Zentner set to miss weeks as Mainz lose their No.1

According to kicker, FSV Mainz 05 will be forced to cope with an unexpected absence in goal: Robin Zentner, the club’s usual starting goalkeeper, is set to miss several weeks.

A surprise stop in goal

As kicker notes, the timing of Zentner’s absence creates an opportunity for his competition. In this window, Alexander Schwolow—Zentner’s representative in the report—can press his case to keep showing what he can do while Mainz move through matches without their first-choice keeper.

Mainz watching the comeback

For now, the article doesn’t specify the exact reason for the injury/absence or give a precise return date—only that it will be weeks, not days.

What matters immediately is how Mainz handle the next stretch and how Schwolow performs from the net. With the team adjusting to life without Zentner, the coming weeks will decide whether the replacement can become a stronger alternative when the German goalkeeper returns.