The Lilies welcome SV Elversberg. Both teams were still unable to win after the winter break. On Saturday (February 8th/1pm) the teams will have their next chance to score three points for the first time in 2025 in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. Other interesting numbers & We have facts about SV 98's second home game of the second half of the season for you in the „Top Facts“ compiled.
In the last twelve games before Christmas, SV Darmstadt 98 hit the opposing goal 33 times and had the second best offense of the first half of the season. In the second half of the season, the Lilies have only scored two goals so far, both against Fortuna Düsseldorf. No team in the second division scored less frequently in 2025 than SV 98.
After the first half of the season, SV Elversberg had the third-best defence in the league. After the winter break, Horst Steffen’s team has so far been anything but defensively strong. The SVE had already conceded eight goals in the second half of the season, five of them against Magdeburg alone. This means they have conceded the most goals in the 2nd Bundesliga since the restart in January.
A 2-0 lead is seen by the head coaches as one of the most dangerous results in a game. While the SVE extended this lead to a 4-0 win against SV 98 in the first half of the season, things look different after the winter break. Horst Steffen’s team lost a 2-0 lead twice against 1. FC Magdeburg (2:5) and Karlsruher SC (2:2). In addition, all eight goals conceded in the second half of the season came in the second half. Striking: Both the SVE and the Lilies already conceded eight goals in the final quarter of an hour (excluding stoppage time). Jahn Regensburg alone had to concede more goals during this period.
Although the Lilies only scored from set pieces in the second half of the season, they scored 32 of their 36 goals from the running game in the first half of the season. At SV Elversberg, only three penalties and one free kick resulted in a set piece goal. The 125 corners they have taken this season have not resulted in a goal once. The remaining 31 goals this season always come from open play.
Isac Lidberg scored nine goals in 14 games in the Lilies jersey, making him the most dangerous player on the Darmstadt side. However, the striker was recently absent due to injury. With him in the front row, the Darmstadt team scored 24 points in 14 games. On the SV Elversberg side, their top scorer Fisnik Asllani was suspended against Karlsruher SC. The scorer previously recorded ten goals and five assists. When the loanee from TSG Hoffenheim scored, the Saarlanders scored an average of 2.3 points per game. However, if he failed to score, they averaged just one point.
It’s been a long time since Luca Pascal Schnellbacher wore the blue and white jersey with the Lily on the chest. He played in the youth ranks of SV Darmstadt 98 until 2012, before moving to neighbours Eintracht Frankfurt. The striker will be returning to southern Hesse on Saturday (08/02/1pm), but to score goals for SV Elversberg.
| Games | Wins | Draws | Defeats | Goals | |
| Home | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15:9 |
| Away | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8:13 |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23:22 |
SV Darmstadt 98 invites all its members to come to the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on November 1st, 2026, starting at 11:30am. Together, we aim to once again create the largest team photo in our club’s history—with the professional players in the front and the entire Lilies family behind them.
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.