Lilies at the Wildpark! SV Darmstadt 98 will be playing away against Karlsruher SC this coming Sunday (May 3rd/1:30pm) for the 32nd matchday of the 2. Bundesliga. Will Darmstadt's positive record from recent encounters continue? Will Florian Kohfeldt and Isac Lidberg extend their scoring streak against KSC? And will Fabian Schleusener finally stop scoring against SV 98? We've compiled all the facts and figures for you.
Has Karlsruher SC become a kind of favourite opponent for Darmstadt 98 in recent years? Darmstadt 98 has remained undefeated in their last six matches against KSC, securing four wins and two draws. Similarly, Darmstadt’s head coach boasts a positive record against the club from the Wildpark stadium. Florian Kohfeldt has never lost to Karlsruhe, with three wins and one draw.
Both teams are capable of this. Karlsruher SC and SV Darmstadt 98 are among the most efficient teams in the 2. Bundesliga. Both need only eight shots on goal to score – the best record in the competition. SV 98 also boasts another impressive statistic: the Lilies convert 61 percent of their clear-cut chances into goals.
Short and sweet: SV Darmstadt 98 has been waiting for a win for six games – three draws and three losses. Now the Lilies are back on the road – and twice at that. First they travel to Karlsruhe, then to Münster. But Darmstadt is the team with the most draws away from home in the league – seven draws in away stadiums is the most of any second-division team.
Karlsruher SC doesn’t seem to have found its form this season. Only Greuther Fürth (65) has conceded more goals than Karlsruhe – 59 in total. Their opponent’s xGoals value of 61.6 is also the highest in the league, as are the 504 shots on goal allowed by opponents this season.
Isac Lidberg has already played against Karlsruher SC three times. And the Swedish striker has scored three goals against the Baden side. Will the streak continue on Sunday at the Wildpark stadium? We hope so…
Much like Lidberg on the one hand, Fabian Schleusener on the other hand boasts a very good scoring record. The KSC striker has found the net in five of his last six matches against Darmstadt. In total, Schleusener has scored a remarkable seven goals in twelve second-division games against Darmstadt. That should be enough for now…
Four players from Karlsruher SC have a past at Nieder-Ramstädter-Straße 170. Marcel Franke (27 games), Nicolai Rappp (45), Andreas Müller (46) and Philipp Förster (23) once wore the jersey of SV Darmstadt 98.
Matthias Bader progressed through all of Karlsruher SC’s youth teams from 2006 onwards. From 2014 to 2018, he was even a member of the professional squad. The Pforzheim native made exactly 50 competitive appearances for KSC.
Patric Pfeiffer will miss the game at the Wildpark stadium due to a red card suspension. Additionally, three Darmstadt players have received four yellow cards this season. Fraser Hornby, Merveille Papela, and Aleksandar Vukotic would be unavailable for the next match if they receive another yellow card.
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Games |
Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | |
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Home |
18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26:29 |
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Away |
16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14:40 |
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Overall |
34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40:69 |
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).
