Bulls winger Sebastian de Klerk has received a two-match ban following his red card offence against Leinster on Saturday.
Two-time World Cup-winning Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has confirmed he is coming back to South Africa to rejoin the Bulls franchise.
The Bulls were back to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship (URC) after a strong start saw them beat the Lions 31-19 in the Jukskei derby at Loftus.
Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has made five changes to his starting lineup for the clash with the Lions in Saturday's rescheduled Round Nine clash at Loftus Versfeld.
Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has made just the one alteration to his run-on side from last week's win over the Stormers for their Round Nine rescheduled fixture against the Bulls.
There will be a lot more on the line than just pride when the Bulls and Lions meet on Saturday in what should be a highly entertaining United Rugby Championship Jukskei derby in Pretoria - the only match of the weekend.