Division 5 the only way is up.

In open gameworlds Division 5 is the hardest to escape from. Only 1 side gets auto promotion and the playoffs are even worse of a lottery than normal. However in the TOP 100 very sensibly there are 4 places up for grabs. The only thing to fear is the sack race at the end of the season.

The average for this league is 85.9 compared to 86.4 for D4. Quite a gap consdiering D4 is close to D3 in ability terms. Anything above 85.5 should be enough to survive in the league above , so any team down to Dinamo Zagreb should have promotion ambitions. The current leaders Hertha Berlin are a cut above their opponents.   Strong in all positions, and a lethal strike force. True depth has been sacrificed and a real injury crisis is their only fear.  Sao Paulo who got off to a poor start are on paper the firm second favourites, no real weakness in strength or depth , one can only see them move up,

Villareal and Dynamo Kiev should see out the remaining automatic spots between them , similar sides, Kiev will look to maintain possession.  Then there is a huge clutch of almost identikit teams mid to high 86 rated , down to Celtic on the table above. Stand out sides could be Dinamo Zagreb if the keeper is on form and Santos if they keep more possesion to deny others chances.

There is then some what of a decrease in quality , all the sides have some major weak point which will hamper their progress.  Breman, Partizan, Indepndiente , FC Twente, is a 86 keeper that hard to find ?  Augburg not potent up top but may well finish top half on the strength of the keeper. 

FC Twente are the worse team by far and hold up the league.

Good luck to all..