Urs Fischer

FSV Mainz 05 Since 07 Dec 2025 · 286 days Bundesliga 124 matches in 5 years

Set-piece threat

124 matches · 19 Sep 2021 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 3-5-2

1.56points per game

55-28-41won · drawn · lost

+2.7points vs expected

30%came back when trailing (59)

75%held the lead when ahead (73)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	124	55	28	41	1.56	1.40	1.31	1.72	1.53	48%	77%	25.7	21.1	0.30	0.33
Home	61	32	15	14	1.82	1.54	1.10	1.93	1.15	59%	78%	28.2	15.3	0.34	0.31
Away	63	23	13	27	1.30	1.25	1.51	1.52	1.92	38%	75%	23.3	26.7	0.25	0.35

10 matches · 12 Apr 2026 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 3-5-2

1.10points per game

3-2-5won · drawn · lost

-5.3points vs expected

17%came back when trailing (6)

75%held the lead when ahead (4)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	10	3	2	5	1.10	1.50	1.70	1.91	1.55	40%	75%	30.3	29.0	0.40	0.50
Home	5	0	1	4	0.20	1.00	2.20	1.72	1.68	20%	0%	13.0	28.6	0.20	0.80
Away	5	3	1	1	2.00	2.00	1.20	2.10	1.43	60%	100%	47.6	29.4	0.60	0.20

30 matches · 11 Dec 2025 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 3-5-2

1.63points per game

13-10-7won · drawn · lost

+2.7points vs expected

42%came back when trailing (12)

62%held the lead when ahead (21)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	30	13	10	7	1.63	1.53	1.23	1.72	1.53	60%	61%	33.0	15.8	0.33	0.43
Home	15	7	4	4	1.67	1.53	1.13	1.93	1.15	60%	67%	31.1	14.7	0.40	0.40
Away	15	6	6	3	1.60	1.53	1.33	1.52	1.92	60%	56%	34.9	16.9	0.27	0.47

3 matches · 29 Aug 2026 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 3-1-4-2

1.33points per game

1-1-1won · drawn · lost

-2.0points vs expected

0%came back when trailing (1)

100%held the lead when ahead (1)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF
All	3	1	1	1	1.33	2.00	1.00	2.12	1.04	33%	100%	23.7	27.0	1.00
Home	2	0	1	1	0.50	0.50	1.50	1.82	1.43	0%	–	0.0	40.5	0.50
Away	1	1	0	0	3.00	5.00	0.00	2.71	0.26	100%	100%	71.0	0.0	2.00

Style vs Bundesliga peers (5-year window · 124 matches · 52 peers)

Metric	Coach	vs peers
Points per game	1.56	+0.74
xG difference / match	0.19	+0.52
Possession %	43.3	-0.96
Shots / match	12.1	-0.51
Open-play share of xG	63%	-1.31	+ = open play, − = set pieces
Tackles + interceptions	25.4	-0.09
Fouls / match	11.8	+0.31
Cards / match	2.20	-0.37
Came back when trailing	30%	+0.04	of matches trailed
Held lead when ahead	75%	+0.85	of matches led
Substitutions / match	4.67	+0.60
First substitution (min)	59.0	+0.97	+ = later
Changes shape between games	42%	-0.37

Usual shape: 3-5-2 (10 shapes used)
First sub when trailing: 57.3'
First sub when leading: 64.3'
Makes a change before 60': 29% of matches

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
3-5-2 usual	90	73%	42	21	27	1.63	+0.30	06 Sep 2026
5-3-2	9	7%	3	2	4	1.22	+0.12	12 Apr 2026
3-1-4-2	8	6%	1	4	3	0.88	+0.28	12 Sep 2026
3-3-2-2	4	3%	3	0	1	2.25	–	14 May 2022
3-4-2-1	3	2%	0	0	3	0.00	–	12 Nov 2023
3-4-1-2	3	2%	2	0	1	2.00	–	18 Dec 2021
3-5-1-1	2	2%	2	0	0	3.00	+1.23	18 Dec 2025
5-4-1	2	2%	0	1	1	0.50	-3.31	14 Dec 2025
3-4-3	2	2%	1	0	1	1.50	–	30 Sep 2023
4-1-4-1	1	1%	1	0	0	3.00	–	30 Sep 2021

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
3-5-2 usual	6	60%	3	0	3	1.50	+0.19	06 Sep 2026
3-1-4-2	3	30%	0	2	1	0.67	+0.77	12 Sep 2026
5-3-2	1	10%	0	0	1	0.00	+0.13	12 Apr 2026

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
3-5-2 usual	21	70%	12	5	4	1.95	+0.30	06 Sep 2026
3-1-4-2	4	13%	0	2	2	0.50	+0.28	12 Sep 2026
5-3-2	3	10%	0	2	1	0.67	+0.12	12 Apr 2026
3-5-1-1	1	3%	1	0	0	3.00	+1.23	18 Dec 2025
5-4-1	1	3%	0	1	0	1.00	-3.31	14 Dec 2025

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
3-1-4-2 usual	2	67%	0	1	1	0.50	+0.39	12 Sep 2026
3-5-2	1	33%	1	0	0	3.00	+2.46	06 Sep 2026

2 clubs · match figures cover the last five years

Club	From	To	P	W-D-L	PPG	vs xPts	First 10	Predecessor	Bounce
FSV Mainz 05 current	Dec 2025	– (to Jun 2028)	30	13-10-7	1.63	+2.7	1.90	0.80	+1.10
FC Union Berlin	Jul 2018	Nov 2023	94	42-18-34	1.53	–	1.40	–	–

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	xG	Shape	Subs
12 Sep 2026	GER BI	v SGE	1–3 L	2.46 · 1.91	3-1-4-2	5 (first 46')
06 Sep 2026	GER BI	at HSV	5–0 W	2.71 · 0.26	3-5-2	5 (first 68')
29 Aug 2026	GER BI	v PAD	0–0 D	1.19 · 0.95	3-1-4-2	4 (first 68')
16 May 2026	GER BI	at HDH	2–0 W	3.15 · 2.18	3-5-2	5 (first 46')
10 May 2026	GER BI	v FCU	1–3 L	1.50 · 2.75	3-5-2	5 (first 16')
03 May 2026	GER BI	at PAU	2–1 W	2.02 · 0.99	3-5-2	5 (first 72')
25 Apr 2026	GER BI	v FCB	3–4 L	2.70 · 2.17	3-5-2	5 (first 71')	dropped lead
19 Apr 2026	GER BI	at BMG	1–1 D	2.30 · 0.77	3-1-4-2	5 (first 66')	came back
16 Apr 2026	UEFA ECL	at STR	0–4 L	0.34 · 2.93	3-5-2	5 (first 46')
12 Apr 2026	GER BI	v SCF	0–1 L	0.74 · 0.61	5-3-2	5 (first 62')
09 Apr 2026	UEFA ECL	v STR	2–0 W	1.55 · 1.08	3-5-2	5 (first 69')
04 Apr 2026	GER BI	at TSG	2–1 W	1.67 · 1.43	3-5-2	5 (first 37')
22 Mar 2026	GER BI	v SGE	2–1 W	1.43 · 1.40	3-5-2	4 (first 69')
19 Mar 2026	UEFA ECL	v SIG	2–0 W	1.98 · 0.51	3-5-2	5 (first 74')
15 Mar 2026	GER BI	at SVW	2–0 W	1.49 · 1.33	3-5-2	5 (first 72')
12 Mar 2026	UEFA ECL	at SIG	0–0 D	0.59 · 0.68	3-5-2	5 (first 64')
07 Mar 2026	GER BI	v VFB	2–2 D	2.91 · 1.17	3-5-2	5 (first 74')	came back
28 Feb 2026	GER BI	at B04	1–1 D	0.88 · 2.28	3-5-2	3 (first 69')	dropped lead
20 Feb 2026	GER BI	v HSV	1–1 D	1.88 · 0.73	3-5-2	3 (first 46')	dropped lead
13 Feb 2026	GER BI	at BVB	0–4 L	1.41 · 2.59	3-5-2	5 (first 27')
07 Feb 2026	GER BI	v FCA	2–0 W	2.23 · 0.77	3-5-2	5 (first 63')
31 Jan 2026	GER BI	at RBL	2–1 W	2.00 · 1.92	3-5-2	5 (first 14')	came back
24 Jan 2026	GER BI	v WOB	3–1 W	3.51 · 1.08	3-5-2	5 (first 65')	came back
17 Jan 2026	GER BI	at KOE	1–2 L	0.83 · 2.03	3-1-4-2	5 (first 61')	dropped lead
13 Jan 2026	GER BI	v HDH	2–1 W	1.27 · 1.02	3-5-2	4 (first 34')
10 Jan 2026	GER BI	at FCU	2–2 D	1.09 · 2.77	3-5-2	3 (first 78')	dropped lead
21 Dec 2025	GER BI	v PAU	0–0 D	1.58 · 0.28	5-3-2	3 (first 78')
18 Dec 2025	UEFA ECL	v SAM	2–0 W	2.00 · 0.77	3-5-1-1	4 (first 69')
14 Dec 2025	GER BI	at FCB	2–2 D	0.54 · 3.86	5-4-1	2 (first 62')	came back
11 Dec 2025	UEFA ECL	at LPO	1–1 D	1.73 · 2.80	5-3-2	5 (first 27')	dropped lead