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Bundesliga Gameweek 5: Borussia Dortmund without Lerma

9 fixtures · 1 crowd XIs from 10 predictions so far · the data's strongest lean is SV Elversberg (50%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 2 of 18 teams. Biggest changes: Hamburger SV: Torunarigha, El Ouahdi, Lokonga, Remberg, Moffi in · 1899 Hoffenheim: Kabak, Burger, Daghim, Moerstedt in · Bayern München: Neuer, Stanišić, Tah, Davies in, and 13 more sides make changes.

Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen

Fri 9 Oct, 19:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Borussia Dortmund 2 - 2 Werder Bremen
Borussia Dortmund The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Werder Bremen The Oracle called 11 of 11

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

Borussia Dortmund Unsettled 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Kobel
22 Gadou
3 Anton
4 ! Schlotterbeck
26 Ryerson
25 ▲ Veerman
8 Nmecha
24 Svensson
18 Nwaneri
14 Beier
9 Guirassy
▲ Veerman vs their last official XI
! Schlotterbeck named despite a doubt (ankle injury)

Revision 3, updated 11 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Schlotterbeck in; Reggiani out.

Werder Bremen Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 ! Hein
13 Arthur
5 Pieper
32 Friedl
2 Deman
44 Regeer
15 Reis
18 Dinkçi
20 José
17 Grüll
10 Füllkrug
Matches their last official XI
! Hein named despite a doubt (muscle injury)

First call, 19 days ago

Werder Bremen keep all 11 players intact, maintaining a 4-2-3-1 shape away at Borussia Dortmund.

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

Borussia Dortmund: Out: Lerma (muscle injury), Mané (muscle injury), Ryerson (ribs injury), Can (knee injury), Konstantelias (knee injury), Chukwuemeka (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Schlotterbeck (ankle injury), Karetsas (illness)

Werder Bremen: Out: Alvero (calf injury), Njinmah (thigh injury), Topp (knee injury), Agu (calf injury), N'Diaye (groin injury), Stage (muscle injury), Lynen (hip injury), Musah (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Hein (muscle injury), Stark (hip injury)

Union Berlin v SV Elversberg

Sat 10 Oct, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME Union Berlin 1 - 0 SV Elversberg
Union Berlin The Oracle called 8 of 11
SV Elversberg 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 Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Rønnow
28 ▲ Trimmel
14 ▲ Querfeld
2 Uduokhai
15 Rothe
20 Aebischer
8 Khedira
19 Haberer
13 Schäfer
11 Woo-Yeong
29 ▲ Lath
▲ Trimmel, Querfeld, Lath vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

All 11 unchanged: Union Berlin keep a settled 4-2-3-1 shape at home to SV Elversberg.

SV Elversberg Unsettled 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
– Darvich
20 ▲ Campbell
42 Mokwa
▲ Campbell vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

All 11 unchanged: SV Elversberg line up in an unchanged 4-2-3-1 shape for this fixture.

The data: Favours SV Elversberg at 50%. Union Berlin are without Ilić.

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

SV Elversberg: Out: Onyeka (foot injury), Seifert (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Schnellbacher (injury)

FSV Mainz 05 v Bayer Leverkusen

Sat 10 Oct, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME FSV Mainz 05 3 - 4 Bayer Leverkusen
FSV Mainz 05 The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Bayer Leverkusen The Oracle called 10 of 11

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

FSV Mainz 05 Unsettled 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
! Caci named despite a doubt (face injury)

First call, 19 days ago

All 11 unchanged: FSV Mainz 05 keep faith with a settled 3-5-2 shape at home to Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Flekken
4 Quansah
2 Medina
12 Tapsoba
19 Diaby
6 Fernández
24 García
3 Gutiérrez
30 Maza
9 Moreira
14 Schick
Matches their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

All 11 unchanged: Bayer Leverkusen field an unchanged 3-4-2-1 shape away at Mainz.

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

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

Bayer Leverkusen: Out: Eichhorn (illness), Doué (calf injury), Culbreath (foot injury), Kofane (muscle injury)

1899 Hoffenheim v Hamburger SV

Sat 10 Oct, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME 1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 3 Hamburger SV
1899 Hoffenheim The Oracle called 8 of 11
Hamburger SV The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

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

1899 Hoffenheim Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Baumann
34 Coufal
5 ▲ Kabak
28 Machida
39 Rots
20 Conté
7 Avdullahu
18 ▲ Burger
14 ▲ Daghim
10 Hložek
9 ▲ Moerstedt
▲ Kabak, Burger, Daghim, Moerstedt vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

All 11 unchanged: 1899 Hoffenheim keep a settled 4-4-2 shape at home to Hamburg.

Hamburger SV Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Fernandes
24 Capaldo
23 ▲ Torunarigha
17 Omari
7 ▲ El Ouahdi
6 ▲ Lokonga
21 ▲ Remberg
3 Wolfe
20 Vieira
5 Adeline
9 ▲ Moffi
▲ Torunarigha, El Ouahdi, Lokonga, Remberg, Moffi vs their last official XI
! Moffi named despite a doubt (knee injury)

Revision 2, updated 11 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Adeline in; Grønbæk out.

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

1899 Hoffenheim: Out: Hajdari (foot injury), Bernardo (achilles tendon injury)

Hamburger SV: Out: Grønbæk (thigh injury), Vušković (doping), Røssing-Lelesiit (ankle injury), Daka (thigh injury), El Ouahdi (illness) · Doubtful: Moffi (knee injury)

FC Augsburg v Bayern München

Sat 10 Oct, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME FC Augsburg 2 - 2 Bayern München
FC Augsburg The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on
Bayern München The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 10 of 11

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

FC Augsburg Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Dahmen
6 ▲ Gouweleeuw
5 Matsima
2 Brackelmann
27 Wolf
4 Massengo
32 Rieder
16 Behrens
19 Fellhauer
10 ▲ Kömür
11 ▲ Gregoritsch
▲ Gouweleeuw, Kömür, Gregoritsch vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 10 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Gouweleeuw in; Banks out.

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

The Oracle and the crowd agree on 10 of 11. The Oracle backs Laimer; the crowd wants Brown.

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

FC Augsburg: Out: Mounié (injury), Suso (muscle injury), Breithaupt (toe injury), Banks (knee injury) · Doubtful: Ogundu (abdominal strain), Kade (calf injury)

Bayern München: Out: Musiala (muscle injury)

SC Paderborn 07 v VfB Stuttgart

Sat 10 Oct, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME SC Paderborn 07 0 - 2 VfB Stuttgart
SC Paderborn 07 The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
VfB Stuttgart The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on

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

SC Paderborn 07 Unsettled 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
30 Marino
▲ Pieringer vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

All 11 unchanged: SC Paderborn 07 field a settled 3-5-2 shape against Stuttgart.

VfB Stuttgart Unsettled 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 ▲ Bredlow
29 Jeltsch
24 Chabot
7 ▲ Mittelstädt
4 Vagnoman
21 ▲ Prömel
6 Stiller
10 ▲ Führich
11 El Khannouss
26 Undav
9 Demirović
▲ Bredlow, Mittelstädt, Prömel, Führich vs their last official XI

First call, 19 days ago

All 11 unchanged: VfB Stuttgart keep an unchanged 3-4-2-1 shape away at SC Paderborn 07.

The data: Leans VfB Stuttgart at 45%, far from settled. SC Paderborn 07 are without Awortwie-Grant.

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

VfB Stuttgart: Out: Nartey (muscle injury), Tomás (muscle injury), Al Dakhil (knee injury), Zagadou (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Jaquez (muscle injury)

RB Leipzig v Eintracht Frankfurt

Sat 10 Oct, 17:30 · BL1
FULL TIME RB Leipzig 6 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
RB Leipzig The Oracle called 9 of 11
Eintracht Frankfurt The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

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

RB Leipzig Unsettled 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
26 Vandevoordt
17 ▲ Baku
4 Orbán
3 ▲ Estève
22 Raum
6 Banzuzi
28 Nkunku
21 El Aynaoui
27 ▲ Gomis
40 ▲ Rômulo
7 Nusa
▲ Baku, Estève, Gomis, Rômulo vs their last official XI

Revision 15, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's 15th look: Gomis in; Gruda out.

T. Gomis arrives as B. Gruda left the club. RB Leipzig preserve a 4-3-3 setup with continuity elsewhere.

Eintracht Frankfurt Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Atubolu
2 ▲ Baum
4 Koch
3 Brassier
26 Kosugi
20 Dōan
15 ▲ Nkili
25 Onyedika
42 ▲ Uzun
11 Ebnoutalib
9 Burkardt
▲ Baum, Nkili, Uzun vs their last official XI

First call, 18 days ago

Eintracht Frankfurt name an unchanged side in a 4-4-2 formation for their away match at RB Leipzig, with no enforced absences.

The data: Leans RB Leipzig at 45%, far from settled. RB Leipzig are without Guiu.

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

Eintracht Frankfurt: Out: Maluze (illness), Ngankam (hamstring injury), Pimpong (injury) · Doubtful: Chaïbi (lacking match fitness)

1. FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sun 11 Oct, 14:30 · BL1
FULL TIME 1. FC Köln 2 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
1. FC Köln The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Borussia Mönchengladbach The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

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

1. FC Köln Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Schwäbe
8 Jóhannesson
22 Simpson-Pusey
24 Lochoshvili
14 ▲ Mensah
6 ▲ Skhiri
5 Krauß
37 Maina
47 ▲ Moore
10 El Mala
30 Bülter
▲ Mensah, Skhiri, Moore vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Jóhannesson in; Castro-Montes out.

A. Castro-Montes sidelined by muscle injury and T. Dallinga out with knee injury. 1. FC Köln field a 4-2-3-1 with Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson returning; this revision swaps him in alone after Castro-Montes departed.

Borussia Mönchengladbach Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Nicolas
6 ▲ Itakura
5 ▲ Leszczyński
4 Diks
29 Scally
38 Bolin
16 Sander
26 Ullrich
25 ▲ Hack
10 Neuhaus
3 Lidberg
▲ Itakura, Leszczyński, Hack vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 9 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Bolin in; Stöger out.

F. Honorat sidelined with muscle injury. Borussia Mönchengladbach field a 3-4-2-1 shape away at Köln, with H. Bolin replacing K. Stöger in this revision.

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

1. FC Köln: Out: Castro-Montes (muscle injury), Dallinga (knee injury), Hubers (knee injury), Ache (thigh injury)

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Out: Honorat (muscle injury), Leopold (knee injury), Castrop (shoulder injury), Kühn (muscle injury), Itakura (ankle injury), Kleindienst (muscle injury)

SC Freiburg v FC Schalke 04

Sun 11 Oct, 16:30 · BL1
FULL TIME SC Freiburg 2 - 1 FC Schalke 04
SC Freiburg The Oracle called 11 of 11, formation spot on
FC Schalke 04 The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on

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

SC Freiburg Unsettled 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, 18 days ago

SC Freiburg stay in the 4-2-3-1 shape with an unchanged XI for the home fixture against FC Schalke 04.

FC Schalke 04 Unsettled 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Karius
5 ! Becker
25 Katić
4 Kuruçay
7 ▲ Ebimbe
23 El-Faouzi
– Tanaka
6 ▲ Schallenberg
19 Karaman
24 Aouchiche
9 ▲ Adamu
▲ Ebimbe, Schallenberg, Adamu vs their last official XI
! Becker named despite a doubt (ankle injury)

Revision 2, updated 16 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Schallenberg in; Vozar out.

R. Gosens and E. Džeko both out on loan. FC Schalke 04 stay in a 3-4-2-1 shape with R. Schallenberg recalled since the previous Oracle call, replacing Luca Vozar.

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

SC Freiburg: Out: Yilmaz (lacking match fitness), Ogbus (injury)

FC Schalke 04: Out: Ljubičić (knee injury) · Doubtful: Becker (ankle injury)