While the majority of the Lilien players are toiling away at the Bölle during the international break, two SV 98 players are in action for their national teams: Fabian Nürnberger is playing two World Cup qualifiers for Bulgaria, and Jean-Paul Boëtius is playing for the Surinamese national team in the World Cup qualifiers of the South American Football Confederation CONCACAF.
SV 98's 84 convincing minutes were followed by a final phase at the Betzenberg in which the Lilies lost their structure, allowing FCK to perform a late turnaround. In our analysis, we'll look at the good parts, but also address the painful part that ultimately led to their first defeat of the season.
The second round of the DFB Cup has been drawn: SV Darmstadt 98 will host FC Schalke 04 in the upcoming cup round at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. This was revealed by the draw at the German Football Museum with "draw fairy" Dr. Felix Brych under the supervision of draw manager and DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth on Sunday evening (August 31st) live on the ARD Sportschau.
No points for SV Darmstadt 98 at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion. The Lilies lost 3-1 away to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, thus suffering their first defeat of the season. Darmstadt led 1-0 at one point, but conceded three decisive goals shortly before the final whistle. The blue-and-whites were correspondingly disappointed at the microphones after the final whistle. We've compiled all the comments from the game for you.
The Lilies finished a match empty-handed for the first time this season: 1. FC Kaiserslautern turned the game around, winning 3-1 (0-0). Lidberg scored for the Southern Hesse side to temporarily take the lead in the 62nd minute.
The Lilies on the Betzenberg. For SV 98's away game at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Florian Kohfeldt makes two changes to SV Darmstadt 98's starting eleven: Luca Marseiler replaces Marco Richter (thigh injury), and Matej Maglica starts for Hiroki Akiyama.
SV Darmstadt 98 travels to Kaiserslautern on Sunday afternoon (August 31st at 1:30pm) at the venerable Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Before the away game, we've summarised everything you need to know about Matchday 4 in our "Matchday Compact."
SV Darmstadt 98 travels to Kaiserslautern at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion on Sunday. What does head coach Florian Kohfeldt say about the atmosphere at the Betze? What makes the stadium so special? And how does he assess their opponents overall? We've summarised the key points from Friday's press conference (August 29th) for you.
Othmane El Idrissi will play for Viktoria Aschaffenburg until the end of the season. The 18-year-old attacker joins the regional league club on loan, where Aytac Sulu serves as head coach.
Seven points from three matches and still undefeated: SV Darmstadt 98 are in good form at the start of the league season. The last time the Lilies experienced such a high-scoring start was in the 2017/18 season. Back then, under coach Torsten Frings, they even managed three wins and a draw from their first four matches. Whether the Lilies can repeat that haul at the start of the 2025/26 season will be decided next Sunday (August 31st, 1:30pm), when Darmstadt 98 travels to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. You can read about other interesting statistics from Matchday 4 of the 2nd Bundesliga in our Top Facts section.