Long time no see! For the first time since 2013, SV Darmstadt 98 and SV Elversberg will meet again in a competitive game. After their first point, can the Lilies now also get their first win? Before the kick-off of the upcoming away game on Saturday (August 31st /1pm) in the URSAPHARM Arena at Kaiserlinde, we will provide you with the most important facts and figures about the game in our Top Facts.
Pascal Pellowski will work at association level in the future: The 35-year-old will act as assistant coach of the German U19 national team at the German Football Association (DFB). He will take up his position at the DFB on September 1st. Pellowski will initially continue to work as a transition coordinator for the Lilies until further notice.
The Lilies will play a friendly against 1. FSV Mainz 05 during the upcoming international break: the match will take place on Wednesday (September 4th/2pm) in the Bruchwegstadion. Tickets for the game are only available on site at the box office. The box office and the Bruchwegstadion open at 1pm on match day.
Successful reaction to the first defeat of the season. The U21 of the Lilies achieved their first win in the Hessenliga. Daniel Petrowsky's team won the home game against FSV Wolfhagen 3-0. The goals were scored by Georgios Makridis (33rd), Mateo Zelic (90th) and Viktor Grbic (92nd).
Disappointment in football has different forms and origins. You can assume that you have not reached the level that you had planned before a competition. They can result from one mistake or wrong decision that affects the course of a crucial encounter. Or it arises because a really good performance was ultimately not enough to win. After a game after which you can hardly blame yourself for anything and yet you weren't rewarded with the right result. The latter form of dissatisfaction also hurts. However, it always contains a multitude of positive facets that give the existing discontent a colour that makes it much easier to take the next steps.
For every Lilien home goal scored, SV Darmstadt 98 fans will be rewarded twice in the 2024/25 season. In addition to the joy and enthusiasm, the Lilien supporters will also go into a draw to receive 98 liters of Krombacher Pils for every home goal of the Darmstadt team in the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor.
The Lilies showed their best performance of the season against 1. FC Nürnberg and got their first point of the season. Only an absolute dream goal from the guests prevented the win. After the final whistle, the Darmstadt protagonists appeared satisfied with the performance, but at the same time a little hesitant about exploiting their chances. We have summarised all the voices about the game for you.
The Lilies scored their first point of the season at the Bölle, even if the three points were deferred. SV 98's home game against 1. FC Nürnberg ends 1:1 (1:0). Lidberg had shot the home team into the lead in the first half before the guests equalised out of nowhere.
Compared to the success in the DFB Cup, Torsten Lieberknecht changed his starting eleven to three positions. Marcel Schuhen returns in goal, Killian Corredor and Isac Lidberg celebrate their starting eleven debuts. Karol Niemczycki and Luca Marseiler are initially on the bench, while Oscar Vilhelmsson is missing from the squad with adductor problems. Clemens Riedel will once again lead SV 98 onto the field as captain.
On Sunday (August 25th/1:30pm) SV 98 welcomes 1. FC Nürnberg to the sold-out Merck Stadium. How does Torsten Lieberknecht see his upcoming opponent? Which players are available? And how does the head coach assess the squad situation after Guille Bueno's loan? These and other questions were answered on Friday at the press conference before the game.