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Bundesliga Gameweek 3: Union Berlin without Burke

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

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 1 of 18 teams. Biggest changes: SC Freiburg: Treu, Lienhart, Makengo, Engelhardt, Beste, Scherhant, Matanović in · Union Berlin: Juranović, Kemlein, Burcu, Ljubičić, Lath in · VfB Stuttgart: Bredlow, Mittelstädt, Prömel, Führich, Pejčinović in, and 14 more sides make changes.

Union Berlin v FC Schalke 04

Fri 11 Sept, 19:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Union Berlin 1 - 3 FC Schalke 04
Union Berlin The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
FC Schalke 04 The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

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

Union Berlin 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-1-2-1-2
1 Rønnow
18 ▲ Juranović
2 Uduokhai
4 Van Den Bosch
15 Rothe
6 ▲ Kemlein
20 Aebischer
9 ▲ Burcu
8 Khedira
27 ▲ Ljubičić
29 ▲ Lath
▲ Juranović, Kemlein, Burcu, Ljubičić, Lath vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 42 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Rønnow, Uduokhai and Burcu in; Raab, Querfeld and Schäfer out.

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

Revision 2, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Ebimbe, Tanaka and Bachmann in; Adamu, Schallenberg and Becker out.

R. Gosens is out on loan and drops from the midfield. FC Schalke 04 bring in three changes from the last call: J. Dina Ebimbe, Satoshi Tanaka, and J. Bachmann replace J. Adamu, R. Schallenberg, and Vitalie Becker in a 3-4-2-1.

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

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

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

1899 Hoffenheim v VfB Stuttgart

Sat 12 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME 1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 1 VfB Stuttgart
1899 Hoffenheim The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
VfB Stuttgart The Oracle called 9 of 11

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

1899 Hoffenheim 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Baumann
34 Coufal
5 Kabak
21 ▲ Hajdari
39 ▲ Rots
8 ▲ Wimmer
7 Avdullahu
18 Burger
14 Daghim
10 Hložek
19 ▲ Lemperle
▲ Hajdari, Rots, Wimmer, Lemperle vs their last official XI
! Lemperle named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 2, updated 42 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Rots and Lemperle in; Bernardo and Conté out.

VfB Stuttgart 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 ▲ Bredlow
4 Vagnoman
29 Jeltsch
24 Chabot
7 ▲ Mittelstädt
11 El Khannouss
21 ▲ Prömel
6 Stiller
10 ▲ Führich
17 ▲ Pejčinović
26 Undav
▲ Bredlow, Mittelstädt, Prömel, Führich, Pejčinović vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 42 days ago

The Oracle's second look: El Khannouss and Führich in; Hendriks and Tomás out.

VfB Stuttgart keep 11 in a 4-4-2 shape for the away fixture; B. El Khannouss and C. Führich replace R. Hendriks and Tiago Tomás from the prior call.

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

1899 Hoffenheim: Out: Prass (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Lemperle (injury), Asllani (injury), Machida (lacking match fitness)

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

Borussia Dortmund v SC Paderborn 07

Sat 12 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 SC Paderborn 07
Borussia Dortmund The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on
SC Paderborn 07 The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

Borussia Dortmund 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Kobel
22 Gadou
3 Anton
49 ▲ Reggiani
26 Ryerson
7 Bellingham
8 Nmecha
24 Svensson
20 ▲ Sabitzer
14 Beier
9 Guirassy
▲ Reggiani, Sabitzer vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 36 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Sabitzer in; Silva out.

F. Mané out with muscle injury and K. Karetsas ruled out by health problems, opening gaps Borussia Dortmund fill in a 3-4-2-1: L. Reggiani and M. Sabitzer arrived, with M. Sabitzer replacing Fábio Silva at this revision.

SC Paderborn 07 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-5-2
15 Noll
21 ter Horst
25 Scheller
22 Hansen
17 Curda
28 Ulrich
5 Castañeda
40 Vidović
23 Obermair
18 ▲ Pieringer
9 ▲ Philippe
▲ Pieringer, Philippe vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Philippe in; Marino out.

R. Philippe replaces S. Marino in Paderborn's 3-5-2 away to Dortmund.

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

Borussia Dortmund: Suspended: Inacio (red card) · Out: Lerma (muscle injury), Mané (muscle injury), Kaba (injury), Konstantelias (knee injury), Karetsas (health problems), Can (knee injury)

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

FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen

Sat 12 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME FC Augsburg 2 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen
FC Augsburg The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
Bayer Leverkusen The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

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

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
21 Ibrahimović
19 Fellhauer
11 ▲ Gregoritsch
▲ Banks, Gregoritsch vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 39 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Ibrahimović in; Kömür out.

FC Augsburg field an entirely unchanged 3-4-2-1 at home, save A. Ibrahimović brought in from the revision.

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

Revision 2, updated 42 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Quansah and Medina in; Vázquez and Badé out.

The data: Leans FC Augsburg at 45%, far from settled. FC Augsburg are without Sakar.

FC Augsburg: Out: Sakar (ankle injury), Suso (muscle injury), Breithaupt (toe injury), Kade (calf injury), Mounié (injury)

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

SC Freiburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sat 12 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME SC Freiburg 5 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
SC Freiburg The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
Borussia Mönchengladbach The Oracle called 8 of 11

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

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

Revision 2, updated 42 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Treu in; Kübler out.

Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Nicolas
29 Scally
6 ▲ Itakura
4 Diks
26 Ullrich
16 Sander
34 ▲ Nguefack
9 ▲ Honorat
36 ▲ Mohya
38 Bolin
11 ▲ Kleindienst
▲ Itakura, Nguefack, Honorat, Mohya, Kleindienst vs their last official XI

First call, 42 days ago

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

SC Freiburg: Out: Osterhage (muscle injury)

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Out: Leopold (knee injury), Konoplya (knee injury), Uno (lacking match fitness), Castrop (shoulder injury), Hashioka (neck injury), Kühn (muscle injury)

FSV Mainz 05 v Eintracht Frankfurt

Sat 12 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME FSV Mainz 05 1 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt
FSV Mainz 05 The Oracle called 10 of 11
Eintracht Frankfurt The Oracle called 8 of 11

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

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

Revision 2, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Schwolow, Posch and Potulski in; Zentner, da Costa and Kohr out.

Mainz makes three changes to the spine from their previous Oracle call. A. Schwolow, S. Posch, and K. Potulski replace R. Zentner, D. da Costa, and D. Kohr in a 3-5-2 shape for the visit to Eintracht Frankfurt.

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

Revision 3, updated 39 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Brassier in; Maluze out.

R. Dōan ruled out by muscle injury. Eintracht Frankfurt play 4-4-2 away with F. Chaïbi returning to the midfield.

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

FSV Mainz 05: Out: Kohr (foot injury), Martel (knee injury), Nebel (muscle injury), Mvumpa (broken shinbone), Widmer (knee injury) · Doubtful: Zentner (thigh injury)

Eintracht Frankfurt: Out: Collins (back injury), Ngankam (hamstring injury), Chaïbi (illness), Knauff (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Pimpong (illness)

1. FC Köln v Werder Bremen

Sat 12 Sept, 17:30 · BL1
FULL TIME 1. FC Köln 1 - 1 Werder Bremen
1. FC Köln The Oracle called 7 of 11
Werder Bremen The Oracle called 11 of 11

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

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

Revision 2, updated 42 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Maina in; El Mala out.

1. FC Köln field all 11 unchanged in a 4-3-3 shape at home versus Werder Bremen; L. Maina replaces S. El Mala from the previous Oracle note.

Werder Bremen 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-1-4-1
1 Hein
13 Arthur
5 Pieper
32 Friedl
2 Deman
44 Regeer
18 ! Dinkçi
20 José
15 Reis
17 Grüll
10 Füllkrug
Matches their last official XI
! Dinkçi named despite a doubt (injury)

Revision 4, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Arthur and Regeer in; Stark and Lynen out.

Werder Bremen field Arthur and Y. Regeer in place of N. Stark and S. Lynen in their 4-1-4-1 away to Köln.

The data: Leans 1. FC Köln at 35%, far from settled. 1. FC Köln are without Dallinga.

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

Werder Bremen: Out: Agu (calf injury), Njinmah (thigh injury), Weiser (knee injury), Stage (muscle injury), Topp (knee injury), Lynen (hip injury) · Doubtful: Dinkçi (injury)

RB Leipzig v Hamburger SV

Sun 13 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME RB Leipzig 5 - 0 Hamburger SV
RB Leipzig The Oracle called 6 of 11, formation spot on
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.

RB Leipzig 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
26 Vandevoordt
17 Baku
4 Orbán
3 ▲ Estève
22 Raum
21 El Aynaoui
13 ▲ Seiwald
6 Banzuzi
11 ▲ Bakayoko
28 Nkunku
7 Nusa
▲ Estève, Seiwald, Bakayoko vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 41 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: El Aynaoui in; Maksimović out.

RB Leipzig field all unchanged: N. El Aynaoui remains the settled replacement for A. Maksimović in their 4-3-3.

Hamburger SV 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Fernandes
24 Capaldo
37 Lemke
23 ▲ Torunarigha
7 ▲ El Ouahdi
4 Nadir
21 ▲ Remberg
3 Wolfe
5 Adeline
11 ▲ Grønbæk
9 ▲ Moffi
▲ Torunarigha, El Ouahdi, Remberg, Grønbæk, Moffi vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 35 days ago

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

S. Bornauw out with muscle injury. Hamburger SV deploy a 3-4-2-1 shape with L. Lemke stepping in to replace him, ten others carried over against the odds.

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

RB Leipzig: Out: Reitz (muscle injury), Baumgartner (thigh injury)

Hamburger SV: Out: Røssing-Lelesiit (ankle injury), Bornauw (muscle injury), Amoako (illness) · Doubtful: Muheim (muscle injury), Lokonga (back injury)

SV Elversberg v Bayern München

Sun 13 Sept, 16:30 · BL1
FULL TIME SV Elversberg 1 - 2 Bayern München
SV Elversberg The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
Bayern München The Oracle called 5 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 5 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
19 Pinckert
31 Rohr
21 Günther
43 Keidel
8 Poręba
25 Petkov
– ▲ Onyeka
20 ▲ Campbell
42 Mokwa
▲ Onyeka, Campbell vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 42 days ago

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

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 7 of 11.

The data: Leans SV Elversberg at 35%, far from settled. SV Elversberg are without Seifert.

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

Bayern München: Doubtful: Gnabry (muscle injury)