Miroslav Klose makes three changes from the Derby draw in Fürth as Christian Mathenia, Danilo Soares and Mohamed Ali Zoma replace Jan Reichert, Berkay Yilmaz and Adriano Grimaldi.
Miron Muslic has made three changes from the promotion clinching victory over Düsseldorf. Kevin Müller, Felipe Sánchez and Vitalie Becker come in for Loris Karius, Hasan Kuruçay and Moussa Ndiaye.
Confirmed 1. FC Nürnberg vs. FC Schalke 04 lineups
1. FC Nürnberg (4-2-3-1): Mathenia (GK) – Koudossou, Gruber, Lochoshvili, Soares – Markhiev, Fernandez – Justvan, Becker, Lubach – Zoma
FC Schalke 04 (4-2-3-1): Müller (GK) – T. Becker, Ayhan, Sánchez, V. Becker – El-Faouzi, Schallenberg – Ljubicic, Karaman, Aouchiche – Sylla
