Kevin Akpoguma was suspended for Saturday’s German Bundesliga match between Hoffenheim and Borussia Monchengladbach.
Monchengladbach beat Hoffenheim 4-1 at the PreZero Arena and Andre Breitenreiter did not have Akpoguma to call on.
The 27 year-old defender had accumulated 5 yellow cards, his latest coming against Stuttgart, which he picked as a substitute.
Meanwhile, the defeat compounds the troubles of Breitenreiter as the team are now winless in the three games since after the World Cup break, and have not won in the Bundesliga since October.
Hoffenheim have only managed two points from Eight games in the Bundesliga, leaving them in 13th place and just three points from the drop.
