Anton Stach

27 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · Germany
Leeds United · Premier League · Foot: right · Height: 194 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€28.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€17.1M – €33.7M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€10.1M – €31.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€15.0M – €31.4M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€23.6M – €14.4M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€17.1M – €33.7M
Model value (performance-implied)€10.1M – €31.4M
Projected value (24 months)€15.0M – €31.4M
Dashed line: current market value (€28.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Anton Stach's performance-implied value at EUR 10.1M-31.4M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 17.1M-33.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 15.0M-31.4M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.79x the positional average in the league (2378 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 26

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

PerformanceHigh88.2th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.6 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €26.5M vs market €28.0M
Expected appreciationLow-22% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 1.3
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
Data confidenceMedium

Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.

Market value history

Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.

Highest recorded: €28.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2378 (70% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.30
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.39
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
88 (High)

Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.

Context

League strength
1.30 (rank 1)
Team strength (Elo)
1521
Opponent strength
1614
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
improving
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€15.0M – €31.4M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 15 pts; changed club; team strength up (+106 Elo); league level up (+126 Elo); role change DM -> CM; relative output up 83% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -25% (IQR -48% to -15%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.

League translation

What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).

Already playing in a big-five league.

Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.

Season-by-season (domestic league)

Context-adjusted values are model outputs.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Leeds UnitedPremier LeagueCM29237870%530.300.39161415211.30
2024/25TSG 1899 HoffenheimBundesligaDM30259085%120.100.13149914150.94
2023/24TSG 1899 HoffenheimBundesligaDM31232676%240.230.21153914711.01
2023/241.FSV Mainz 05BundesligaCM21716%000.000.19156214891.01
2022/231.FSV Mainz 05BundesligaDM30207868%140.220.17152514961.04
2021/221.FSV Mainz 05BundesligaDM29186361%160.340.25155315071.05

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Fa CupLeeds United410400—
2024/25Uefa Europa LeagueTSG 1899 Hoffenheim6519101537
2024/25Dfb PokalTSG 1899 Hoffenheim327700—
2023/24Dfb Pokal1.FSV Mainz 0519000—
2023/24Dfb PokalTSG 1899 Hoffenheim19000—
2022/23Dfb Pokal1.FSV Mainz 05321300—
2021/22Dfb Pokal1.FSV Mainz 05315903—

Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.

Historical comparables

Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.

Player (then)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Dani Parejo
Laliga · 2016
27€18.0M€20.0Mflat
James Maddison
Premier League · 2023
27€60.0M€42.0Mfell
William Carvalho
Laliga · 2019
27€25.0M€15.0Mfell
Rúben Neves
Premier League · 2022
25€40.0M€32.0Mfell
Tomáš Souček
Premier League · 2024
29€30.0M€10.0Mfell
Andreas Pereira
Premier League · 2023
27€18.0M€18.0Mflat
Manuel Lanzini
Premier League · 2018
25€20.0M€16.0Mfell
Leander Dendoncker
Premier League · 2022
27€28.0M€7.0Mfell

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
22 Jul 2025HoffenheimLeeds€20.0M€14.0M
1 Sept 2023MainzHoffenheim€12.0M€15.0M
31 Jul 2021Greuther FürthMainz€4.5M€2.5M
1 Jul 2020Wolfsburg IIGreuther FürthFree / loan€125k
1 Jul 2018SSV Jeddeloh IIWolfsburg IIFree / loan€75k
1 Jul 2017Osnabrück U19SSV Jeddeloh IIFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Nordwest U19Osnabrück U19Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2015W. Bremen U17Nordwest U19Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jan 2015W. Bremen Yth.W. Bremen U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2011Buchholz Yth.W. Bremen Yth.Free / loanData unavailable

MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.