Augsburg January signing Ji Dong-Won, who will join Borussia Dortmund in the summer, has been handed a start for his side's away trip to Freiburg in place of Arkadiusz Milik.
Ji plays ahead of a flat midfield four anchored by Daniel Baier, with Halil Antintop given the licence to roam to help the South Korean international.
For the home side Admir Mehmedi continues in attack with Vladimir Darida selected alongside him, but he will drift off the front line into space in support of his partner.
Freiburg: Baumann; Sorg, Krmas, Hohn, Gunter; Schmid, Ginter, Fernandes, Klaus; Darida, Mehmedi
Augsburg: Manninger; Verhaegh, Callsen-Bracker, Klavan, Ostrzolek; Baier; Hahn, Vogt, Altintop, Werner; Ji