The Lilies have won three games in a row and are therefore traveling to Schleswig-Holstein with considerable confidence. SV Darmstadt 98 will be visiting Holstein Kiel on Matchday 8. Kickoff on Saturday (October 4th) is at 1pm. Before the ball rolls at the Holstein Stadium, we've compiled the facts and figures for the match.
In their last five second-division matches against Holstein Kiel, the South Hesse side remained undefeated and even picked up an impressive eleven points – three wins and two draws. Darmstadt’s record at the Holstein Stadium is similarly good. Of their last three away games, the Lilies have won two and shared the points once. In April 2023, they secured a commanding 3-0 victory thanks to goals from Jannik Müller, Phillip Tietz, and an own goal. Things went similarly well in May 2021, when SV 98 won 3-2 on the Kiel Fjord – Serdar Dursun scored twice and Immanuel Höhn scored for the Blue-Whites. Dursun even crowned himself the 2. Bundesliga’s top scorer. Luca Pfeiffer scored for SVD in the 1-1 draw in October 2021.
In the 2025/26 season, no team has scored as many goals as SV Darmstadt 98. The Lilies scored a total of 13 goals in the first seven matchdays. Isac Lidberg, in particular, played a significant role in that haul. The Swede has found the net in his last four consecutive matches and leads the 2. Bundesliga’s top scorer list with seven goals. This means the Darmstadt native has scored seven times in the first seven matchdays of the second division. Only Bruno Labbadia has previously achieved that feat – 40 years ago. Eight goals in the first eight second division matches would be a new record, which Lidberg could set with another goal in Kiel…
Kiel’s Marathon Men. That could also be the headline for this fact. On average, the Storks run 123.5 kilometres per game and complete an average of 707 intensive runs per match. Two figures that are only topped by Arminia Bielefeld in the 2. Bundesliga. In terms of sprints in the direction of play, Kiel even lead the league with 690.
Darmstadt’s strong defence to date is evident in the low number of goals conceded. With just five goals conceded, the Lilies are among the three teams with the best defence in the league. Only Schalke 04 and SC Paderborn are ahead of them, with four goals each. Darmstadt 98 last conceded so few goals after seven matchdays in the 2014/15 season. It’s also noteworthy that Darmstadt have already collected as many clean sheets after seven matchdays as they did in the entire last season—four. Marcel Schuhen has also gone over four hours without conceding a goal.
For the third time this season, Holstein Kiel hosts a league leader in the 2nd Bundesliga. On Matchday 2, Kiel lost 2-0 to Arminia Bielefeld, and on Matchday 4, the Storks suffered a 2-1 defeat against then-league leaders Hannover 96. However, the team turned things around in their next home game: a decisive 3-0 victory over Karlsruher SC, who were second at the time, marked their first home win. It’s also notable that Holstein hasn’t shared a point this season – all of their matches have ended in either a win or a loss.
After Elversberg, Kiel has the second-most big chances (16) in the league. However, despite their many promising opportunities, the Storks have only been able to capitalise on four of them so far – twelve missed big chances are the most in the league. The Lilies‘ record is quite different. While the statistics show only six big chances for Darmstadt, SV 98 capitalised on five of them.
| Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | |
| Home | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9:13 |
| Away | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10:11 |
| Overall | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21:25 |
Darmstadt 98 lost to Hannover 96 while playing with ten men and must continue to wait for their first win of this second division season. Read our analysis to find out what positives remain and why Darmstadt 98 had factored in setbacks on their chosen path.
Around the time of the home game against Hannover 96 on Sunday (August 30th), the Jonathan Heimes Square was officially inaugurated. Before kickoff, club president Markus Pfitzner and Martin Heimes, father of Jonathan Heimes, who died of cancer about ten years ago, gave speeches highlighting "Johnny's" importance and his commitment to people with cancer.
The Lilien Team Marathon is not just about athletic performance and the shared experience around the Böllenfalltor stadium – but also about making a difference together.
The SV Darmstadt 98 U21 team drew 2-2 (0-1) against SV Unter-Flockenbach. After a heated home game, the young Lilies had to settle for a frustrating, but ultimately deserved, draw. In this extremely balanced league, Patrick Kurt's team continues to grow week by week, gaining valuable experience.
An emotional match with many controversial moments unfolded on Sunday afternoon at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. Ultimately, Darmstadt suffered their first home defeat of the young season. We've compiled the post-match reactions for you.
Tried everything, but to no avail: SV 98 came up short in their home game against Hannover 96. The final score was 1-0 (0-0) to the visitors, whilst the Lilies had to play with ten men after Vukotic was sent off in the 20th minute.
Home game against Hannover! On matchday 3, Darmstadt 98 will host the ambitious Lower Saxons at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. Florian Kohfeldt has made three changes to his starting lineup compared to the victory in Jena. Hiroki Akiyama replaces the suspended Kai Klefisch, while Nicolas Verkooijen (making his first start) and Yosuke Furukawa start in place of Carlo Sickinger and Manolo Merx.
Weekend, Lilies fever! On Sunday (August 30th/1:30pm), the Lilies have their third matchday on the schedule. Hannover 96, the club from the Lower Saxon capital, will be visiting the Bölle. What do the two head coaches have to say before kickoff? Who will be refereeing the match? And where can you watch the game? As usual, we've compiled all the important information about the match against Hannover in our "Matchday Guide"
One day before their home game against Hannover 96, Darmstadt 98 have announced another new signing. William Mikelbrencis will now wear the SV 98 jersey. The 22-year-old Frenchman was under contract with Hamburger SV until June 30th.
In the press conference before the second home game of the still young season, our head coach spoke about, among other things, our team's attacking play and the past week. As usual, you can find the most important statements before the match against Hannover 96 (August 30th/1:30pm) here for you.
A second-division team on the Berlin Mount Olympus: Hannover 96 achieved something unique in 1992. On May 23, the Lower Saxony club defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach in the DFB Cup final, securing another major title in the club's history 38 years after their German championship win in 1954. Hannover became the first and, to this day, only "true" second-division team to win the DFB Cup, causing one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history.
