Darmstadt and Münster are showing impressive resilience this season. While Darmstadt are shining with their winning streak and defensive stability, Münster are regularly coming back from behind to earn points and impress with a high passing accuracy. Here we've summarised all the key facts about Sunday's match (December 14th, 1:30pm) between SV Darmstadt 98 and SC Preußen Münster.
SV Darmstadt 98 has climbed back into the top group of the 2. Bundesliga with a winning streak. The Lilies are unbeaten in five matches – three wins and two draws represent the longest unbeaten run of any second-division team. Their 3-2 home victory against Karlsruher SC propelled the team from southern Hesse back into third place for the first time since Matchday 8. Florian Kohfeldt’s side has lost only one of their last eleven games – a narrow 0-1 defeat against league leaders FC Schalke 04 on Matchday 10. Sunday’s match offers them the chance to extend their unbeaten run to six games for the first time this season.
SC Preußen Münster is the only team in the league this season to have salvaged points from behind in five matches (a total of nine points). The Eagles fight for every point until the final whistle. They celebrated late victories in their last two matches: in Bielefeld on matchday 14, the winning goal came in the 89th minute, and most recently against Hannover, Münster salvaged a 2-2 draw with two goals in stoppage time.
In the six previous 2. Bundesliga matches between Münster and Darmstadt, Preußen Münster have never lost. They have recorded three wins and three draws. However, this statistic contrasts with the current home form of Florian Kohfeldt’s team. Furthermore, Münster’s last away win at the Böllenfalltor stadium dates back 36 years.
Alexander Ende’s team stands for passionate football – and the numbers prove it. Under his leadership, Preußen Münster leads the league in the statistics for duels fought: On average, the Eagles engage in 231 direct duels per game and win 52 percent of them.
SV Darmstadt 98 has impressed this season, particularly with its defensive stability. The Lilies also frequently manage to retreat effectively. The 98ers have yet to concede a goal from an opponent’s counter-attack and lead the league in this category. Overall, Darmstadt has allowed only eleven shots on goal from quick transitions. Only Schalke (8) has been caught out less often in this regard league-wide.
Preußen Münster has proven to be one of the most efficient passing teams in the 2. Bundesliga this season. With an impressive pass completion rate of 86.2 percent, the Eagles are virtually at the top of the league – only Hannover (86.4 percent) plays with greater precision.
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Games |
Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | |
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Home |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11:6 |
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Away |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5:6 |
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Overall |
13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16:12 |
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).
