Confirmed Lineups: FC Schalke 04 vs. Mainz 05

The newly promoted hosts have taken five points from their opening five Bundesliga matches, suffering a frustrating 2-1 defeat to league leaders Freiburg last Sunday despite having a numerical advantage for much of the second half.

Urs Fischer's Mainz sit ninth with seven points, after a dramatic 4-3 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen last time out, with Defensive issues having concerned Die Nullfünfer, who have conceded ten goals in their first five league matches.

However, Mainz have been excellent on the road, winning both away league matches this season, while Schalke haven't lost a competitive fixture at the Veltins Arena in over a year.

Here are the confirmed lineups from both sides for today's clash in Gelsenkirchen.

Confirmed Schalke 04 vs. Mainz 05 Lineups

Schalke: Karius - Kurucay, Katic, Becker - Gantenbein, El-Faouzi, Tanaka, Gosens - Karaman, Aouchiche - Dzeko

Mainz: Schwolow - Da Costa, Posch, Potulski - Caci, Amiri, Sano, Lee, Mwene - Tietz, Becker