The Bundesliga fixture at Merkur Spiel-Arena on Saturday sees hosts Fortuna Dusseldorf welcome guests Hoffenheim. Here is an update on the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Fortuna Dusseldorf will be hoping for a better result following a 5-0 Bundesliga losing effort in their last game against Bayern Munich. In our view, Fortuna could employ a 3-5-2 system for this game and select Florian Kastenmeier, Andre Hoffmann, Kaan Ayhan, Niko Giebelmann, Matthias Zimmermann, Kevin Stöger, Valon Berisha, Erik Thommy, Markus Suttner, Kenan Karaman and Rouwen Hennings.
Zackary Thomas Steffen (Knee injury), Dawid Kownacki (Knee injury), Zackary Thomas Steffen (Ligament injury), Bernard Tekpetey (Thigh injury) and Marcel Sobottka (Ankle injury) will be missing for Düsseldorf manager Uwe Rösler. Kaan Ayhan is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
How Fortuna Dusseldorf could look for the game against Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim come into this meeting after a 0-1 Bundesliga win to beat Mainz in their previous game. We believe Hoffenheim appear most likely to utilise a 4-3-3 formation, going with Oliver Baumann, Steven Zuber, Benjamin Hübner, Stefan Posch, Pavel Kaderabek, Florian Grillitsch, Christoph Baumgartner, Sebastian Rudy, Munas Dabbur, Ihlas Bebou and Robert Skov.
Hoffenheim manager Alfred Schreuder has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ermin Bicakcic (Achilles tendon injury), Konstantinos Stafylidis (Muscle injury), Ishak Belfodil (Cruciate ligament injury), Sargis Adamyan (Ankle injury), Andrej Kramaric (Ankle injury) and Jacob Bruun Larsen (Groin injury) will miss out on this game.
Predicted Hoffenheim team
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