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Chapter one · read the club

Mainz 05,read in full.

Urs Fischer'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, below its rivals, ageing
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, Robin Zentner, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Mainz 05 in strength the best option there is typically worth . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · full-back · too few players, below its rivals
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, Stefan Posch, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Mainz 05 in strength the best option there is typically worth .

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

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. He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Mainz 05's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
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. He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Mainz 05's minutes. Market value .
Luiz Júnior
Club
Villarreal CF
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Villarreal CF in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Mainz 05's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Leo Kokubo
Club
Sint-Truidense VV
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Sint-Truidense VV in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Sint-Truidense VV sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Mainz 05. 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.
Nazar Domchak
Club
Karpaty Lviv
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Karpaty Lviv in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Karpaty Lviv sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Mainz 05. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Bernardo
Club
CD Tondela
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for CD Tondela in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. A move that can happen: CD Tondela sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Mainz 05. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Kurban Rasulov
Club
FK Dinamo Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Dinamo Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Kaique Pereira
Club
CD Nacional
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of CD Nacional's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Vladislav Torop
Club
PFK CSKA Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Robin Zentner () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of PFK CSKA Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: full-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Ridle Baku
Club
RB Leipzig
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; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Bundesliga (ahead of ). The most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Mainz 05's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Nuno Tavares
Club
Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
An overlapping dribbler: in the top of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for dribbles completed, the top for duels contested and the top for shots ( league season). Closest in style: Álex Jiménez and A. Rațiu. The second most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Mainz 05's minutes. Market value .
José Ángel Carmona
Club
Sevilla FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A defensive full-back: in the top of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for interceptions and the top for duels contested ( league season). Closest in style: K. Tete and V. Rosier. The third most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Mainz 05'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 ). 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 Mainz 05. 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.
Arkadiusz Pyrka
Club
FC St. Pauli
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right 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 ). A move that can happen: FC St. Pauli sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Mainz 05. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Miro Muheim
Club
Hamburger SV
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield · left-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 ). A move that can happen: Hamburger SV sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Mainz 05. The third 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.

Hidden gems · young, rising

Nico O'Reilly
Club
Manchester City
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier League. Aged and already a regular ( of Manchester City's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Warren Zaïre-Emery
Club
Paris Saint-Germain
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central 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 Ligue 1. Aged and already a regular ( of Paris Saint-Germain's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Myles Lewis-Skelly
Club
Arsenal FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
Aged and already a regular ( of Arsenal FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Mainz 05 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 · Mainz 05
league points · Mainz 05
league goals scored · Mainz 05
league goals conceded · Mainz 05
recent league results, oldest first · Mainz 05
appointed head coach of Mainz 05 · Urs Fischer

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen

Mainz 05 win

Draw

Werder Bremen 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

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