Bayern Munich vs. Hoffenheim: probable line-ups, match stats and LIVE blog!

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Davies was sidelined by a minor thigh injury as Bayern stunned Benfica with a late show in Lisbon on Wednesday, making it three big wins from three in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage. Lewandowski got on the scoresheet to make it five goals in Europe this term, and the prolific Pole will now be looking to add to his joint league-leading tally of nine in the Bundesliga. He has already netted 13 career goals against Hoffenheim, including 11 in a Bayern shirt. Nagelsmann came to the attention of the wider footballing world during his two-and-a-half-year stint in charge but assistant coach Dino Toppmöller will replace him in the Bayern dugout one again this weekend. Leon Goretzka missed out against Benfica with a cold but may return in place of Marcel Sabitzer, with Serge Gnabry - who had a brace in last weekend's 5-1 thrashing of third-placed Bayer Leverkusen - is vying with Kingsley Coman for the right to join Leroy Sane in the two wide attacking positions

Hoffenheim have only ever beaten Bayern four times in 26 Bundesliga encounters - the Bavarians have triumphed on 17 occasions - and they have picked up just four points from a possible 12 on their travels this season. They lost at VfB Stuttgart in their previous away game on Matchday 7, but that was sandwiched by two impressive home successes over Wolfsburg and Cologne, the latter a 5-0 rout. Ihlas Bebou struck his first top-flight goals since early May in that victory, the opener in his brace teed up by the league's joint assist leader Kramaric (6). The pair will likely be employed together again with Dennis Geiger tucked in behind. Rested from the start against the Billy Goats following international duty but introduced in the first half after an injury to Pavel Kaderabek, Bayern-owned USA international Chris Richards is set to face his parent club for the first time.

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Lewandowski has beaten Oliver Baumann more times (17) than any other goalkeeper in the Bundesliga. He is currently the division's joint leading scorer along with Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland.

Manuel Neuer could land his 300th Bundesliga victory here. The only other player in league history ever to break that landmark was Oliver Kahn (310).

Since leaving Hoffenheim, Nagelsmann has met his former club four times, winning three and drawing one while in charge of RB Leipzig.

Hoffenheim forward Kramaric leads the way for assists this season with six, alongside Florian Wirtz.

Sebastian Hoeneß was coach of Bayern's U19s for two years and their reserve team for one season, leading them to the third division title before taking the reins in Sinsheim in July 2020.

Richards has made 18 senior appearances for Hoffenheim, compared to 10 in a Bayern shirt.

Probable line-ups

Bayern: Neuer (c) - Pavard, Upamecano, Süle, Hernandez - Sabitzer, Kimmich - Gnabry, Müller, Sane - Lewandowski

Out: Ulreich (knee)

Doubtful: Davies (thigh), Goretzka (cold)

Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) - Posch, Vogt, Richards - Akpoguma, Samassekou, Grillitsch, Raum - Geiger - Bebou, Kramaric

Out: Baumgartner (not included), Bicakcic (knee), Hübner (back), John (shoulder), Kaderabek (ankle)

Doubtful: -

Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß