Hopefully on Saturday! The Lilies will travel to Lower Saxony next Saturday (February 15th/1pm) for the away game against Eintracht Braunschweig. There we should finally achieve our first success in the second half of the season. Although the hosts have made a very stable impression in the last few games, there has been a lot for the Lilies in the duel with the Lions in the past. For the upcoming game we have the most important numbers for you & for your reading.
SV Darmstadt 98 is hoping for its first win of the second half of the season on Saturday (February 15th/1pm). And Eintracht Braunschweig seems to suit the Lilies well. At least that was the case in the past. SV 98 has always been able to score points in the last eight meetings between the two clubs. The South Hessians won full points four times, and the duel with BTSV ended in a draw four times – including in the first leg in the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor (1-1). The last away win at the Eintracht Stadium dates back to the first half of the 2022/23 season. At that time, the Lilies won 1-0 thanks to a late goal from Oscar Vilhelmsson.
…Eintracht Braunschweig showed last weekend against Karlsruher SC. But that doesn’t just mean the 2-0 away win, which allowed Braunschweig to score three points for the first time after eight games without a win. No, the team’s running performance was also strong. The entire team covered an impressive 124 kilometers on the last matchday, 5.5 kilometers more than any other team in the 2nd Bundesliga on matchday 21. With 124 kilometers covered, the Braunschweig team also set their own season record.
…on the first win of the second half of the season. And a hit of your own. The longing is great – both among the team and coaching staff as well as among all Lilien fans. Because Darmstadt’s last three-pointer was already six match days ago. SV 98 was able to achieve a fantastic 5-1 home win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. It is exactly this offensive power that SV Darmstadt 98 wants back. The Darmstadt team has not scored their own goal for three games. The wait should be over towards Braunschweig.
A stable defence can make a huge difference in football. This is also shown by Eintracht Braunschweig. While they conceded a total of 15 goals after four games in the first half of the season and held the red lantern, things are looking much better after the start of the second half of the season. Against the same opponents, the Lower Saxony team only had to accept three more goals. Only Köln has conceded fewer goals in this period so far. They are also the ones who were able to inflict Eintracht’s only defeat in the second half of the season so far.
SV Darmstadt 98 is the strongest team in the 2nd Bundesliga. The Lilies win 53 percent of all duels. By the way, the two teams with the strongest duels in the competition will meet on Saturday. Because the Lions are also doing well: with a duel rate of 52 percent, Eintracht Braunschweig is lurking just behind the southern Hesse team in these statistics.
Braunschweig used the winter break effectively to tie one or two players to their club. In the end, five players moved to Eintracht, all of whom played from the start in the last game against Karlsruher SC. For example, while new goalkeeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann kept a clean sheet, newcomer Lino Tempelmann scored the 2-0 winner, his second goal for Lower Saxony.
Next Saturday there will be a reunion between Sebastian Polter and SV Darmstadt 98. In the Lilies‘ first division season last year, the striker wore the Lilies‘ jersey nine times from January to the summer and prepared one goal. The 33-year-old has played 16 games this season at Braunschweig and collected three assists.
Ten years. That’s a damn long time in the football business. That’s how long Darmstadt’s assistant coach Darius Scholtysik was on the sidelines as an assistant coach at Eintracht Braunschweig. The moment of walking into the Eintracht Stadium should seem familiar to him. On Saturday he will try to score points not with the blue-yellow, but with the blue-white…
Fabian Nürnberger will be missing from the Lilies in Braunschweig due to a red card. Aleksandar Vukotic (9) and Philipp Förster (4) have previous cautions.
| Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | |
| Home | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24:15 |
| Away | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8:21 |
| Overall | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32:36 |
Continuity in sporting management: SV Darmstadt 98 has extended Paul Fernie's contract early and for the long term. As part of the contract extension, the current sporting director will move into the club's management board and will now serve as managing director of sport.
Our head coach spoke at the press conference before the away game against Karlsruher SC (May 3rd/1:30pm) about the mental freshness of his team, the course of action for the remaining games and his coaching colleague, whose commitment to KSC will end after six years this season.
Left hook, 'One hundred and eightyyyyyyy', and hand over the baton. Doesn't sound like football – and that's true. KSC is often associated with professional football, but with the sheer number of titles the club has won, it's worth looking beyond the pitch. Titles from Baden-Württemberg to Rome.
In a rescheduled Lotto Hessenliga match, SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team hosted SV Hummetroth at their youth academy on Wednesday evening (April 29th) but unfortunately came away empty-handed. Despite a spirited performance and playing with one man less, the score after 90 minutes was 3-1 in favour of Hummetroth.
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.
SV Darmstadt 98 will be playing away against Karlsruher SC on Sunday (May 3rd/1:30pm) at the Wildpark Stadium for the 32nd matchday. To ensure you are well prepared for your trip to KSC, here is a summary of all the important information for your visit to the stadium.
To ensure a smooth and convenient journey to Karlsruhe this weekend, SV 98 is offering a special train service that will transport Lilies fans directly from Darmstadt to Karlsruhe and back. Additionally, SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team will host SV Hummetroth at their home academy this Wednesday evening (April 29th). For more news and updates, check out our usual "Lilien Across the Board" – all the latest news about the club, gathered here for you.
At the end of the current season, the partnership between SV Darmstadt 98 and Software AG, which has grown over many years, will end due to a strategic realignment of the software company.
The DFB sports court has suspended Patric Pfeiffer for one match following his sending-off against SV Elversberg.
Four goals, three points, and a well-deserved victory in the Hessenliga! At home against VfB 1905 Marburg last Saturday (April 25th), SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team finally celebrated a win after a long wait. Thanks to their confidence, assertiveness in one-on-one situations, and numerous scoring opportunities, the U21s convincingly beat the Marburg team 4-0.
As Florian Kohfeldt approached the team's dressing room at halftime, the Darmstadt head coach heard exactly one sentence: "It's not finished." Fraser Hornby had uttered it, setting the tone for his teammates and himself. What followed was a remarkable second half from Darmstadt 98 and a point against SV Elversberg, a point that, while likely insufficient for their promotion hopes in southern Hesse, nonetheless filled the Darmstadt fans with pride.
For every home goal scored by the Lilies, SV Darmstadt 98 fans will be doubly rewarded in the 2025/26 season. In addition to the joy and excitement, the Lilies' supporters will also receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor.