Bundesliga Matchday 4 is here, and fans are eager to see the probable line-ups for all fixtures, including Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich’s trip to Hoffenheim. From injury updates to suspensions, here’s the full breakdown of who’s in and out this weekend.
Bundesliga Matchday 4: Key Fixtures and Probable Teams
The German top flight enters an exciting Matchday 4, with several high-profile clashes on the schedule. Borussia Dortmund face Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich travel to Hoffenheim, while Eintracht Frankfurt take on Union Berlin. Each fixture comes with important team news, as coaches deal with injuries and suspensions.
Saturday, 20 September Fixtures
Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich
- Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Coufal, Hranáč, Hajdari, Bernardo – Burger, Avdullahu – Kramarić – Asllani, Lemperle, Touré
- Out: Gendrey (ankle), Hložek (foot), Machida (knee)
- Coach: Christian Ilzer
- Bayern Munich: Neuer (c) – Boey, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer – Kimmich, Goretzka – Olise, Gnabry, Díaz – Kane
- Out: Davies (knee), Ito (foot), Musiala (ankle), Stanišić (knee)
- Coach: Vincent Kompany
Werder Bremen vs Freiburg
- Bremen: Backhaus – Sugawara, Coulibaly, Friedl (c), Agu – Stage, Lynen – Schmid, Puertas, Njinmah – Grüll
- Out: Deman (ankle), Stark (hip), Weiser (knee), Wöber (thigh)
- Coach: Horst Steffen
- Freiburg: Atubolu – Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo – Eggestein, Osterhage – Beste, Höler, Grifo (c) – Matanović
- Out: Kyereh (knee), Manzambi (suspended)
- Coach: Julian Schuster
Augsburg vs Mainz
- Augsburg: Dahmen – Matsima, Gouweleeuw (c), Schlotterbeck – Wolf, Jakić, Massengo, Fellhauer – Rieder, Claude-Maurice – Kömür
- Out: Giannoulis (thigh), Kade (ankle)
- Coach: Sandro Wagner
- Mainz: Zentner – Da Costa, Hanche-Olsen, Kohr – Caci, Sano, Amiri (c), Mwene – Nordin, Nebel – Weiper
- Out: Dal (knee), Hollerbach (thigh), Lee (thigh)
- Coach: Bo Henriksen
Hamburg vs Heidenheim
- Hamburg: Heuer Fernandes – Omari, Vušković, Elfadli – Gocholeishvili, Remberg, Capaldo (c), Muheim – Vieira, Philippe – Königsdörffer
- Out: Hefti (hip), Poulsen (thigh), Ramos (personal reasons)
- Coach: Merlin Polzin
- Heidenheim: Ramaj – Mainka (c), Gimber, Siersleben – Traoré, Kerber, Schöppner, Föhrenbach – Ibrahimović, Kaufmann, Beck
- Out: Feller (knee), Honsak (muscular), Paqarada (knee), Pieringer (ankle)
- Coach: Frank Schmidt
RB Leipzig vs Cologne (6.30pm CEST)
- RB Leipzig: Gulácsi – Baku, Orbán, Lukeba, Raum (c) – Banzuzi, Seiwald, Baumgartner – Bakayoko, Rômulo, Diomande
- Out: Henrichs (Achilles), Schlager (calf), Haidara (hamstring)
- Coach: Ole Werner
- Cologne: Schwäbe (c) – Sebulonsen, Schmied, Hübers, Lund – Jóhannesson, Martel – Thielmann, Waldschmidt, Kamiński – Bülter
- Out: Kilian (knee), Van den Berg (shoulder)
- Coach: Lukas Kwasniok
Sunday, 21 September Fixtures
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Union Berlin
- Frankfurt: Santos – Collins, Koch (c), Theate, Brown – Larsson, Chaïbi – Dōan, Uzun, Bahoya – Burkardt
- Out: Kristensen (thigh), Ngankam (thigh)
- Coach: Dino Toppmöller
- Union Berlin: Rønnow – Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite – Trimmel (c), Khedira, Haberer, Skov – Burke, Ilić, Ansah
- Out: Burcu (ankle), Rothe (suspended), Nsoki (thigh)
- Coach: Steffen Baumgart
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (5.30pm CEST)
- Leverkusen: Flekken – Quansah, Badé, Tapsoba – Vázquez, Tillman, García, Grimaldo (c) – Tella, Ben Seghir – Schick
Out: Andrich (suspended), Palacios (groin), Terrier (Achilles)
Coach: Kasper Hjulmand
- Gladbach: Nicolas – Scally, Elvedi, Diks, Ullrich – Reitz (c), Sander – Honorat, Reyna, Hack – Machino
Out: Kleindienst (knee), Ngoumou (Achilles)
Coach: Eugen Polanski
Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg (7.30pm CEST)
All eyes will be on Jobe Bellingham, who could return to Borussia Dortmund’s starting XI after being benched in recent games.
- Dortmund: Kobel (c) – Ryerson, Anton, Bensebaini – Couto, Sabitzer, Bellingham, Svensson – Adeyemi, Guirassy, Beier
- Out: Can (groin), Schlotterbeck (knee), Süle (calf)
- Coach: Niko Kovač
- Wolfsburg: Grabara – Fischer, Jenz, Koulierakis, Mæhle – Arnold (c), Vinícius – Skov Olsen, Majer, Wimmer – Amoura
- Out: Lindstrøm (muscular), Paredes (foot)
- Coach: Paul Simonis
Friday, 19 September Recap
VfB Stuttgart 2-0 St. Pauli
Goals: Demirović (43’), El Khannouss (50’)
Stuttgart secured a strong home win with captain Ermedin Demirović playing a decisive role, scoring once and assisting the second goal.
Conclusion: Bundesliga Matchday 4 Preview
Bundesliga Matchday 4 promises exciting battles with Bayern, Dortmund, and Leverkusen all in action. Fans will be watching closely to see if Borussia Dortmund can bounce back, whether Bayern can maintain momentum, and how Frankfurt builds on their Champions League win. With key players missing due to injuries and suspensions, squad depth will be tested across the league.
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