| | League position: | 4 | | Home league form: | WWWX | | Overall league form: | LWXXWWWW | | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
| | | Line-ups | | Kevin TRAPP | 8 | 1 | 7½ | Darren RANDOLPH | | Pablo MAFFEO | 7½ | 2 | 7½ | Kieran TRIPPIER | | Nico SCHULZ | 7 | 3 | 6½ | Ashley YOUNG(c) | | Arne MAIER | 8 | 4 | 8 | Hatem BEN ARFA | | Ludwig AUGUSTINSSON | 6½ | 5 | 7½ | Winston REID | | Philipp WOLLSCHEID | 7 | 6 | 7½ | Martin KELLY | | FILIPE Vilaça OLIVEIRA | 6½ | 7 | 6½ | Max-Alain GRADEL | | Julian BRANDT | 7 | 8 | 7 | Danny WELBECK | | (p)Davie SELKE | 5½ | 9 | 6½ | Emmanuel ADEBAYOR(p) | | (f)Lukas PODOLSKI | 5½ | 10 | 6 | George SAVILLE(f) | | (c)Salomon KALOU | 6½ | 11 | 5½ | Sam McQUEEN | | Manager | | | Jan-Ingwer CALLSEN-BRACKER | | 12 | | Daniel AYALA | | Rune JARSTEIN | | 13 | | Scott CARSON | | Cristian MOLINARO | | 14 | | MARCELO de MATTOS Terra | | Maximilian MITTELSTÄDT | | 15 | | Ibrahim AFELLAY | | WALACE Souza | 7 | 16 | | Muhamed BESIC |
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| | | | League position: | 17 | | Away league form: | LWLL | | Overall league form: | XLLXWWXW | | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
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