Elversberg's home unbeaten run has now stretched to 260 days. This weekend, the two top scorers in the 2. Bundesliga will face off at the Kaiserlinde stadium. Here are the key facts about Sunday's match (November 30th, 1:30pm) between SV Darmstadt 98 and SV 07 Elversberg.
Darmstadt took an early lead in each of their last three matches: Fraser Hornby scored against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 11th minute, Killian Corredor opened the scoring in Hannover in the 5th minute, and Hornby again found the net against Arminia Bielefeld in the 4th minute. This makes SV 98 one of the fastest starters in the league.
Sergio Lopez set up the early 1-0 lead against Fürth. It was the full-back’s first goal contribution of the 2025/26 season. Lopez started eight matches this season, and Darmstadt remained undefeated (5 wins, 3 draws) – no other player in the 2. Bundesliga can boast as many undefeated starts in 2025/26.
This coming Sunday, the top scorers of the 2. Bundesliga, Younes Ebnoutalib and Isac Lidberg, will face each other. Both have already scored ten goals. Ebnoutalib has scored all of his goals inside the penalty area. Lidberg has converted all five of his clear-cut chances and boasts the highest finishing efficiency in the league (+4.3).
Elversberg’s attack is impressive: they’ve already unleashed 210 shots on goal – the most in the league. However, SVE needs an average of eight shots per goal. Darmstadt is on par with the third-placed team in this statistic. Only Arminia Bielefeld needs fewer shots to score (7).
Darmstadt 98 are not only successful defensively, but also demonstrate their strength in attack. The 98ers are quick to react: after counter-attacks, the South Hessians have already beaten the opposing goalkeeper five times. This puts them in second place in this league statistic, tied with Elversberg.
However, Darmstadt 98 are also quick to transition from defence: they have yet to concede a goal on a counter-attack. Furthermore, the Lilies have only allowed ten shots on goal from counter-attacks so far. Only Schalke have fewer shots on goal in this regard, with eight.
It’s not just Hannover 98 with a strong home record. Elversberg is also unbeaten in front of their home crowd for 260 days, securing six wins and three draws in their last nine matches. Their last home defeat came on March 15th against Münster (0-1). Such a run is unprecedented for SVE in the 2. Bundesliga: the Saarland team had previously gone a maximum of three consecutive home games without a loss in this league. With 26 points from 13 matches, Elversberg has also set another club record in the 2. Bundesliga.
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Games |
Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | |
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Home |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10:9 |
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Away |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8:13 |
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Overall |
16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18:22 |
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).
