Bundesliga matchday 4 predictions: Stuttgart v Dortmund, Leverkusen v Leipzig and every fixture

Matchday four of the Bundesliga runs from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September, the last before the break. Freiburg, on the best start in their Bundesliga history, and Borussia Dortmund lead with a perfect 9 points. Bayern are fourth on 7 and open on Friday at home to Union Berlin. Stuttgart host Dortmund on Saturday, and Leverkusen host Leipzig on Sunday.

Borussia Mönchengladbach, without a point, relieved Polanski of his duties: the first coaching change of the season.

On matchday three our calls came in 8 times out of 8.

The top of the table

• Freiburg, 9 points

• Borussia Dortmund, 9 points

• Augsburg, 7 points

• Bayern Munich, 7 points

• RB Leipzig, 6 points

• Elversberg, 6 points

Every game, with team news and predicted line-ups

Friday 18 September

19:30, Bayern Munich-Union Berlin. Bayern Munich: 7 points; Union Berlin: 1 point.

Team news. Bayern Munich: no absentees reported. Union Berlin: out Andrej Ilić (appendicitis), Andrik Markgraf (cruciate ligament injury), Josip Juranović (ill), Marvin Friedrich (unavailable), Oliver Burke (Achilles injury) and Stanley Nsoki (calf injury).

Predicted line-ups. Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Jonas Urbig, Josip Stanišić, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah, Nathaniel Brown, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlović, Lennart Karl, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz, Harry Kane. Union Berlin (4-4-2): Frederik Rønnow, Christopher Trimmel, Leopold Querfeld, Felix Uduokhai, Tom Alexander Rothe, Michel Aebischer, Aljoscha Kemlein, Rani Khedira, Livan Burcu, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Emmanuel Latte Lath.

Here our call is a home win with at least two goals in the game, confidence 8 out of 10.

Saturday 19 September

14:30, Eintracht Frankfurt-Freiburg. Eintracht Frankfurt: 4 points; Freiburg: 9 points.

Team news. Eintracht Frankfurt: out Ansgar Knauff (thigh injury) and Jessic Ngankam (thigh injury); doubtful Farès Chaïbi (ill) and Oscar Højlund (hip injury). Freiburg: out Florent Muslija (cruciate ligament injury).

Predicted line-ups. Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1): Noah Atubolu, Jeremiaha Maluze, Robin Koch, Lilian Brassier, Elias Baum, Noël Aséko, Raphael Onyedika, Keita Kosugi, Ritsu Doan, Can Uzun, Jonathan Burkardt. Freiburg (4-2-3-1): Mio Backhaus, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Jordy Makengo, Maximilian Eggestein, Yannick Engelhardt, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Derry Scherhant, Igor Matanović.

Here our call is the home side to score, confidence 6 out of 10.

14:30, Borussia Mönchengladbach-Mainz. Borussia Mönchengladbach: 0 points; Mainz: 4 points.

Team news. Borussia Mönchengladbach: out Tim Kleindienst (suspended), Daiki Hashioka (back injury), Enzo Leopold (cruciate ligament injury), Jens Castrop (shoulder injury), Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (muscle injury) and Yukhym Konoplya (knee injury); doubtful Hugo Bolin (muscle injury). Mainz: out Dominik Kohr (ankle injury), Eric Martel (knee injury), Silas (broken ankle) and Silvan Widmer (knee injury).

Predicted line-ups. Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1): Moritz Nicolas, Joe Scally, Ko Itakura, Kevin Diks, Lukas Ullrich, Kevin Stöger, Philipp Sander, Franck Honorat, Robin Hack, Wael Mohya, Isac Lidberg. Mainz (3-5-2): Alexander Schwolow, Stefan Posch, Fabio Gruber, Kacper Potulski, Anthony Caci, Nadiem Amiri, Kaishu Sano, Jae-sung Lee, Phillipp Mwene, Sheraldo Becker, Phillip Tietz.

Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.

14:30, Werder Bremen-Augsburg. Werder Bremen: 4 points; Augsburg: 7 points.

Team news. Werder Bremen: out Felix Agu (calf injury), Jens Stage (thigh injury), Justin Njinmah (thigh injury) and Moussa Ndiaye (groin injury). Augsburg: out Faik Sakar (ankle injury).

Predicted line-ups. Werder Bremen (4-2-3-1): Karl Hein, Arthur, Amos Pieper, Marco Friedl, Olivier Deman, Youri Regeer, Ludovit Reis, Eren Dinkçi, Chuki, Marco Grüll, Niclas Füllkrug. Augsburg (3-4-2-1): Finn Dahmen, Noahkai Banks, Chrislain Matsima, Calvin Brackelmann, Marius Wolf, Han-Noah Massengo, Fabian Rieder, Hennes Behrens, Arijon Ibrahimović, Robin Fellhauer, Michael Gregoritsch.

Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.

14:30, Hamburg-Cologne. Hamburg: 0 points; Cologne: 4 points.

Team news. Hamburg: out Mario Vušković (banned for a doping violation), Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit (ankle injury) and Sebastiaan Bornauw (muscle injury); doubtful Immanuel Pherai (ill) and Kofi Jeremy Amoako (ill). Cologne: out Timo Hübers (knee surgery).

Predicted line-ups. Hamburg (3-4-2-1): Daniel Fernandes, Nicolás Capaldo, Jordan Torunarigha, Shafiq Nandja, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nicolai Remberg, David Møller Wolfe, Patson Daka, Albert Grønbæk, Terem Moffi. Cologne (4-2-3-1): Marvin Schwäbe, Alessio Castro-Montes, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Luka Lochoshvili, Gideon Mensah, Tom Krauß, Ellyes Skhiri, Linton Maina, Mikey Moore, Said El Mala, Thijs Dallinga.

Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.

17:30, Stuttgart-Borussia Dortmund. Stuttgart: 3 points; Borussia Dortmund: 9 points.

Team news. Stuttgart: out Dan Zagadou (hamstring injury), Dennis Seimen (hamstring injury), Jarzinho Malanga (abdominal injury), Lorenz Assignon (shoulder injury), Luca Jaquez (muscle injury) and Tiago Tomás (muscle injury); doubtful Angelo Stiller (knee injury). Borussia Dortmund: out Filippo Mané (thigh injury), Giannis Konstantelias (cruciate ligament injury) and Emre Can (injured); doubtful Konstantinos Karetsas (back in training, to be assessed).

Predicted line-ups. Stuttgart (3-4-2-1): Fabian Bredlow, Finn Jeltsch, Jeff Chabot, Ramon Hendriks, Josha Vagnoman, Grischa Prömel, Atakan Karazor, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Deniz Undav, Chris Führich, Dženan Pejčinović. Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1): Gregor Kobel, Joane Gadou, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, Joey Veerman, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson, Ethan Nwaneri, Fábio Silva, Serhou Guirassy.

Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.

Sunday 20 September

14:30, Bayer Leverkusen-RB Leipzig. Bayer Leverkusen: 4 points; RB Leipzig: 6 points.

Team news. Bayer Leverkusen: out Kennet Eichhorn (ill), Montrell Culbreath (foot injury), Nathan Tella (back injury) and Doué (long-term absence); doubtful Ibrahim Maza (ill). RB Leipzig: out Christoph Baumgartner (thigh injury) and Rocco Reitz (thigh injury).

Predicted line-ups. Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1): Mark Flekken, Jarell Quansah, Edmond Tapsoba, Facundo Medina, Miguel Gutiérrez, Ezequiel Fernández, Aleix García, Moussa Diaby, Malik Tillman, Afonso Moreira, Christian Kofane. RB Leipzig (4-3-3): Maarten Vandevoordt, Benjamin Henrichs, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Brajan Gruda, Neil El Aynaoui, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Tidiam Gomis, Christopher Nkunku, Antonio Nusa.

Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 8 out of 10.

16:30, Schalke 04-Elversberg. Schalke 04: 4 points; Elversberg: 6 points.

Team news. Schalke 04: out Adrian Gantenbein (ankle injury), Bryan Lasme (calf injury) and Dejan Ljubičić (knee injury). Elversberg: doubtful Francis Onyeka (head injury).

Predicted line-ups. Schalke 04 (3-4-2-1): Loris Karius, Timo Becker, Nikola Katić, Hasan Kuruçay, Eric Ebimbe, Soufiane El-Faouzi, Satoshi Tanaka, Robin Gosens, Kenan Karaman, Adil Aouchiche, Junior Adamu. Elversberg (4-2-3-1): Nicolas Kristof, Jan Gyamerah, Lukas Finn Pinckert, Maximilian Rohr, Lasse Günther, Felix Keidel, Łukasz Poręba, Lukas Petkov, Noah Darvich, Cole Campbell, David Mokwa.

Here our call is the away side to score, confidence 6 out of 10.

18:30, Paderborn-Hoffenheim. Paderborn: 1 point; Hoffenheim: 3 points.

Team news. Paderborn: out Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant (knee injury) and Sebastian Klaas (groin injury). Hoffenheim: no absentees reported.

Predicted line-ups. Paderborn (3-5-2): Nahuel Noll, Jano Ter-Horst, Tjark Lasse Scheller, Mattes Hansen, Laurin Curda, Laurin Ulrich, Santiago Castañeda, Gabriel Vidović, Raphael Obermair, Marvin Pieringer, Stefano Marino. Hoffenheim (4-2-3-1): Oliver Baumann, Vladimír Coufal, Ozan Kabak, Albian Hajdari, Mats Rots, Wouter Burger, Leon Avdullahu, Bambasé Conté, Adam Hložek, Adam Daghim, Tim Lemperle.

Here our call is over 1.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.

Line-ups are predicted and team news is as known on Thursday: official teams arrive an hour before each game.

Every game with our calls is on the Bundesliga page. The record of settled calls is in the results history, and the individual ones are in player predictions.