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 |
On Sunday (Oct 18th), SV Darmstadt 98 will visit Karlsruher SC. The side from Baden differs from the Lilies in several key respects. Furthermore, the match will see SV 98 cross paths with a former player once again. Find out here about other connections between the two clubs, as well as some particularly interesting statistics ahead of the encounter.
On Tuesday evening (October 13th), the SilberLilien took part in SV Darmstadt 98’s Stolperstein tour for the first time. Along the approximately six-kilometre route, the participants made several stops to learn more about the fates of Jewish club members who were persecuted and driven out during the Holocaust.
From new grassroots sports offerings and a look back at the club's history to birthdays and the latest updates from the media briefing—there is plenty to report from SV Darmstadt 98 again this week. In "Lilien Across the Board," we round up the news, insights, and stories from life at the club.
Tickets for the home match against 1. FC Heidenheim on November 22nd are available for purchase now.
SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team proved their mettle at home against KSV Hessen Kassel II in the Hessenliga on Sunday (Oct. 11th). After a convincing 90-minute performance, the Young Lilies secured another three points, finishing with a decisive 4–0 victory that lifts them to sixth place in the standings.
The Lilies overturned an early deficit to celebrate a 3–1 home victory against Energie Cottbus—a win that boosts confidence and confirms the progress being made. Read our analysis to find out why there is still work to be done and what positives SV 98 takes away from the match.
This season, too, Lilien fans will be doubly rewarded for every home goal scored by SV Darmstadt 98. In addition to the joy and excitement of the goals, the team's supporters will receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
After the international break, Darmstadt 98 returned to the Bölle with a home win! Against Energie Cottbus, SV Darmstadt 98 put on a spirited performance in front of their home crowd and rewarded themselves with three points after an intense match. We've compiled the post-match reactions for you here:
Despite falling behind, Darmstadt secured their second consecutive home win! Darmstadt defeated Energie Cottbus 3-1 (1-1). The home side equalised after conceding an early goal in the four-minute period through Weißhaupt before halftime. Vukotic headed his team into the lead in the second half, before Lührs sealed the victory with the third goal. This home win brings Darmstadt's season total to seven points.
Homegame at Böllenfalltor (10/10, 1pm): Florian Kohfeldt has made two changes to his starting XI compared to the away match in Wolfsburg three weeks ago. Richter and Mikelbrencis come into the starting lineup for Sickinger (calf issues) and Lannert (illness).
On Saturday afternoon (October 10th, 1pm), SV 98 hosts Energie Cottbus at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor for Matchday 7. What do the two head coaches have to say ahead of kick-off? Who is officiating the match, and where can you follow the action live? As always, we have compiled all the key information regarding the game against Cottbus in our "Matchday Guide" feature.
