After the international break, the Lilies are looking to pick up where they left off: SV Darmstadt 98 are unbeaten in four matches – three wins, one draw. A streak that Darmstadt intends to extend. On Matchday 9, SVD hosts 1. FC Magdeburg at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. Kickoff on Sunday (October 19th) is at 1:30pm. We've compiled the most important facts and figures for the match for you.
Böllenfalltor Fortress. The Lilies are unbeaten at home for 169 days, a good six months without a loss at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. Their last defeat came on May 3, 2025, against HSV (0-4). Otherwise, the Darmstadt team has won an impressive eight of their last ten home games.
SV 98 still has a score to settle against 1. FC Magdeburg: Last season, Darmstadt led both matches, but finished without a point either home or away (1-2 in Darmstadt, 1-4 in Magdeburg). Florian Kohfeldt also wants to improve his record against FCM on Sunday: The head coach has lost all four of his matches against the team from Saxony-Anhalt so far—twice with Darmstadt, twice with Werder Bremen’s U23s.
Magdeburg have increasingly relied on long balls this season: With a total of 351 long passes, they rank third in the statistics – only SCP (354) and KSC (354) have played more long-range passes. Darmstadt follows closely behind with 336 long passes, ranking fifth.
He’s in really good form. Isac Lidberg has scored in each of his last five league matches and leads the 2. Bundesliga’s top scorer list with a total of eight goals from his first eight games. Only second-division record goalscorer Simon Terodde has managed such a haul after eight matchdays in 2021. Lidberg is also extremely effective—in fact, he’s currently the 2. Bundesliga’s most effective player. The Swede has scored twice as many goals as his xGoals would suggest. In one statistic, Lidberg is even ahead of Harry Kane: He is the only player in German professional football to have scored more than half of his team’s goals this season—eight out of 14.
Magdeburg have been one of the league’s most active teams when it comes to shots from outside the penalty area. With a total of 51 long-range attempts, they rank first in this statistic. Furthermore, their 125 shots on goal total is the third-best in the 2. Bundesliga – only Paderborn (128) and Elversberg (129) have more. However, one glaring shortcoming has emerged so far: despite the numerous chances they have created, the team has so far failed to convert these efforts into goals. No other second-division team has managed fewer goals this season than just seven.
The upcoming clash between 1. FC Magdeburg and SV Darmstadt 98 will see a reunion with Barış Atik. The FCM attacker once wore the Lilien jersey in the second half of the 2017/18 season and made five appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for SV 98. From Darmstadt, he briefly returned to Hoffenheim and then moved on to Dynamo Dresden. In January 2021, Atik finally transferred to FCM, where he quickly established himself as a key player.
Alexander Brunst and Patric Pfeiffer will also be reunited with their former clubs. The latter was on loan from FC Augsburg to 1. FC Magdeburg in the second half of the 2024/25 season. Pfeiffer made eight competitive appearances in Magdeburg. Brunst, on the other hand, played in Magdeburg from 2017 to 2020. There he made his debut in the DFB-Pokal against Borussia Dortmund on October 24, 2017. He made a total of 37 competitive appearances for FCM, contributing to the 2017/18 3. Bundesliga championship. After a spell in Denmark with Vejle BK, Brunst returned to Germany in the summer of 2022 and joined SV Darmstadt 98. Since then, he has played as a goalkeeper for the Lilies.
| Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | |
| Home | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 |
| Away | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7:6 |
| Overall | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12:9 |
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.
