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Bundesliga Gameweek 2: VfB Stuttgart without Sauer

9 fixtures · 1 crowd XIs from 7 predictions so far · the data's strongest lean is RB Leipzig (50%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 1 of 18 teams. Biggest changes: Borussia Mönchengladbach: Chiarodia, Castrop, Stöger, Mohya, Tabaković in · Union Berlin: Raab, Juranović, Van Den Bosch, Kemlein, Ljubičić in · RB Leipzig: Lukeba, Maksimović, Seiwald, Harder, Gomis in, and 14 more sides make changes.

VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Köln

Fri 4 Sept, 19:30 · BL1
FULL TIME VfB Stuttgart 4 - 1 1. FC Köln
VfB Stuttgart The Oracle called 9 of 11
1. FC Köln The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

VfB Stuttgart 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Bredlow
29 Jeltsch
24 Chabot
3 ▲ Hendriks
4 Vagnoman
21 Prömel
6 Stiller
7 Mittelstädt
18 ▲ Leweling
26 Undav
17 ▲ Pejčinović
▲ Hendriks, Leweling, Pejčinović vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 36 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Leweling in; Tomás out.

Tiago Tomás sits out with a muscle injury. J. Leweling returns to the VfB Stuttgart line, who field a 3-4-2-1 shape.

1. FC Köln 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
1 Schwäbe
17 Castro-Montes
22 Simpson-Pusey
24 Lochoshvili
14 Mensah
23 ▲ Okon-Engstler
5 Krauß
8 ▲ Jóhannesson
29 ▲ Thielmann
9 ▲ Ache
10 El Mala
▲ Okon-Engstler, Jóhannesson, Thielmann, Ache vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Lochoshvili, Okon-Engstler, Thielmann and Ache in; Sebulonsen, Schmied, van den Berg and Bülter out.

Cologne overhaul their 4-3-3 shape with four changes from the prior call: L. Lochoshvili, Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler, J. Thielmann and R. Ache replace S. Sebulonsen, J. Schmied, R. van den Berg and M. Bülter respectively.

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

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

1. FC Köln: Out: Sebulonsen (muscle injury), Hubers (knee injury), Dallinga (illness), Waldschmidt (muscle injury), El Mala (illness)

1899 Hoffenheim v Borussia Dortmund

Sat 5 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME 1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 3 Borussia Dortmund
1899 Hoffenheim The Oracle called 9 of 11
Borussia Dortmund The Oracle called 10 of 11

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

1899 Hoffenheim 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-2-2
1 Baumann
34 Coufal
5 Kabak
21 ▲ Hajdari
13 ▲ Bernardo
7 Avdullahu
18 Burger
8 ▲ Wimmer
14 Daghim
20 Conté
10 Hložek
▲ Hajdari, Bernardo, Wimmer vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Wimmer, Daghim, Conté and Hložek in; Kramarić, Asllani, Prass and Lemperle out.

Hoffenheim hold all 11 in a 4-2-2-2, unchanged from the last official XI; the prior call's four rotations stand for this revision.

Borussia Dortmund 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-3
1 Kobel
26 ▲ Ryerson
3 Anton
22 Gadou
14 Beier
7 Bellingham
8 Nmecha
24 Svensson
19 ▲ Karetsas
9 Guirassy
21 ▲ Silva
▲ Ryerson, Karetsas, Silva vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Silva in; Konstantelias out.

Fábio Silva steps in for G. Konstantelias, who carries a knee injury. Borussia Dortmund maintain a 3-4-3 structure in the away fixture.

The data: Leans Borussia Dortmund at 45%, far from settled. 1899 Hoffenheim are without Prass.

1899 Hoffenheim: Out: Prass (muscle injury), Asllani (injury)

Borussia Dortmund: Suspended: Inacio (red card) · Out: Can (knee injury), Lerma (muscle injury), Schlotterbeck (ankle injury), Lerma (muscle injury), Bensebaïni (ribs injury), Kaba (injury), Konstantelias (knee injury)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v SV Elversberg

Sat 5 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 SV Elversberg
Borussia Mönchengladbach The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on
SV Elversberg The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach Cold start 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Nicolas
29 Scally
2 ▲ Chiarodia
4 Diks
26 Ullrich
16 Sander
9 Honorat
17 ▲ Castrop
7 ▲ Stöger
36 ▲ Mohya
9 ▲ Tabaković
▲ Chiarodia, Castrop, Stöger, Mohya, Tabaković vs their last official XI
! Chiarodia named despite a doubt (muscle injury)

First call, 44 days ago

Y. Engelhardt left the club, N. Elvedi departed and H. Bolin went out on loan. Borussia Mönchengladbach restore F. Chiarodia, F. Honorat and J. Castrop in a 4-2-3-1 shape.

SV Elversberg 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
20 Kristof
30 Gyamerah
31 Rohr
19 Pinckert
21 Günther
43 Keidel
8 Poręba
25 Petkov
– ▲ Onyeka
20 Campbell
42 Mokwa
▲ Onyeka vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Pinckert, Onyeka and Mokwa in; Le Joncour, Darvich and Schnellbacher out.

Elversberg keep faith with a 4-2-3-1, rotating three positions since the previous prediction: L. Pinckert, F. Onyeka and D. Mokwa in for F. Le Joncour, N. Darvich and L. Schnellbacher.

The data: Leans SV Elversberg at 45%, far from settled. Borussia Mönchengladbach are without Castrop.

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Out: Castrop (shoulder injury), Hashioka (neck injury), Konoplya (knee injury), Uno (muscle injury), Leopold (knee injury) · Doubtful: Kleindienst (injury), Chiarodia (muscle injury)

SV Elversberg: Out: Seifert (ankle injury), Zimmerschied (back injury)

SC Paderborn 07 v SC Freiburg

Sat 5 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME SC Paderborn 07 0 - 1 SC Freiburg
SC Paderborn 07 The Oracle called 10 of 11
SC Freiburg The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

SC Paderborn 07 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-3
15 Noll
21 ter Horst
25 Scheller
22 Hansen
17 Curda
28 Ulrich
5 Castañeda
23 Obermair
30 Marino
18 Pieringer
40 Vidović
Matches their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Pieringer in; Tigges out.

M. Pieringer replaces S. Tigges as SC Paderborn 07 stay in a 3-4-3 shape at home.

SC Freiburg 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Backhaus
17 ▲ Kübler
28 Ginter
3 Lienhart
33 Makengo
8 Eggestein
16 Engelhardt
19 Beste
14 Suzuki
7 Scherhant
31 Matanović
▲ Kübler vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 40 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Backhaus, Kübler, Engelhardt and Suzuki in; Müller, Treu, Höfler and Grifo out.

SC Freiburg field all 11 unchanged from the last official XI but move four names in a 4-2-3-1 shape from their previous forecast: M. Backhaus, L. Kübler, Y. Engelhardt and Y. Suzuki in; F. Müller, P. Treu, N. Höfler and V. Grifo out.

The data: Leans SC Freiburg at 45%, far from settled. SC Paderborn 07 are without Michel.

SC Paderborn 07: Out: Michel (muscle injury), Awortwie-Grant (knee injury), Gayret (knee injury), Eickel (back injury), Götze (concussion)

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

Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin

Sat 5 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Bayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Union Berlin The Oracle called 8 of 11

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

Bayer Leverkusen 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Flekken
17 ▲ Vázquez
5 ▲ Badé
12 Tapsoba
3 Gutiérrez
6 Fernández
24 García
30 Maza
10 ▲ Tillman
9 Moreira
14 Schick
▲ Vázquez, Badé, Tillman vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Vázquez, Gutiérrez, Fernández and Moreira in; Quansah, Andrich, Culbreath and Palacios out.

Leverkusen overhaul four defensive and attacking positions in a 4-2-3-1: Lucas Vázquez, Miguel Gutiérrez, E. Fernández and Afonso Moreira come in for J. Quansah, R. Andrich, M. Culbreath and E. Palacios.

Union Berlin 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
31 ▲ Raab
18 ▲ Juranović
4 ▲ Van Den Bosch
14 Querfeld
15 Rothe
13 Schäfer
8 Khedira
6 ▲ Kemlein
20 Aebischer
27 ▲ Ljubičić
29 Lath
▲ Raab, Juranović, Van Den Bosch, Kemlein, Ljubičić vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 34 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Khedira in; Haberer out.

Union Berlin field an unchanged 11 in their 4-4-2 shape. R. Khedira comes in for J. Haberer at this revision.

The data: Leans Bayer Leverkusen at 35%, far from settled. Bayer Leverkusen are without Eichhorn.

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

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

Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig

Sat 5 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Werder Bremen 3 - 1 RB Leipzig
Werder Bremen The Oracle called 8 of 11
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.

Werder Bremen 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
1 Hein
33 ▲ Schmetgens
5 Pieper
32 Friedl
2 Deman
20 José
14 ▲ Lynen
15 Reis
29 ▲ Musah
10 Füllkrug
17 Grüll
▲ Schmetgens, Lynen, Musah vs their last official XI

Revision 7, updated 35 days ago

The Oracle's seventh look: Hein in; Kolke out.

S. Musah enters midfield as J. Njinmah sits out with a thigh injury. Werder Bremen field a 4-3-3 shape with K. Hein restored in goal after revision.

RB Leipzig 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
26 Vandevoordt
17 Baku
4 Orbán
23 ▲ Lukeba
22 Raum
30 ▲ Maksimović
13 ▲ Seiwald
6 Banzuzi
40 ▲ Harder
27 ▲ Gomis
7 Nusa
▲ Lukeba, Maksimović, Seiwald, Harder, Gomis vs their last official XI

Revision 13, updated 34 days ago

The Oracle's 13th look: Harder in; Gruda out.

R. Reitz ruled out by muscle injury and B. Gruda departed the club. RB Leipzig defend 4-3-3 shape away at Werder Bremen with C. Harder called up this revision, replacing B. Gruda.

The data: Favours RB Leipzig at 50%. Werder Bremen are without Wójcik.

Werder Bremen: Out: Wójcik (muscle injury), Weiser (knee injury), Njinmah (thigh injury), Topp (knee injury), Agu (calf injury), Stage (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Regeer (injury), Stark (injury)

RB Leipzig: Out: Ouédraogo (shoulder injury), Baumgartner (thigh injury), Reitz (muscle injury), Rômulo (knee injury) · Doubtful: Nyland (foot injury)

FC Schalke 04 v Bayern München

Sat 5 Sept, 17:30 · BL1
FULL TIME FC Schalke 04 0 - 0 Bayern München
FC Schalke 04 The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
Bayern München The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 8 of 11

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

FC Schalke 04 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Karius
5 Becker
25 Katić
4 Kuruçay
9 ▲ Adamu
23 El-Faouzi
14 ▲ Bachmann
33 ▲ Becker
21 ▲ Ljubičić
24 Aouchiche
9 ▲ Sylla
▲ Adamu, Bachmann, Becker, Ljubičić, Sylla vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 36 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Bachmann in; Schallenberg out.

R. Schallenberg suspended following a red card. FC Schalke 04 hold their 3-4-2-1 shape with J. Bachmann stepped up to replace him in the four-strong midfield line.

Bayern München
👥 The Crowd 5 fans 4-2-3-1
1 Neuer
27 Laimer
2 Upamecano
4 Tah
19 Davies
6 Kimmich
45 Pavlović
17 Olise
10 Musiala
14 ? Díaz
9 Kane
90%+ locked strong split

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 9 of 11. The Oracle backs Min-Jae and Brown; the crowd wants Tah and Musiala.

The data: Favours Bayern München at 50%. FC Schalke 04 are without Schallenberg.

FC Schalke 04: Suspended: Schallenberg (red card) · Out: Hojlund (heel injury), Lasme (calf injury), Gantenbein (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Karaman (hip injury)

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

Hamburger SV v FSV Mainz 05

Sun 6 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Hamburger SV 0 - 5 FSV Mainz 05
Hamburger SV The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on
FSV Mainz 05 The Oracle called 9 of 11

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

Hamburger SV 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Fernandes
24 Capaldo
33 ▲ Bornauw
23 Torunarigha
18 ▲ Jatta
21 Remberg
6 Lokonga
37 ▲ Lemke
5 ▲ Adeline
11 Grønbæk
27 ▲ Daka
▲ Bornauw, Jatta, Lemke, Adeline, Daka vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Fernandes, Bornauw, Lemke, Adeline and Daka in; Tangvik, Omari, Muheim, Philippe and Stange out.

Hamburger SV keep all 11 players unchanged for this fixture against FSV Mainz 05, settling into a 3-4-2-1 shape with Daniel Heuer Fernandes, S. Bornauw, L. Lemke, M. Adeline and P. Daka finalized.

FSV Mainz 05 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-1-4-2
27 ▲ Zentner
21 ▲ da Costa
3 Gruber
4 Posch
6 Sano
19 Caci
7 Jae-Sung
10 Amiri
2 Mwene
23 Becker
9 Tietz
▲ Zentner, da Costa vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 34 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Posch in; Kohr out.

D. Kohr's foot injury removes a midfielder from FSV Mainz 05's 3-1-4-2, with S. Posch brought in. Nine of the prior XI remain.

The data: Leans FSV Mainz 05 at 45%, far from settled. Hamburger SV are without Muheim.

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

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

Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Augsburg

Sun 6 Sept, 16:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 4 FC Augsburg
Eintracht Frankfurt The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
FC Augsburg The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

Eintracht Frankfurt 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Atubolu
26 Kosugi
4 Koch
37 ▲ Maluze
2 Baum
8 ▲ Chaïbi
29 ▲ Amaimouni
25 Onyedika
42 Uzun
11 Ebnoutalib
9 Burkardt
▲ Maluze, Chaïbi, Amaimouni vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Atubolu in; Zetterer out.

N. Atubolu takes over from M. Zetterer in Eintracht Frankfurt's unchanged 4-4-2 setup at home.

FC Augsburg 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Dahmen
40 Banks
5 Matsima
2 ! Brackelmann
27 Wolf
4 Massengo
32 Rieder
16 Behrens
30 ▲ Kade
19 Fellhauer
11 Gregoritsch
▲ Kade vs their last official XI
! Brackelmann named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 7, updated 40 days ago

The Oracle's seventh look: Brackelmann, Massengo and Behrens in; Gouweleeuw, Keitel and Kömür out.

FC Augsburg keep their 3-4-2-1 shape with three changes, C. Brackelmann, H. Massengo and Hennes Behrens all coming in for the away fixture at Eintracht Frankfurt.

The data: Leans Eintracht Frankfurt at 35%, far from settled. Eintracht Frankfurt are without Dōan.

Eintracht Frankfurt: Out: Dōan (muscle injury), Ngankam (hamstring injury), Collins (back injury), Knauff (muscle injury)

FC Augsburg: Out: Breithaupt (toe injury), Mounié (injury), Kade (calf injury) · Doubtful: Brackelmann (injury)