Kohfeldt premiere in the Merck Stadium. When the new head coach makes his debut, the Lilies will host Eintracht from Braunschweig on Saturday (September 14th/1pm). Will a team achieve their long-awaited first win of the season? Before the ball rolls at the Böllenfalltor on Saturday, we will provide you with the most important facts and figures about the game.
Florian Kohfeldt has coached 150 Bundesliga games in his coaching career to date. Now the debut in the 2nd Bundesliga awaits. At the same time, the duel with Eintracht Braunschweig is of course also Kohfeldt’s debut as Lilien head coach. In addition, the 41-year-old has never met Braunschweig in his coaching career to date.
Four teams are still waiting for their first win of this second division season after four match days. Including SV 98 and Eintracht Braunschweig. While the Lilies were able to collect at least one point in the home game against Nürnberg, the Lions‘ points account is still completely empty. Will one of the two teams achieve their first success of this round on Saturday?
Despite the weak points tally, both the Darmstadt team and the guests from the north have had a good duel record so far. Braunschweig has won 50.93 percent of duels to date, the fourth-best record in the league. The Lilies are in sixth place in this statistic with 50.66 percent. With 49 duels won, Braunschweig’s Sven Köhler is one of the top 10 players in this statistic.
The home team has won 12 of the 24 previous duels between the Lilies and Eintracht Braunschweig. The distribution is identical, both teams won six times each on their own surface. All Lilies would certainly have no objection to a continuation of these statistics on Saturday.
Eintracht Braunschweig’s squad includes two players with a Lily past. Defender Leon Bell Bell once laced up his boots for SV 98 as a youth before joining the youth team at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Sebastian Polter has fresher memories of the Böllenfalltor. The striker played for the Lilies on loan in the second half of last season and played nine games.
| Games | Wins | Draws | Defeats | Goals | |
| Home | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23:14 |
| Away | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8:21 |
| Overall | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31:35 |
After 13 unbeaten second-division matches, SV Darmstadt 98 suffered their first defeat this Friday evening. Three unfortunate minutes just before halftime, during which Patric Pfeiffer was sent off and Vincent Vermeij scored twice, paved the way for Dresden's victory. After the match, the focus was primarily on the differing assessments of two very similar incidents by the refereeing team – incidents which both coaches subsequently evaluated identically.
For the first time since October, Darmstadt 98 finished a league match without any points: SV 98 lost 3-1 (2-0) to SG Dynamo Dresden. After a controversial red card against Patric Pfeiffer (42nd minute), the home side scored two goals in first-half stoppage time to secure the victory.
Under the floodlights at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadium. On Friday evening (February 27th/6:30pm), Darmstadt 98 will play away against Dynamo Dresden. Florian Kohfeldt has made three changes to his starting eleven. Raoul Petretta makes his first start, replacing Fabian Holland. Luca Marseiler starts in place of the suspended Marco Richter, and Hiroki Akiyama replaces Fraser Hornby, who is sidelined with a thigh injury. Fabian Nürnberger, Matthias Bader, and Bartosz Bialek remain unavailable due to injury.
A floodlit match at the Rudolf-Haribig-Stadion is always something special. Darmstadt 98 are aiming to take three points back to southern Hesse this Friday evening (February 27th). Kick-off is at 6:30pm. All the important information about the 24th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga is clearly summarised for you in our "Matchday Guide".
Darmstadt 98 aim to extend their unbeaten run to 14 games in Friday evening's match against Dynamo Dresden. While Darmstadt's potent attack has resulted in a respectable goal tally, they are wary at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. The Saxons have been on an upward trend since the winter break and will have a vociferous home crowd behind them. We've compiled all the facts and figures surrounding this clash in this report. Here you'll find the key facts for tomorrow's match.
Darmstadt and Dresden are 598 kilometres apart. On Friday evening (February 27th, 6:30pm), SV Darmstadt 98 will travel to the Saxon capital for the 24th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga. The next away game will take place under the floodlights at the historic Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. You can find all relevant fan information here.
Before SV Darmstadt 98 plays under floodlights in Dresden on Friday evening (27.02/18.30), Florian Kohfeldt spoke at the press conference about the strengths of Dynamo Dresden and the special atmosphere in the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion.
Raoul Petretta joined SV Darmstadt 98 in the winter and already feels very much at home. He talks about his arrival and his goals. Besides their sporting focus, the Lilies are also committed to sustainability: On March 15, 2026, over 3,500 trees will be planted as part of the fifth "In the Sign of the Lily" tree-planting campaign. In our "Lilies Across the Board" section, we provide you with the most important news from SV Darmstadt 98 every week.
Numerous Dynamo Dresden fans flock to the stadium on home match days. But one day, they came for a single reason: What should their stadium be called in the future? Tens of thousands of supporters gathered in front of the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, ready to cast their votes. In cooperation with regional partners, Dynamo Dresden's management took the unusual step of letting the club's supporters decide for themselves.
WirLilien – Together for nature conservation! Together with our partner Krombacher, we will once again plant more than 3,500 trees on Sunday (March 15th) – under the banner of the Lily. You can still register for the event at short notice.
On Friday (February 27th, 7:30pm), SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team begins the second phase of their Hessenliga season. With 23 points after 20 matchdays, the Lilies are currently in 14th place. Following intensive weeks of winter training, the team aims to start the upcoming challenges with renewed energy and secure crucial points.
A fast-paced, thrilling exchange between SV Darmstadt 98 and Fortuna Düsseldorf reached its ecstatic climax in the 88th minute. Thanks to Matej Maglica's header, Darmstadt secured a 2-1 victory in a wild battle that resembled a 12-round boxing match, with both sides neglecting their defences and constantly searching for the next hook or punch. A day later, sv98.de looks back on what was probably the most exciting home game of the season so far for the South Hessian side.