquez (muscle injury)

FSV Mainz 05 v SC Paderborn 07

Sat 29 Aug, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME FSV Mainz 05 0 - 0 SC Paderborn 07
FSV Mainz 05 The Oracle called 8 of 11
SC Paderborn 07 The Oracle called 9 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

FSV Mainz 05 Cold start 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-5-2
27 ▲ Zentner
31 ▲ Kohr
4 Posch
48 Potulski
30 ▲ Widmer
7 Jae-Sung
6 Sano
10 Amiri
2 Mwene
9 Tietz
23 Becker
▲ Zentner, Kohr, Widmer vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Jae-Sung in; Nebel out.

P. Nebel misses this fixture through muscle injury; D. Batz left the club. Lee Jae-Sung replaces P. Nebel as FSV Mainz 05 stay in their 3-5-2 shape, carrying nine players into this fixture.

SC Paderborn 07 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 ▲ Schubert
25 Scheller
19 ▲ Millgramm
22 Hansen
21 ter Horst
28 Ulrich
5 Castañeda
23 Obermair
17 Curda
40 Vidović
30 Marino
▲ Schubert, Millgramm vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 42 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Vidović in; Klaas out.

SC Paderborn 07 name all 11 unchanged and keep a 3-4-2-1 shape. G. Vidović replaces S. Klaas from the prior Oracle call only.

The data: Favours FSV Mainz 05 at 50%. FSV Mainz 05 are without Mvumpa.

FSV Mainz 05: Out: Mvumpa (broken shinbone), Martel (knee injury), Hollerbach (lacking match fitness), Nebel (muscle injury)

SC Paderborn 07: Out: Awortwie-Grant (knee injury), Klaas (groin injury), Gayret (knee injury), Eickel (back injury), Michel (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Hoffmeier (injury)

RB Leipzig v Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sat 29 Aug, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME RB Leipzig 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
RB Leipzig The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

RB Leipzig Cold start 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
26 Vandevoordt
39 ▲ Henrichs
4 Orbán
23 ▲ Lukeba
35 ▲ Finkgräfe
11 ▲ Bakayoko
13 ▲ Seiwald
6 Banzuzi
7 Nusa
40 ▲ Harder
27 ▲ Gomis
▲ Henrichs, Lukeba, Finkgräfe, Bakayoko, Seiwald, Harder, Gomis vs their last official XI

Revision 7, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's seventh look: Gomis in; Gruda out.

RB Leipzig lose P. Gulácsi (left the club), A. Ouédraogo (shoulder injury), and departures C. Baumgartner, B. Gruda, Y. Diomande; the 4-3-3 gains M. Vandevoordt, J. Bakayoko, E. Banzuzi, A. Nusa, and T. Gomis in this revision, with Gomis replacing Gruda.

Borussia Mönchengladbach Cold start 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Nicolas
29 Scally
6 Itakura
4 Diks
26 Ullrich
16 Sander
9 Honorat
10 Neuhaus
7 ▲ Stöger
36 ▲ Mohya
9 ▲ Tabaković
▲ Stöger, Mohya, Tabaković vs their last official XI

Revision 6, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's sixth look: Itakura in; Chiarodia out.

Borussia Mönchengladbach see three exits: N. Elvedi and Y. Engelhardt left the club, H. Bolin out on loan. K. Itakura replaces F. Chiarodia as the visitors adopt a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The data: Favours RB Leipzig at 50%. RB Leipzig are without Ouédraogo.

RB Leipzig: Out: Ouédraogo (shoulder injury), Nyland (foot injury), Baumgartner (thigh injury), Rômulo (knee injury) · Doubtful: Estève (thigh injury), Klostermann (groin injury)

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Out: Konoplya (knee injury), Castrop (shoulder injury), Chiarodia (muscle injury), Uno (muscle injury)

SV Elversberg v Bayer Leverkusen

Sat 29 Aug, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME SV Elversberg 3 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen
SV Elversberg The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
Bayer Leverkusen The Oracle called 8 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

SV Elversberg 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
20 Kristof
30 Gyamerah
31 Rohr
3 ▲ Le Joncour
21 Günther
43 Keidel
8 Poręba
25 Petkov
– Darvich
20 Campbell
24 ▲ Schnellbacher
▲ Le Joncour, Schnellbacher vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 42 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Campbell in; Mokwa out.

SV Elversberg show all 11 unchanged and stay in a 4-2-3-1. William Cole Campbell replaces D. Mokwa from revision three.

Bayer Leverkusen Cold start 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Flekken
4 Quansah
8 ▲ Andrich
12 Tapsoba
6 Fernández
24 García
25 ▲ Palacios
5 ▲ Badé
10 ▲ Tillman
30 Maza
14 Schick
▲ Andrich, Palacios, Badé, Tillman vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 39 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Fernández in; Culbreath out.

M. Culbreath unavailable through injury and Álex Grimaldo left the club. Bayer Leverkusen keep a 3-4-2-1 formation with E. Fernández and L. Badé drafted in; revision two revises only E. Fernández from the previous call.

The data: Leans Bayer Leverkusen at 45%, far from settled. SV Elversberg are without Zimmerschied.

SV Elversberg: Out: Zimmerschied (back injury), Seifert (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Schmahl (knock)

Bayer Leverkusen: Out: Terrier (muscle injury), Culbreath (injury), Eichhorn (illness), Seghir (thigh injury)

Union Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt

Sat 29 Aug, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Union Berlin 3 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt
Union Berlin The Oracle called 5 of 11
Eintracht Frankfurt The Oracle called 5 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Union Berlin Cold start 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
25 ▲ Klaus
14 Querfeld
17 ▲ Köhn
18 ▲ Juranović
15 Rothe
13 Schäfer
6 ▲ Kemlein
13 ▲ Bohdanov
10 ▲ Ansah
9 ▲ Burcu
24 ▲ Skov
▲ Klaus, Köhn, Juranović, Kemlein, Bohdanov, Ansah, Burcu, Skov vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Bohdanov and Skov in; Burke and Ilić out.

Union Berlin face enforced absences: C. Trimmel is out on loan, D. Doekhi has left the club, Diogo Leite out on loan, O. Burke sidelined by Achilles Tendon Injury, and A. Ilić ruled out by illness. Dmytro Bohdanov and R. Skov return to the side, replacing O. Burke and A. Ilić; the club field a 4-2-3-1 shape.

Eintracht Frankfurt Cold start 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
16 ▲ Zetterer
2 Baum
4 Koch
3 ▲ Theate
6 ▲ Højlund
23 ▲ Bahoya
31 ▲ Arrhov
27 ▲ Götze
42 Uzun
8 ▲ Chaïbi
9 ! Burkardt
▲ Zetterer, Theate, Højlund, Bahoya, Arrhov, Götze, Chaïbi vs their last official XI
! Burkardt named despite a doubt (illness)

Revision 5, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Arrhov and Götze in; Larsson and Dōan out.

R. Dōan sidelined with a muscle injury as Eintracht Frankfurt travel in a 4-2-3-1 shape. Latest revision brings L. Arrhov and M. Götze in for H. Larsson and the injured R. Dōan.

The data: Leans Union Berlin at 45%, far from settled. Union Berlin are without Friedrich.

Union Berlin: Out: Friedrich (injury), Burke (achilles tendon injury), Markgraf (knee injury), Nsoki (muscle injury), Rønnow (muscle injury), Ilić (illness)

Eintracht Frankfurt: Out: Ngankam (injury), Collins (back injury), Knauff (muscle injury), Dōan (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Burkardt (illness)

1. FC Köln v 1899 Hoffenheim

Sat 29 Aug, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME 1. FC Köln 3 - 2 1899 Hoffenheim
1. FC Köln The Oracle called 8 of 11
1899 Hoffenheim The Oracle called 9 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

1. FC Köln Cold start 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 5-3-2
1 Schwäbe
33 ▲ van den Berg
2 ▲ Schmied
22 Simpson-Pusey
14 ! Mensah
24 Lochoshvili
8 ▲ Jóhannesson
5 Krauß
17 Castro-Montes
30 ▲ Bülter
10 El Mala
▲ van den Berg, Schmied, Jóhannesson, Bülter vs their last official XI
! Mensah named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 2, updated 39 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Lochoshvili in; Sebulonsen out.

Four players have left 1. FC Köln and S. Sebulonsen sustains a muscle injury, forcing wholesale changes. L. Lochoshvili now joins the 5-3-2 shape, replacing the injured Sebulonsen from the previous call.

1899 Hoffenheim Cold start 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Baumann
34 Coufal
5 Kabak
21 ▲ Hajdari
13 ▲ Bernardo
7 Avdullahu
18 Burger
27 ▲ Kramarić
9 Moerstedt
10 Hložek
14 Daghim
▲ Hajdari, Bernardo, Kramarić vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Daghim in; Asllani out.

1899 Hoffenheim see three departures: T. Lemperle barred by red card, F. Asllani ruled out by injury, and B. Touré left the club. Revision five brings A. Daghim in to replace F. Asllani in the visiting 4-2-3-1 formation.

The data: Leans 1. FC Köln at 45%, far from settled. 1. FC Köln are without Hubers.

1. FC Köln: Out: Hubers (knee injury), Sebulonsen (muscle injury), Waldschmidt (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Maina (shin injury), Mensah (injury)

1899 Hoffenheim: Suspended: Lemperle (red card) · Out: Prass (muscle injury), Asllani (injury)

Borussia Dortmund v Hamburger SV

Sat 29 Aug, 17:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Hamburger SV
Borussia Dortmund The Oracle called 8 of 11
Hamburger SV The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Borussia Dortmund Cold start 1 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Kobel
49 ▲ Reggiani
3 Anton
5 ▲ Bensebaïni
26 Ryerson
8 Nmecha
7 ▲ Bellingham
24 Svensson
14 Beier
40 ▲ Inacio
9 Guirassy
▲ Reggiani, Bensebaïni, Bellingham, Inacio vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 39 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Bensebaïni in; Schlotterbeck out.

N. Schlotterbeck ankle injury forces Borussia Dortmund into a 3-4-2-1 with R. Bensebaïni restoring ten carried over.

Hamburger SV Cold start 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
12 ▲ Tangvik
43 ▲ Nandja
33 ▲ Bornauw
23 Torunarigha
24 Capaldo
21 Remberg
6 Lokonga
11 Grønbæk
18 ▲ Jatta
9 ▲ Philippe
19 ▲ Stange
▲ Tangvik, Nandja, Bornauw, Jatta, Philippe, Stange vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Bornauw in; Muheim out.

W. Omari absent for personal reasons and both L. Vušković and Fábio Vieira departed the club, prompting Hamburger SV to field a 3-4-2-1 shape away at Borussia Dortmund with S. Bornauw recalled in place of M. Muheim from the previous Oracle call.

The data: Favours Borussia Dortmund at 50%. Borussia Dortmund are without Kaba.

Borussia Dortmund: Out: Kaba (injury), Schlotterbeck (ankle injury), Can (knee injury), Bensebaïni (ribs injury)

Hamburger SV: Out: Moffi (inactive), Omari (personal reasons), Røssing-Lelesiit (ankle injury), Muheim (muscle injury)

SC Freiburg v Werder Bremen

Sun 30 Aug, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME SC Freiburg 4 - 1 Werder Bremen
SC Freiburg The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on
Werder Bremen The Oracle called 6 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

SC Freiburg Cold start 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
21 ▲ Müller
29 Treu
28 Ginter
3 Lienhart
33 Makengo
8 Eggestein
27 ▲ Höfler
19 Beste
32 ▲ Grifo
7 Scherhant
31 Matanović
▲ Müller, Höfler, Grifo vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 36 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Müller in; Atubolu out.

N. Atubolu and J. Manzambi have left the club, with F. Müller now in goal as SC Freiburg stay 4-2-3-1 against Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen Cold start 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-1-4-1
25 ▲ Kolke
22 ▲ Schmidt
5 Pieper
32 Friedl
2 Deman
14 ▲ Lynen
11 ▲ Njinmah
6 ▲ Stage
24 ▲ Čović
15 Reis
29 ▲ Musah
▲ Kolke, Schmidt, Lynen, Njinmah, Stage, Čović, Musah vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 36 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Friedl in; Coulibaly out.

M. Backhaus, Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, Cameron Puertas and R. Schmid have all departed, leaving Werder Bremen with four new arrivals across a 4-1-4-1 shape.

The data: Favours SC Freiburg at 50%. SC Freiburg are without Muslija.

SC Freiburg: Out: Muslija (knee injury), Osterhage (muscle injury), Yamamoto (injury)

Werder Bremen: Out: Stalmach (shoulder injury), Topp (knee injury), Weiser (knee injury), Wójcik (muscle injury), Agu (calf injury)

FC Augsburg v FC Schalke 04

Sun 30 Aug, 16:30 · BL1
FULL TIME FC Augsburg 3 - 0 FC Schalke 04
FC Augsburg The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
FC Schalke 04 The Oracle called 10 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

FC Augsburg Cold start 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Dahmen
5 Matsima
6 ▲ Gouweleeuw
40 Banks
27 Wolf
14 ▲ Keitel
32 Rieder
19 Fellhauer
30 ▲ Kade
10 Kömür
11 Gregoritsch
▲ Gouweleeuw, Keitel, Kade vs their last official XI
! Gouweleeuw named despite a doubt (toe injury)

Revision 10, updated 36 days ago

The Oracle's tenth look: Banks in; Schlotterbeck out.

C. Zesiger is out on loan, with Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks drafted into FC Augsburg's 3-4-2-1.

FC Schalke 04 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Karius
5 Becker
25 Katić
4 Kuruçay
33 ▲ Becker
21 ▲ Ljubičić
23 El-Faouzi
6 ▲ Schallenberg
24 Aouchiche
7 Ebimbe
9 ▲ Sylla
▲ Becker, Ljubičić, Schallenberg, Sylla vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 40 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Ebimbe in; Bachmann out.

J. Dina Ebimbe enters FC Schalke 04's 4-4-2 away to FC Augsburg. J. Bachmann is withdrawn; all other ten hold.

The data: Favours FC Augsburg at 50%. FC Augsburg are without Breithaupt.

FC Augsburg: Out: Breithaupt (injury), Mounié (injury) · Doubtful: Gouweleeuw (toe injury)

FC Schalke 04: Out: Hojlund (heel injury), Karaman (hip injury)