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Bundesliga Gameweek 4: Union Berlin without Nsoki

9 fixtures · the data's strongest lean is Bayern München (50%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 1 of 18 teams. Biggest changes: Hamburger SV: Nandja, Torunarigha, El Ouahdi, Lokonga, Remberg, Daka, Grønbæk in · Borussia Mönchengladbach: Itakura, Herold, Honorat, Stöger, Hack, Machino in · Union Berlin: Trimmel, Querfeld, Kemlein, Burcu, Lath in, and 14 more sides make changes.

Bayern München v Union Berlin

Fri 18 Sept, 19:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Bayern München 7 - 0 Union Berlin
Bayern München The Oracle called 5 of 11, formation spot on
Union Berlin The Oracle called 9 of 11

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

Bayern München 2 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
40 Urbig
44 ▲ Stanišić
2 Upamecano
3 Min-Jae
11 Brown
8 ▲ Bischof
45 Pavlović
42 ▲ Karl
17 Olise
34 Saibari
9 Kane
▲ Stanišić, Bischof, Karl vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 36 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Urbig, Stanišić, Min-Jae, Bischof, Olise and Kane in; Neuer, Laimer, Tah, Davies, Kimmich and Díaz out.

All eleven held from the previous Oracle call. Bayern München keep faith with their 4-2-3-1 shape against Union Berlin with no late changes.

Union Berlin 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-1-2-1-2
1 Rønnow
28 ▲ Trimmel
14 ▲ Querfeld
2 Uduokhai
15 Rothe
6 ▲ Kemlein
20 Aebischer
9 ▲ Burcu
8 Khedira
11 Woo-Yeong
29 ▲ Lath
▲ Trimmel, Querfeld, Kemlein, Burcu, Lath vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 32 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Trimmel in; Juranović out.

J. Juranović remains unavailable due to illness, allowing C. Trimmel to step in. Union Berlin line up in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation as near-unchanged in structure.

The data: Favours Bayern München at 50%. Union Berlin are without Nsoki.

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach v FSV Mainz 05

Sat 19 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 FSV Mainz 05
Borussia Mönchengladbach The Oracle called 7 of 11
FSV Mainz 05 The Oracle called 11 of 11

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Nicolas
29 Scally
6 ▲ Itakura
4 Diks
20 ▲ Herold
9 ▲ Honorat
16 Sander
7 ▲ Stöger
25 ▲ Hack
18 ▲ Machino
3 Lidberg
▲ Itakura, Herold, Honorat, Stöger, Hack, Machino vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 32 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Lidberg in; Bolin out.

I. Lidberg replaces H. Bolin, absent through muscle injury, as Borussia Mönchengladbach hold a 4-4-2 shape at home to FSV Mainz 05.

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

Revision 3, updated 32 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Schwolow in; Zentner out.

A. Schwolow returns to replace R. Zentner, sidelined by hand injury. FSV Mainz 05 field a 3-1-4-2 away at Borussia Mönchengladbach.

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Suspended: Kleindienst (red card) · Out: Bolin (muscle injury), Castrop (shoulder injury), Konoplya (knee injury), Kühn (muscle injury), Uno (lacking match fitness), Leopold (knee injury) · Doubtful: Hashioka (neck injury)

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

Werder Bremen v FC Augsburg

Sat 19 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Werder Bremen 3 - 2 FC Augsburg
Werder Bremen The Oracle called 11 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.

Werder Bremen 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Hein
13 Arthur
5 Pieper
32 Friedl
2 Deman
15 Reis
44 Regeer
18 Dinkçi
20 José
17 Grüll
10 Füllkrug
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

Werder Bremen carry 11 players unchanged into a 4-2-3-1 shape at home against FC Augsburg. The revision introduced no fresh names from the last Oracle call.

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

First call, 40 days ago

FC Augsburg deploy a 3-4-2-1 shape with all eleven positions held from the previous match.

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

Werder Bremen: Out: Stage (muscle injury), Agu (calf injury), Lynen (hip injury), Njinmah (thigh injury), Topp (knee injury), N'Diaye (groin injury)

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

Eintracht Frankfurt v SC Freiburg

Sat 19 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 2 SC Freiburg
Eintracht Frankfurt The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
SC Freiburg The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on

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

Eintracht Frankfurt 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Atubolu
22 ▲ Chandler
4 Koch
3 Brassier
2 ▲ Baum
15 ▲ Nkili
25 Onyedika
26 Kosugi
20 Dōan
42 ▲ Uzun
9 Burkardt
▲ Chandler, Baum, Nkili, Uzun vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 32 days ago

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

T. Chandler restores depth after J. Maluze suffers thigh injury. Eintracht Frankfurt stay in a 3-4-2-1 shape at home to SC Freiburg.

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
▲ Suzuki vs their last official XI

First call, 40 days ago

SC Freiburg adopt a 4-2-3-1 with no changes. The side that played last time remains wholly intact.

The data: Leans SC Freiburg at 45%, far from settled. Eintracht Frankfurt are without Højlund.

Eintracht Frankfurt: Out: Højlund (hip injury), Chaïbi (illness), Ngankam (hamstring injury), Maluze (thigh injury) · Doubtful: Knauff (muscle injury)

Hamburger SV v 1. FC Köln

Sat 19 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Hamburger SV 2 - 1 1. FC Köln
Hamburger SV The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
1. FC Köln 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
43 ▲ Nandja
23 ▲ Torunarigha
24 Capaldo
7 ▲ El Ouahdi
6 ▲ Lokonga
21 ▲ Remberg
3 Wolfe
27 ▲ Daka
11 ▲ Grønbæk
15 Poulsen
▲ Nandja, Torunarigha, El Ouahdi, Lokonga, Remberg, Daka, Grønbæk vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 36 days ago

Hamburger SV keep faith with an unchanged squad in their 3-4-2-1 setup.

1. FC Köln 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-5-1
1 Schwäbe
17 ▲ Castro-Montes
22 Simpson-Pusey
24 Lochoshvili
14 ▲ Mensah
30 Bülter
5 Krauß
6 ▲ Skhiri
47 ▲ Moore
37 Maina
9 ▲ Ache
▲ Castro-Montes, Mensah, Skhiri, Moore, Ache vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 34 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Ache in; Thielmann out.

T. Dallinga ruled out through illness. Köln stay in a 4-5-1 away at Hamburg with R. Ache replacing the forward.

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

Hamburger SV: Out: Vušković (doping), Amoako (illness), Røssing-Lelesiit (ankle injury), Bornauw (muscle injury)

1. FC Köln: Out: Okon-Engstler (injury), Hubers (knee injury)

VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund

Sat 19 Sept, 17:30 · BL1
FULL TIME VfB Stuttgart 0 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
VfB Stuttgart The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Borussia Dortmund The Oracle called 9 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
9 Demirović
10 ▲ Führich
17 ▲ Pejčinović
▲ Bredlow, Prömel, Mittelstädt, Führich, Pejčinović vs their last official XI
! Stiller named despite a doubt (knee injury)

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Hendriks and Demirović in; El Khannouss and Undav out.

Two changes into VfB Stuttgart's 3-4-2-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund: R. Hendriks and E. Demirović come in for B. El Khannouss and D. Undav in revision two.

Borussia Dortmund 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Kobel
22 Gadou
3 Anton
4 Schlotterbeck
26 Ryerson
25 ▲ Veerman
7 Bellingham
24 Svensson
18 Nwaneri
21 ▲ Silva
9 Guirassy
▲ Veerman, Silva vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Schlotterbeck, Veerman, Nwaneri and Silva in; Reggiani, Nmecha, Karetsas and Beier out.

Four names enter Borussia Dortmund's 3-4-2-1 for the away trip to Stuttgart: N. Schlotterbeck, J. Veerman, E. Nwaneri and Fábio Silva displace L. Reggiani, F. Nmecha, K. Karetsas and M. Beier.

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

VfB Stuttgart: Out: Seimen (thigh injury), Tomás (muscle injury), Jaquez (muscle injury), Assignon (shoulder injury), Zagadou (muscle injury), Herwerth (injury) · Doubtful: Stiller (knee injury), Nartey (thigh injury)

Borussia Dortmund: Out: Can (knee injury), Kaba (injury), Karetsas (health problems), Mané (muscle injury), Konstantelias (knee injury), Lerma (muscle injury)

Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig

Sun 20 Sept, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 RB Leipzig
Bayer Leverkusen The Oracle called 9 of 11
RB Leipzig The Oracle called 6 of 11, formation spot on

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

Bayer Leverkusen Short rest 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Flekken
4 Quansah
12 Tapsoba
2 Medina
3 Gutiérrez
6 Fernández
24 García
19 Diaby
8 ▲ Andrich
9 Moreira
35 ▲ Kofane
▲ Andrich, Kofane vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 32 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Andrich in; Maza out.

Illness sidelines I. Maza, clearing R. Andrich back into Bayer Leverkusen's midfield within a 4-2-3-1. Ten remain from before.

RB Leipzig 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
26 Vandevoordt
39 ▲ Henrichs
4 Orbán
23 Lukeba
22 Raum
21 El Aynaoui
6 Banzuzi
13 ▲ Seiwald
11 ▲ Bakayoko
27 ▲ Gomis
7 Nusa
▲ Henrichs, Seiwald, Bakayoko, Gomis vs their last official XI

Revision 12, updated 29 days ago

The Oracle's 12th look: Bakayoko in; Gruda out.

A. Ouédraogo sidelined by a shoulder injury as B. Gruda departed. J. Bakayoko is the sole arrival for RB Leipzig's 4-3-3 away to Bayer Leverkusen this revision.

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

Bayer Leverkusen: Out: Eichhorn (illness), Tella (injury), Culbreath (foot injury), Doué (calf injury) · Doubtful: Maza (illness)

RB Leipzig: Out: Guiu (hamstring injury), Baumgartner (thigh injury), Ouédraogo (shoulder injury), Reitz (muscle injury)

FC Schalke 04 v SV Elversberg

Sun 20 Sept, 16:30 · BL1
FULL TIME FC Schalke 04 0 - 0 SV Elversberg
FC Schalke 04 The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
SV Elversberg The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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
– Tanaka
7 ▲ Ebimbe
14 ▲ Bachmann
24 Aouchiche
19 Karaman
▲ Adamu, Ebimbe, Bachmann vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 31 days ago

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

J. Bachmann comes in for D. Ljubičić, who has a knee injury, the sole shift in Schalke's 3-4-2-1 from revision 2.

SV Elversberg Unsettled 4 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
! Onyeka named despite a doubt (injury)

First call, 39 days ago

SV Elversberg field a 4-2-3-1 away at FC Schalke 04 with all 11 players retained and no changes to report.

The data: Leans FC Schalke 04 at 45%, far from settled. FC Schalke 04 are without Ljubičić.

FC Schalke 04: Out: Ljubičić (knee injury)

SV Elversberg: Out: Seifert (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Schnellbacher (illness), Onyeka (injury), Zimmerschied (back injury)

SC Paderborn 07 v 1899 Hoffenheim

Sun 20 Sept, 18:30 · BL1
FULL TIME SC Paderborn 07 3 - 1 1899 Hoffenheim
SC Paderborn 07 The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
1899 Hoffenheim The Oracle called 9 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 3-5-2
15 Noll
21 ter Horst
25 Scheller
22 Hansen
17 Curda
28 Ulrich
5 Castañeda
40 Vidović
23 Obermair
30 Marino
18 ▲ Pieringer
▲ Pieringer vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

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

S. Marino enters SC Paderborn 07's 3-5-2 at home to 1899 Hoffenheim, displacing R. Philippe. The second revision otherwise keeps the XI settled.

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

Revision 2, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Conté in; Wimmer out.

1899 Hoffenheim stay in a 4-4-2 shape away at SC Paderborn 07 with B. Conté replacing P. Wimmer in the latest revision. Nine players carried unchanged from the prior call.

The data: Leans 1899 Hoffenheim at 45%, far from settled. SC Paderborn 07 are without Eickel.

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

1899 Hoffenheim: Out: Bernardo (achilles tendon injury)