On Saturday (September 20th), the SV Darmstadt 98 U21 team visited TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf. Before kickoff, the league table showed both teams on 17 points each, so a close encounter was expected. Ultimately, the young Lilies won the match 3-1.
"Best regards to Uwe Kuhl!" With a broad grin, Marcel Schuhen waved to the camera after the final whistle and sent a message to the current representative of the Lilies' board, who had scored in the Lilies' last away win in Düsseldorf in September 1988. Almost exactly 37 years later, SV 98 finally won again at Fortuna. Well-deserved, mind you. Especially due to a strong second half. We take a closer look at this almost historic victory in our analysis.
A successful afternoon, in which the Lilies secured a clear lead with three goals in ten minutes, earned SV 98 three more points. The "Düsseldorf curse" has finally been broken after their first away win since 1988. Both coaches spoke afterward of a deserved victory for Darmstadt, who also had two goals ruled out for narrow offsides. The Lilies players were also highly satisfied with their performance and the result.
We're lucky enough to be able to experience this: For the first time since 1988, the Lilies won at Fortuna Düsseldorf. SV 98 prevailed 3-0 (0-0) after a convincing away performance. Akiyama (65th minute), Nürnberger (67th minute), and Lidberg (74th minute) scored for the South Hesse club, who increased their tally to 13 points after six matchdays and moved to the top of the table.
Away in Düsseldorf. On Matchday 6 (September 21st, 1:30pm), the Lilies visit Fortuna Düsseldorf. Florian Kohfeldt makes one change to his starting eleven: Marco Richter starts for Luca Marseiler.
On Matchday 6, the Lilies will play at Fortuna Düsseldorf (September 21st, 1:30pm). Everything you need to know about the game can be found in "Matchday Compact."
On Sunday (September 21st at 1:30 p.m.), SV Darmstadt 98 travels to Fortuna Düsseldorf. We've summarised the most important information from the pre-match press conference for you.
SV Darmstadt 98 will once again be preparing for the second half of the 2025/26 season in El Saler, Spain, this winter break. From January 4th to 11th, the Lilies will once again be in the coastal town near Valencia. Training will take place as usual at the football facilities of the team hotel, the "Parador de El Saler." As in the previous year, SV 98 is offering its members an escorted trip to the training camp.
Record holder Maglica. A duo that can make the difference. And are set pieces the Lilies' big chance against the in-form Fortuna? Ahead of the away game in Düsseldorf (September 21st), we've compiled the facts and figures for the match.
6th, 3rd, 4th – these are Fortuna's league standings over the past three second-division seasons. Accordingly, Düsseldorf are considered strong contenders for the promotion spots this season as well. This is also supported by the seven points that the Lilies‘ upcoming opponent has collected in the last three matchdays, thus finding their form after a slight initial struggle (two games, zero points). Ahead of the direct clash (September 21st, 1:30pm), we took a closer look at Fortuna.