While Jean-Paul Boëtius is battling for World Cup qualification with Suriname and Isac Lidberg is anxiously awaiting news of Sweden's World Cup participation, back home the Bölle Gang is creating a vibrant atmosphere around the Bölle stadium with the 3rd Night Run! You can read about these and other topics in our weekly column "Lilies Across the Board".
A bumpy start, good morale, and then a late setback: SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team suffered a bitter defeat at home against FC Eddersheim last weekend. Despite early setbacks, the Lilies showed character and fought their way back into the game with great effort. After 90 intense minutes, however, the hosts narrowly lost 4-3.
Jean-Paul Boëtius and Isac Lidberg are facing crucial stages of World Cup qualifying with their national teams. While Boëtius and Suriname have a good chance of securing the country's first-ever World Cup appearance, our number seven and Sweden need almost a minor football miracle to keep their dream of the 2026 World Cup alive. This article provides all the information on these two SV 98 internationals.
Darmstadt 98 have successfully navigated the second round of the DFB Cup and have advanced to the round of 16. There, they will face SC Freiburg and travel to the Europa-Park Stadium on Wednesday (December 3rd, 6pm). Members can go on sale for this match next Wednesday (November 12th) at noon. Further information can be found in this announcement.
"It was a fantastic football match." Head coach Florian Kohfeldt's words were certainly fitting on Saturday afternoon. Darmstadt's 3-2 away win against Hannover 96 was a turbulent game with periods of sustained pressure from both teams, a total of five (!) shots hitting the woodwork, and a happy ending for the team from southern Hesse. Our analysis looks back at this special match.
What a turbulent match, what jubilation in stoppage time! Despite trailing 2-1 at halftime, SV Darmstadt 98 fought their way back into the game and celebrated an away victory against Hannover 96 thanks to Hiroki Akiyama's last-minute goal (90+4). The joy over the result and the performance, especially in the second half, was correspondingly immense. We've gathered all the reactions to this spectacular away win for SV 98.
What a comeback! Thanks to a phenomenal second half, SV 98 turned the game around in Hanover after trailing 2-1 and took all three points back to southern Hesse – 3-2, the final score. Killian Corredor scored twice for the Lilies, while Akiyama netted the decisive winning goal.
For the Lilies' away game against Hannover 96 (November 8th), Florian Kohfeldt will field the same starting eleven for the third time in a row.
Darmstadt 96 have to travel almost 288 kilometers to reach their away match at Hannover 96's Heinz von Heiden Arena. The game against the Reds takes place on Saturday (November 8th) at 1pm. You can find all the important information about Matchday 12 in our "Matchday Compact" section.
Our head coach Florian Kohfeldt discusses Hannover 96's playing style, explains what's important for Darmstadt, and talks about Luca Marseiler's development. We've summarised the most important information from the press conference ahead of Saturday's match (November 8th, 1pm) between Hannover 96 and SV Darmstadt 98.