Schalke journey to The PreZero Arena on Sunday for their Bundesliga 1 game with Hoffenheim. Here is an update on the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Hoffenheim are hoping to win again following a 1-2 Bundesliga 1 triumph versus Werder Bremen. We are thinking that Hoffenheim look set to employ a 3-4-1-2 system for this one, beginning the first half with Oliver Baumann, Pavel Kaderabek, John Anthony Brooks, Kevin Akpoguma, Robert Skov, Dennis Geiger, Angelo Stiller, Kevin Vogt, C. Baumgartner, Andrej Kramaric and Ihlas Bebou.
Grischa Prömel, Justin Che, Kasper Dolberg and Jacob Bruun Larsen will not be taking part for Hoffenheim manager Pellegrino Matarazzo. Munas Dabbur will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
How Hoffenheim could look versus Schalke
Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen in Bundesliga 1 competition, Schalke and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here. We’re of the thinking that Schalke seem most likely to make use of a 4-3-3 system, going with Ralf Fährmann, Cedric Brunner, Maya Yoshida, Leo Greiml, Henning Matriciani, Alex Kral, Dominick Drexler, Tom Krauß, Rodrigo Zalazar, Michael Frey and Marius Bülter.
Schalke manager Thomas Reis has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Thomas Ouwejan (Adductor problems), Sepp van den Berg (Foot Injury), Justin Heekeren (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Tim Skarke (Bruised Foot), Jere Uronen (Adductor problems), Dominick Drexler (Muscle Injury), Moritz Jenz (Strain), Soichiro Kozuki (Ankle Injury) and Sebastian Polter (Cruciate Ligament Injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
Likely Schalke lineup
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