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Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart at home; Kane starts, Gnabry out with groin.

Bundesliga Matchday 1 probable teams | Bundesliga

Bundesliga Matchday 1 probable teams

Will Ismael Saibari start for his Bundesliga debut or will Nathaniel Brown continue at No.10 for Bayern Munich on the opening night of the season at home to VfB Stuttgart?

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See who's in and who's set to miss out on Matchday 1...

*kick-off at 3.30pm CEST unless stated

Bayern Munich vs. VfB Stuttgart (8.30pm CEST)

Bayern: Neuer (c) – Laimer, Tah, Kim, Stanišić – Kimmich, Pavlović – Olise, Brown, Díaz – Kane Out: Gnabry (groin), Musiala (fitness) Doubtful: Karl (hamstring) Coach: Vincent Kompany

Stuttgart: Bredlow – Vagnoman, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt – Prömel, Stiller – El Khannouss, Undav (c), Tomás - Pejčinović Out: Arévalo (back), Assignon (shoulder), Diehl (thigh), Jaquez (muscular), Nartey (hamstring), Seimen (hamstring), Zagadou (hamstring) Doubtful: Führich (muscular) Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß

RB Leipzig vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach

Leipzig: Vandevoordt – Baku, Orbán, Castello, Raum (c) – Gruda, Seiwald, Banzuzi – Bakayoko, Gomis, Nusa Out: Baumgartner (thigh), Gebel (knee), Klostermann (groin), Ouédraogo (shoulder), Rômulo (knee) Doubtful: Nyland (foot) Coach: Martín Demichelis

Gladbach: Nicolas – Hashioka, Itakura, Diks, Ullrich – Sander, Stöger – Mohya, Bolin, Hack – Kleindienst (c) Out: Castrop (shoulder), Konoplya (knee) Doubtful: Uno (muscular) Coach: Eugen Polanski

Mainz: Zentner – da Costa, Posch, Kohr – Caci, Lee, Sano, Amiri (c), Mwene – Becker, Tietz Out: Martel (knee), Nebel (groin), Silas (broken leg) Doubtful: Hollerbach (match fitness) Coach: Urs Fischer

Paderborn: Noll – ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen – Curda (c), Ulrich, Castaneda, Obermair – Millgramm, Marino, Vidović Out: Awortwie-Grant (ankle), Gayret (knee), Klaas (groin), Michel (groin) Doubtful: Eickel (back) Coach: Ralf Kettemann

Union Berlin vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

Union: Raab – Juranović, Querfeld, Van den Bosch, Rothe – Jeong, Kemlein, Khedira (c), Burcu – Latte Lath, Ljubičić Out: Friedrich (unconfirmed), Markgraf (knee), Nsoki (calf), Rønnow (groin), Skov (muscular) Doubtful: Burke (Achilles), Ilić (ill) Coach: Mauro Lustrinelli

Frankfurt: Santos – Baum, Koch (c), Otávio, Kosugi – Amaimouni-Echghouyab, Götze, Onyedika, Uzun – Ebnoutalib, Burkardt Out: Col­lins (back), Ngankam (hamstring) Doubtful: Aseko (knee), Dōan (muscular), Larsson (muscular) Coach: Adi Hütter

Cologne: Schwäbe (c) – Castro-Montes, Simpson-Pusey, Lochoshvili, Mensah – Jóhannesson, Skhiri – Maina, Bülter, El Mala – Ache Out: Hübers (knee), Sebulonsen (hamstring) Doubtful: Waldschmidt (muscular) Coach: René Wagner

Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Coufal, Kabak, Hajdari, Rots – De Cat, Avdullahu, Burger – Daghim, Hložek, Wimmer Out: Lemperle (suspended) Doubtful: Bernardo (Achilles), Prass (muscular) Coach: Christian Ilzer

Elversberg: Kristof – Gyamerah, Pinckert (c), Rohr, Günther – Keidel, Poręba – Petkov, Onyeka, Campbell – Schnellbacher Out: Seifert (ankle), Zimmerschied (back) Doubtful: - Coach: Vincent Wagner

Leverkusen: Flekken – Vázquez, Badé, Tapsoba (c), Gutiérrez – Fernández, García – Tella, Maza, Moreira – Schick Out: Culbreath (foot), Eichhorn (ill) Doubtful: Ben Seghir (hamstring), Terrier (unconfirmed) Coach: Carles Martínez

Borussia Dortmund vs. Hamburg (6.30pm CEST)

Dortmund: Kobel – Gadou, Anton (c), Bensebaini – Ryerson, Veerman, Nmecha, Svensson – Karetsas, Konstantelias – Guirassy Out: Can (knee), Schlotterbeck (ankle) Doubtful: - Coach: Niko Kovač

Hamburg: Heuer Fernandes – Capaldo (c), Bornauw, Torunarigha – Jatta, Remberg, Sambi Lokonga, Lemke – Adeline, Grønbæk – Daka Out: Muheim (muscular), Omari (shoulder), Røssing-Lelesiit (ankle), Sahiti (muscular) Doubtful: - Coach: Merlin Polzin

Freiburg: Backhaus – Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo – Eggestein, Engelhardt – Beste, Suzuki, Grifo (c) – Matanović Out: Muslija (knee) Doubtful: Yilmaz (ill) Coach: Julian Schuster

Bremen: Hein – Schmetgens, Pieper, Friedl (c), Deman – Stage, Lynen, Reis – Njinmah, Füllkrug, Mbangula Out: Agu (muscular), Topp (knee), Weiser (muscular), Wójcik (calf) Doubtful: Dinkçi (muscular) Coach: Daniel Thioune

Augsburg vs. Schalke (5.30pm CEST)

Augsburg: Dahmen – Matsima, Gouweleeuw (c), Brackelmann – Wolf, Massengo, Rieder, Behrens – Kade, Fellhauer – Gregoritsch Out: Mounié (match fitness) Doubtful: Breithaupt (toe), Claude-Maurice (calf) Coach: Manuel Baum

Schalke: Karius – T. Becker, Katić, Kuruçay – Ljubicic, Schallenberg, El-Faouzi, V. Becker – Karaman (c), Aouchiche – Sylla Out: Gantenbein (ankle), Højlund (Achilles), Lasme (calf) Doubtful: - Coach: Miron Muslić

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