Victory or defeat? There has never been a draw in the twelve matches between SV Darmstadt 98 and SC Paderborn. In this report, we've summarised all the key facts about Friday's match (December 19th, 6:30pm) between SVD and SCP.
None of the twelve competitive matches between Paderborn and Darmstadt have ended in a draw – there has always been a winner. Darmstadt has emerged victorious twice more often than Darmstadt. While SV 98 has won seven encounters, SC Paderborn has won five. Last season, SC Paderborn secured two victories against Darmstadt. Hopefully, that will change this season…
Münster, Karlsruhe, Elversberg, Fürth, Hannover, Bielefeld. These six teams have recently failed to defeat SV Darmstadt 98. The Lilies are unbeaten in six matches – with four wins and two draws. Fourteen points in this stretch? No other second-division team can match that in the last six matchdays.
SC Paderborn are having a historically good first half of the season. With ten wins, the East Westphalians have already set a new club record for the first half of a second division season. Their 32 points after 16 matchdays also equal a club record. Paderborn last achieved such a haul in the 2011/12 season.
Both teams are particularly dangerous from high balls: SC Paderborn scored two headed goals in their recent 4-0 away win against Karlsruhe and, with a total of eight headed goals, are clearly at the top of the league. However, Darmstadt’s defence has nothing to be ashamed of, as they have only conceded one headed goal – only Kaiserslautern have not conceded a single one from a header.
SC Paderborn is among the top defensive teams this season. With only 16 goals conceded, they are significantly better than the league average of 22 – only Schalke (8), Elversberg (14), Darmstadt and Hertha (both 15) have conceded fewer. In one defensive statistic, Paderborn even leads the league: they have only allowed ten clear-cut chances so far – the best record in the 2. Bundesliga. Their opponents‘ xGoals value is also extremely low at 17.9; only Schalke (15.26) has a lower value.
The first question that arises is, when does one become „old“? But we won’t discuss that question further here… At least in the 2. Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 falls into this category. With an average age of 27.3 years, SV Darmstadt 98 has the oldest squad in the 2. Bundesliga. Paderborn, on the other hand, has the youngest team in the competition, along with Nürnberg, with an average age of 24.4 years. And, moreover, with head coach Ralf Kettemann (39), they have the youngest coach in the league on the sidelines.
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Games |
Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | |
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Home |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13:6 |
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Away |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10:15 |
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Overall |
12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23:21 |
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).
