The home game against Karlsruher SC (07.03/6.30pm) is the sixth game on a Friday evening this season for the Lilies. The record so far is very good. The only match they lost was against 1. FC Nürnberg, they scored points in the away games in Karlsruhe and Düsseldorf, and they achieved brilliant victories at Schalke and against 1. FC Köln. Before the next floodlit Friday in the Merck Stadium, we have summarised the "numbers and facts" for you.
The KSC almost always scores away from home. The Baden team only failed to score on the second matchday in Düsseldorf. In all other away games, Karlsruhe always managed to score at least one goal. In general, the KSC is strong in attack. Together with SV Elversberg, Christian Eichner’s team has the third best attack in the league with 44 goals. Only Hamburger SV (51) and 1. FC Magdeburg (52) have scored more often.
In the 20 league games under the direction of Florian Kohfeldt, SV Darmstadt 98 scored a total of 39 goals in the current second division season. That is an average of 1.95 goals per game. No other Lilien coach has achieved such a high average since 1992. A record that can happily be maintained.
The South Hesse team has not lost any of the last four encounters with KSC (2 wins, 2 draws). The Lilies went through a rollercoaster of emotions, especially in the first leg. KSC took the lead twice before SV 98 briefly turned the game around. The final score? 3:3.
Both teams are particularly dangerous after crosses from open play. Karlsruher SC has so far scored 14 goals from crosses – the league’s best. SV Darmstadt is in third place in this statistic with 9 goals. The visitors have also made the second most crosses this season (309). Only SC Paderborn have brought the ball here more often (310).
57 games, 19 goals for the Lilies. That’s Luca Pfeiffer. He’s been wearing the KSC jersey since this season. The striker has made 16 appearances for the Baden team. Nicolai Rapp also wore the Darmstadt jersey. The 28-year-old played one and a half seasons for the Lilies, scoring two goals and providing one assist in 45 games. In the 2018/19 season, Marcel Franke also wore the jersey with the Lily on his chest and made 27 appearances. Central defender Robin Bormuth was also a Lily, albeit only in the youth team. The now 29-year-old played for SV Darmstadt 98 up to the U19s and then moved to the youth team of Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Due to illness, Philipp Förster will miss a reunion with his former club. The attacking player played in the KSC youth team until 2010, before moving to Stuttgart. Matthias Bader will also miss the reunion with Karlsruher SC again due to a cruciate ligament tear. The right-back made the jump from the club’s youth team to the pros in 2014 and played for the Baden team for four years. Marco Thiede played for KSC for even longer. The Lilies‘ number 13 played at Wildpark for seven years.
Fabian Nürnberger will miss the Lilies‘ game against Karlsruhe due to a red card suspension. Aleksandar Vukotic (9), Matej Maglica (4) and Fraser Hornby (4) are in danger of suspension due to accumulated yellow cards. Clemens Riedel will return on Friday after his yellow card suspension.
| Games | Wins | Draws | Defeats | Goals | |
| Home | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20:27 |
| Away | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14:40 |
| Overall | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 34:67 |
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:
Despite falling behind, Darmstadt secured their second consecutive home win! Darmstadt defeated Energie Cottbus 3-1 (1-1). The home side equalised after conceding an early goal in the four-minute period through Weißhaupt before halftime. Vukotic headed his team into the lead in the second half, before Lührs sealed the victory with the third goal. This home win brings Darmstadt's season total to seven points.
Homegame at Böllenfalltor (10/10, 1pm): Florian Kohfeldt has made two changes to his starting XI compared to the away match in Wolfsburg three weeks ago. Richter and Mikelbrencis come into the starting lineup for Sickinger (calf issues) and Lannert (illness).
On Saturday afternoon (October 10th, 1pm), SV 98 hosts Energie Cottbus at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor for Matchday 7. What do the two head coaches have to say ahead of kick-off? Who is officiating the match, and where can you follow the action live? As always, we have compiled all the key information regarding the game against Cottbus in our "Matchday Guide" feature.