Dino Mavropanos, Mateo Klimowicz, Silas Katompa Mvumpa, Naouirou Ahamada and Wahid Faghir could all return after COVID, while Daniel Didavi is also back in training. Omar Marmoush is with Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations, but key striker Sasa Kalajdzic is fit after a shoulder injury. Erik Thommy has a pelvic injury and is ruled out. Mohamed Sankoh faces six months out with a serious knee injury. Ilaix Moriba and Amadou Haidara are both at the Africa Nations Cup. Dani Olmo, Nordi Mukiele, Benjamin Henrichs, André Silva and Christopher Nkunku all tested positive for COVID recently with Mukiele most likely to miss out this weekend. Konrad Laimer is a doubt with an ankle problem, while Sweden international Emil Forsberg will be out till the end of February with a hip injury. Lukas Klostermann has recovered from a muscle injury, but defender Marcel Halstenberg is sidelined.