SV Darmstadt 98 will host Eintracht Braunschweig next Saturday (September 13th, 1pm) at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. We've summarised the most important information from the press conference for you.
Personnel update: Paul Will and Matthias Bader are still out. All other players are available for selection.
At the beginning of the week, when all the international players returned, we reviewed the Lautern game. The last 10-15 minutes were especially important to discuss, after our previously highly commanding performance. This could have been one of the most important games of the season if we draw the right conclusions from it. Otherwise, we had a great tennis team event with TEC Darmstadt during the international break. Then came the friendly against Waldhof Mannheim, which also served its purpose and in which some players like Fynn Lakenmacher and Bartosz Bialek showed their skills. We also took a few days off so we can start this week with full focus.
We’re looking forward to the home game and to creating a great atmosphere with our fans, and hopefully being successful. We want to work on feeling better on Saturday than we did after the Lautern game.
I expect confident opponents who started the season very well and were eliminated from the cup after a tough fight against VfB Stuttgart. Braunschweig is a team that plays very intensely. They try to act boldly, press boldly, and bravely search for balls deep. You can feel the impact that my colleague has had. They’re a team that places a lot of value on intensity and physicality.
In Yardimci, you have a powerful and tall player who is also very fast, reaching a speed of 36 kilometers per hour. Conteh and Heußer are extremely hard runners. Gomez and Di Michele Sánchez are players who can decide a game with individual actions. In Köhler, you have a strong footballer who now mostly plays centrally. This is a team that has definitely changed its squad structure compared to last year. There’s more courage in the game now, more dynamism, and more technique.
I can be a lot more certain about what will happen on Saturday compared to my first home game against Braunschweig. I can rely on my team more because we’ve been working together longer now, know more about each other and have a different physical foundation. Everything that has happened in between has been exciting, thrilling, fantastic and sometimes sobering. I think a deep emotional connection to the club and the region has grown between the first home game and the home game on Saturday. It’s not just a job for me, it’s also emotion and passion. This feeling has really developed that this has become a club close to my heart. That – coupled with knowing about my team, that we can trust each other because we know more about each other – makes things different.
On Sunday, the Lilies face a challenge in Baden: for the 8th matchday, SV Darmstadt 98 travel to take on Karlsruher SC. At the pre-match press conference, our head coach discussed the squad situation, the qualities of the opposition, and the team's motivation to get back to winning ways on the road.
On Sunday (October 18th), SV Darmstadt 98 will visit Karlsruher SC. KSC has a history that extends well beyond the confines of German football: the club from Baden once caused a stir on the European stage, writing a chapter that is still remembered today. But how did KSC manage to step into the international spotlight, and what made this success so special?
The next away match is coming up: this Sunday (October 18th, 1:30pm), the Lilien will visit Karlsruher SC for the 8th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga. As always, you can find all the essential information regarding travel and your visit to the stadium in the fan guidelines.
SV Darmstadt 98 invites all its members to come to the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on November 1st, 2026, starting at 11:30am. Together, we aim to once again create the largest team photo in our club’s history—with the professional players in the front and the entire Lilies family behind them.
On Sunday (Oct 18th), SV Darmstadt 98 will visit Karlsruher SC. The side from Baden differs from the Lilies in several key respects. Furthermore, the match will see SV 98 cross paths with a former player once again. Find out here about other connections between the two clubs, as well as some particularly interesting statistics ahead of the encounter.
On Tuesday evening (October 13th), the SilberLilien took part in SV Darmstadt 98’s Stolperstein tour for the first time. Along the approximately six-kilometre route, the participants made several stops to learn more about the fates of Jewish club members who were persecuted and driven out during the Holocaust.
From new grassroots sports offerings and a look back at the club's history to birthdays and the latest updates from the media briefing—there is plenty to report from SV Darmstadt 98 again this week. In "Lilien Across the Board," we round up the news, insights, and stories from life at the club.
Tickets for the home match against 1. FC Heidenheim on November 22nd are available for purchase now.
SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team proved their mettle at home against KSV Hessen Kassel II in the Hessenliga on Sunday (Oct. 11th). After a convincing 90-minute performance, the Young Lilies secured another three points, finishing with a decisive 4–0 victory that lifts them to sixth place in the standings.
The Lilies overturned an early deficit to celebrate a 3–1 home victory against Energie Cottbus—a win that boosts confidence and confirms the progress being made. Read our analysis to find out why there is still work to be done and what positives SV 98 takes away from the match.
This season, too, Lilien fans will be doubly rewarded for every home goal scored by SV Darmstadt 98. In addition to the joy and excitement of the goals, the team's supporters will receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
After the international break, Darmstadt 98 returned to the Bölle with a home win! Against Energie Cottbus, SV Darmstadt 98 put on a spirited performance in front of their home crowd and rewarded themselves with three points after an intense match. We've compiled the post-match reactions for you here: