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Chapter one · read the club

Bayer Leverkusen,read in full.

Carles Martínez Novell's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · too few players, ageing
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · full-back · too few players, ageing
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Gregor Kobel
Club
Borussia Dortmund
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Borussia Dortmund in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Bayer Leverkusen's minutes. Market value .
Bart Verbruggen
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Brighton & Hove Albion in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Bayer Leverkusen's minutes. Market value .
Diogo Costa
Club
FC Porto
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Porto in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Bayer Leverkusen's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Finn Dahmen
Club
FC Augsburg
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Augsburg in the past year's matches on record. A move that can happen: FC Augsburg sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Bayer Leverkusen. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.
Guillaume Restes
Club
FC Toulouse
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Toulouse in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. A move that can happen: FC Toulouse sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Bayer Leverkusen. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Stanislav Agkatsev
Club
FK Krasnodar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FK Krasnodar in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. A move that can happen: FK Krasnodar sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Bayer Leverkusen. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Robin Risser
Club
RC Lens
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
Aged and already a regular ( of RC Lens's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Mike Penders
Club
Chelsea FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · injury risk
Why him
Aged and already a regular ( of Chelsea FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Robin Roefs
Club
Sunderland AFC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
Aged and already a regular ( of Sunderland AFC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: full-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
He has not set up a league goal in the matches on record; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Premier League (ahead of ). He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Bayer Leverkusen's minutes. Market value .
Michael Kayode
Club
Brentford FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right-back · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Premier League (ahead of ). He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Bayer Leverkusen's minutes. Market value .
Josip Stanisic
Club
Bayern Munich
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back, right-back · two-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Bundesliga. He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Bayer Leverkusen's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Joe Scally
Club
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Bundesliga (ahead of ). He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Borussia Mönchengladbach sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Bayer Leverkusen. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.
Josha Vagnoman
Club
VfB Stuttgart
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Bundesliga. He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. A move that can happen: VfB Stuttgart sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Bayer Leverkusen. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Philipp Treu
Club
SC Freiburg
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Bundesliga (ahead of ). He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. A move that can happen: SC Freiburg sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Bayer Leverkusen. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Kévin Keben
Club
Watford FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back, right-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Championship (ahead of ). He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Watford FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season.
Dmitriy Pestryakov
Club
Akron Togliatti
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier Liga. He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Akron Togliatti's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Odeluga Offiah
Club
Preston North End
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back, right-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
He has not set up a league goal in the matches on record; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Championship (ahead of ). He would compete with Tim Oermann () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Preston North End's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season.

Price is our fair fee for Bayer Leverkusen today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Bayer Leverkusen
league points · Bayer Leverkusen
league goals scored · Bayer Leverkusen
league goals conceded · Bayer Leverkusen
recent league results, oldest first · Bayer Leverkusen
appointed head coach of Bayer Leverkusen · Carles Martínez Novell

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen

Hoffenheim win

Draw

Bayer Leverkusen win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

Open source. Free. Yours.

Free and open source, built only on free data and open AI. Point it at your club and check every number yourself.

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