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Rot-Weiß Essen

3rd of 20
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15.7
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
33.4
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 28/28 rated

Club profile

League3. Liga
League position3rd of 20
Squad size28
Average age25.1
CountryGermany

Team scout report

Title contender3rd of 20 · 3. Liga

Rot-Weiß Essen sit 3rd of 20 in the 3. Liga, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 15.7 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 33.4 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWLLL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 48.5% on last season (Season 10.6 → 15.7), while squad talent has eased 12.5% (Rating 38.1 → 33.3). Of the 18 players with a season to compare, 8 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

K. Mizuta is the form pick (Season 32), while J. Ríos Alonso carries the highest ceiling (Rating 43). In the market, the headline arrival is S. Mölders (€ 120K), and K. Mizuta is the most valuable asset at 10.

15.7
48.5%
Squad season
33.4
12.5%
Squad rating
3rdof 20
League finish
WWLLL
Last 5
Top performer
K. Mizuta
Season 32
Highest potential
J. Ríos Alonso
Rating 43
Marquee signing
S. Mölders
€ 120K
Top asset
K. Mizuta
Value 10

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
131
Defence
1033
Midfield
936
Attack
830

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Mizuta
3240
Müsel
2335
Brumme
2340
Alonso
2143
Gjasula
2011
Hofmann
1342
Bouebari
1240
Kraulich
1233
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1K. Mizuta6goals
  2. 2T. Müsel6goals
  3. 3J. Ríos Alonso4goals
  4. 4M. Obuz3goals
  5. 5J. Mause3goals

Top assists

  1. 1K. Mizuta8assists
  2. 2L. Brumme4assists
  3. 3J. Hofmann3assists
  4. 4T. Müsel2assists
  5. 5M. Schultz1assists

Squad · 28

Nat.
1J. GolzGoalkeeperGermany276.118—242.9%3217.3%
13T. CasaliGoalkeeperAustria301.62—01752.6%
35F. WienandGoalkeeperGermany2478—142.9%381.1%
—M. BrüningGoalkeeperGermany216.2——037
2M. KostkaFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany227.115—831.1%4018.7%
4M. SchultzCentre-back
played DEF · MID
Germany331.121—1141.7%1335.1%
23J. Ríos AlonsoCentre-backGermany2582642119.1%432.4%
33T. KraulichCentre-backGermany276.22021219%3319.7%
—N. Schulte-KellinghausCentre-backGermany195.6——038
7Ramien SafiCentral midfielder
played FWD · MID
Netherlands266.14—233
8K. GjasulaDefensive midfielderAlbania36118120207.7%1122%
10M. ObuzAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD · DEF
Germany247.4273124024.2%
14L. BrummeCentral midfielder
played DEF · MID
Germany267.427223163.2%402.5%
15Ben Vincent HüningCentral midfielder
played DEF · MID
Germany216.37—192.8%379.4%
18N. KaiserCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Germany246.56—092%355.5%
19F. BouebariCentral midfielder
played DEF · MID
Loanfrom Freiburg II
France227.120112552.6%409%
24K. MizutaWinger
played MID · FWD
Japan261026632126.2%40±0%
26T. MüselAttacking midfielder
played MID · DEF
Germany277.32762328.7%359%
28T. MoustierCentral midfielderFrance247.6211935.6%411.5%
30K. MeiselDefensive midfielderGermany226.44—097.4%3611.3%
37J. HofmannAttacking midfielder
played DEF · MID
Loanfrom 1. FC Nürnberg
Germany247.820213458.3%429.4%
39G. SwajkowskiDefensive midfielder
played MID · FWD
—2067—138
—Gianluca SwajkowskiCentral midfielderGermany216.2——037
7R. SafiWinger
played MID · FWD
—266.422—434
9J. PotočnikCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Loanfrom 1. FC Köln
Slovenia216.712134026.2%
11D. MartinovićCentre-forwardCroatia292.13—0100%2031.9%
20M. JanssenCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Germany292.124—0100%2043.1%
29J. MauseCentre-forward
Loanfrom 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Germany283.16382739%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)20-10-8 in 38
Goals (for / against)78 / 66
Clean sheets6
Last 5WWLLL

Fixtures & results

3. Liga20W 10D 8LFriendlies Clubs6W 1D 1L2. Bundesliga1W 0D 1LDFB Pokal0W 0D 1L
May 26ASpVgg Greuther Fürth0–2L
May 22HSpVgg Greuther Fürth1–0W
May 16ASSV Ulm 18463–2W
May 9HVerl1–0W
May 2AStuttgart II1–6L
Apr 26HFC Saarbrücken1–2L
Apr 19AEnergie Cottbus3–5L
Apr 11HFC Ingolstadt 044–1W
Apr 7AFC Schweinfurt 053–1W
Apr 4HMSV Duisburg1–0W
Mar 22AFC Viktoria Köln2–1W
Mar 14HErzgebirge Aue4–2W
Mar 7AHoffenheim II4–2W
Mar 4HWaldhof Mannheim1–0W
Feb 28AHansa Rostock2–3L
Feb 21AVfL Osnabrück0–3L
Feb 14HSSV Jahn Regensburg3–2W
Feb 8AAlemannia Aachen3–3D
Feb 1HSV Wehen1–1D
Jan 24HHavelse4–1W
Jan 17ATSV 1860 München1–1D
Dec 20HSSV Ulm 18463–2W
Dec 13AVerl0–0D
Dec 5HStuttgart II1–1D
Nov 29AFC Saarbrücken3–2W
Nov 23HEnergie Cottbus2–3L
Nov 8AFC Ingolstadt 042–1W
Nov 2HFC Schweinfurt 052–1W
Oct 26AMSV Duisburg1–1D
Oct 18HFC Viktoria Köln1–0W
Oct 5AErzgebirge Aue2–2D
Oct 1HHoffenheim II3–1W
Sep 27AWaldhof Mannheim1–6L
Sep 20HHansa Rostock3–0W
Sep 17HVfL Osnabrück1–1D
Sep 12ASSV Jahn Regensburg3–1W
Aug 31HAlemannia Aachen2–3L
Aug 22ASV Wehen4–3W
Aug 18HBorussia Dortmund0–1L
Aug 9AHavelse1–1D
Aug 1HTSV 1860 München1–1D
Jul 25HFC Augsburg2–1W
Jul 18A1. FC Magdeburg5–2W
Jul 12HFortuna Köln5–0W
Jul 9AHibernian2–3L
Jul 5HSW Essen5–1W
Jun 28AVfB Bottrop 190010–0W
Jan 11ADynamo Dresden1–1D
Jan 5HEmmen5–2W

Completed transfers · 2026/27

All seasons →

In

Noah PeschBorussia Mönchengladbach· Transfer2026/27
Noah PeschBorussia Mönchengladbach· Transfer2026/27
S. Telalović1. FC Nürnberg· Loan2026/27
M. GeschwillHolstein Kiel· Transfer2026/27

Out

K. MizutaLe Havre· Free agent2026/27