Opposition Check – Teutonia Ottensen

Off to the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. No, it's not going to Hamburger SV this time. Not even to FC St. Pauli. In the first round of the DFB Cup, the Lilies will face FC Teutonia 05 Ottensen from the Hamburg-Ottensen district of the same name. However, the game will not be played in the Hoheluft stadium of the regional league team. Kick-off next Sunday (August 18th) is at 3:30pm in the Millerntor Stadium - so there's still enough time to take a closer look at the Lilies' cup opponents. Who is the head coach? How many times has Ottensen been represented in the DFB Cup? And how did Teutonia start the current season?

Coach overnight | Cup focus

Clemens Riedel looks ahead to the duel in the DFB Cup against Teutonia Ottensen, which will take place on Sunday (18.08/3.30pm) in the Millerntor Stadium. Speaking of Ottensen. Immanuel Höhn - a well-known face - experienced an exciting six months as head coach there, which we will report on. In addition, the SV 98 fan team collected their first points of the season on Wednesday. The Christopher Street Day will also take place in Darmstadt on Saturday (August 17th) and we will also inform you about numerous jobs at the Lilies.

Braunschweig & Magdeburg: All information about pre-sales

We're looking forward to the upcoming home games in September! First we will welcome the Eintracht Braunschweig team on September 14th (Saturday, 1pm). Two weeks later, on September 28th (Saturday, 1pm), 1. FC Magdeburg will be playing in the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. Member advance sales for both games start next Wednesday (August 14th) at 12pm – both online and in the ticket shop at Böllenfalltor.

Too little consistency for anything countable

“We didn't have a bad game last week and we didn't play badly today either. But in the end that doesn't help. We have zero points,” said Kai Klefisch, summing up the first two matchdays of the 2024/25 second division season briefly and yet succinctly. The Lilies started the new season without anything countable. Because they first lost at home against Fortuna Düsseldorf (0:2) and then yesterday Sunday (August 11th) with a 3-1 defeat at SC Paderborn. While the East Westphalians stepped in front of their home corner after two opening victories with a broad grin on their faces, the Darmstadt team walked in front of the well-filled guest block with a serious expression and initially hanging heads.

U21’s show comeback qualities

Next point won thanks to good mentality. The SV Darmstadt 98 U21 team demonstrated their comeback qualities against 1. Hanauer FC last Sunday (August 11th) and secured another point with Georgios Makridis' late equaliser to make it 2-2 in the second minute of stoppage time.

“Nobody wants to start the season with two defeats”

The Lilies lost 3-1 at SC Paderborn in their first away game of the 2024/25 second division season. The 98ers came into the game extremely strong and took the lead they deserved through Oscar Vilhelmsson. But Paderborn's ever-growing team turned the duel in East Westphalia around thanks to three goals in the second half of the game. Accordingly, the Darmstadt protagonists appeared disappointed at the microphones after the final whistle. We have summarised all the voices about the game for you.

Defeat in Paderborn

SC Paderborn snatched the lead from SV 98 in the second half and turned the game around: the Lilies' away game at SCP ended 3:1 (0:1) to the hosts.

Team News: Lakenmacher into the starting XI

For SV Darmstadt 98's away game at SC Paderborn, head coach Torsten Lieberknecht is relying on a newcomer in the Lilies' starting eleven. Fynn Lakenmacher is now rotating into the starting line-up and at the same time celebrating his starting eleven debut for SV 98. Sergio Lopez initially takes his place on the bench.

Matchday Compact: All Information for Paderborn

It goes on! And the Lilies face an exciting away task. On Sunday (11.08/1.30pm) Torsten Lieberknecht's team will play against SC Paderborn in the Home Deluxe Arena. Meanwhile, the South Hessians have good memories of this away game: in the last three meetings in East Westphalia, the three points always went to the 98ers. Before the ball rolls on Sunday afternoon, we will provide you with all the important information about the game against Paderborn.

“We need conviction”

How does Torsten Lieberknecht look at the upcoming away game at SC Paderborn (11.08/1.30pm)? What does it take to be successful in the next week? And what insights were the Lilies able to draw from the last duel with Fortuna Düsseldorf? The head coach of SV Darmstadt 98 answered these and other questions at the press conference on Friday (August 9). We have summarised the most important statements for you.