A cold shower in cold Berlin, but after a weak 30 minutes, they came back and absolutely deserved a point. Darmstadt experienced a rollercoaster of emotions in their away match against Hertha BSC, but after a convincing second half, the unbeaten run of the South Hessians remains intact. SV 98 has now gone ten league games unbeaten. While Marco Richter was happy to have salvaged a point after being 2-0 down, Fraser Hornby was annoyed that they hadn't managed to score the winning goal.
„That was a game of two phases. For the first half hour, Hertha were much better than us. If Cuisance had made it 3-0, we wouldn’t have been able to come back. But then a quality of my team showed: we don’t lose our heads after bad spells; we know we can rely on a few things. It gradually became apparent that we were getting more of a shot on goal. The penalty then brought us back into the game. But from the 35th minute onwards, we were well in the game and still had good chances in the second half. We were a bit lucky with the shot that hit the crossbar before they made it 2-2, but we played a superb away game from the second half onwards, and I’m very happy with the point in Berlin.“
„I’m disappointed because I was particularly pleased with the first half. We conceded nothing in the first half, apart from one shot. Pascal Klemens then made the wrong decision with the penalty. In the second half, we had two more chances: one hit the crossbar, and before they equalised, we had another great opportunity. Darmstadt then showed quality with good positional play, and we conceded the equaliser. Despite being down to ten men, the lads defended everything and even looked to attack themselves. A compliment to the lads. The 2-2 draw is fair overall, but given the first half, we should have gotten more out of it.“
„We didn’t start the match the way we wanted to. Hertha is a good team and they punished us for that. But then we gained more control of the game. That’s why the focus at halftime was on staying calm and trusting in our abilities. In the end, given our good second half, I’m even a little disappointed with just one point. But the way we started wasn’t up to our standard. We’ll definitely discuss that. The way we want to build up play from the back is important for us, but we can’t start the rest of the season’s games the way we did today. That’s why it’s important that we analyse it.“
„We didn’t start the game as aggressively as we had hoped. The first 30 minutes were a bit sluggish, which annoys me, and I don’t really have an explanation for it. The equaliser came at the right time. We addressed a few things at halftime and then played much better in the second half. We were really determined in the second half and had one or two excellent chances. I hope we can eliminate those lapses, but I’m optimistic. We’ll definitely take the point; I’m happy about that after being 2-0 down.“
The Bundesliga finalised the match schedules for matchdays three through six on Wednesday (July 15th): Darmstadt's home game against Hannover 96 on matchday three will take place on Sunday. This will be followed by their away game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday at 1pm. The home game against Arminia Bielefeld on Friday evening and the away game in Wolfsburg, also on Friday evening, have also been confirmed.
The Lilies can welcome another new arrival at the Böllenfalltor: Florian Kleinhansl will now wear the SV 98 jersey. The 25-year-old joins on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with 1. FC Kaiserslautern on June 30th.
Third test, third clear victory. SV 98 won the match against FC 08 Homburg 5-1 (3-0).
SV Darmstadt 98 and the fusion energy company Focused Energy are entering into an official partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to more closely link top-level football and high technology from the Darmstadt region and to jointly generate momentum for innovation and future societal issues.
Killian Corredor will be playing in his home country again in the future. SV 98 has reached an agreement with FC Nantes on the transfer of the Frenchman.
On Tuesday (July 14, 6pm), SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Regionalliga side FC Homburg and asks fans to take note of the following information.
A home game against KSV! SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Holstein Kiel for the opening matchday of the 2. Bundesliga season this Saturday (August 8 at 1pm). Here’s how you can be there: the member pre-sale for the new season's first home game begins this coming Wednesday (July 15) at 12pm —available online and at the ticket shop at the Merck-Stadion, as usual. You can find all further details in this announcement.
For every home goal scored by the "Lilies," SV Darmstadt 98 fans were doubly rewarded during the recent 2025/26 second-division season. Beyond the joy and excitement, supporters received 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every goal Darmstadt scored at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
In recent days, various media outlets have published reports and graphics regarding the distribution of TV revenue for the 2026/27 season. Some of these reports included not only specific figures but also a comparison to the previous season. This comparison indicates a supposed revenue increase of €1.4 million for SV 98 compared to the 2025/26 season.
SV Darmstadt 98 successfully completed their second pre-season friendly, defeating Verbandsliga side VfR Fehlheim 8-0 (4-0).
