The Lilies are currently the strongest team in the league. After winning 5-1 at home against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV 98 now has the best offence in the league. But before the well-deserved Christmas break, the professionals have the important final game of the year against SSV Jahn Regensburg on Sunday (December 22nd/1:30pm). We'll look at the facts and figures about the upcoming game together with you.
… in the 2nd Bundesliga, SV Darmstadt has 98! No other team in the league has so far scored more goals than the Lilies – 35 in total. Particularly noteworthy: The South Hesse team scored five goals of their own in four games. This was the case in the victories at Schalke (5-3) and in Fürth (5-1) as well as in the home games against Köln (5-1) and Kaiserslautern (5-1). All other teams only managed to do something like this once, if at all. Darmstadt 98 is also the most efficient team in the league: the Lilies only need an average of seven shots on goal to score a goal.
Will Darmstadt win? Or Regensburg? And can the spectators – no matter who wins – expect a 2-0 result at the weekend? The last four duels between the two teams ended with exactly this result. The winner changed again and again, but the scoreboard always showed 2-0. The last time both teams were in the same league was in 2022/23: Regensburg won 2-0 at home, the Lilien won 2-0 at the Bölle. In a direct comparison, however, the side from Bavaria are in a much better position against South Hesse: Unfortunately, Jahn was able to win eleven of the last 17 home games.
SSV Jahn Regensburg has led the most duels in the current season (3,474) – no other team has. The other side of the coin? Jahn was only able to win 47.8 percent of them, which is the weakest value in the league. Speaking of intensity. In terms of running, the Darmstadt team under Florian Kohfeldt have stepped up their game. The team runs an average of four kilometres more (117) than before Kohfeldt took office. The Lilies also recorded 15 sprints and 80 more intensive runs.
Both head coaches once coached abroad. Both Florian Kohfeldt and Andreas Patz worked on the sidelines of Belgian clubs. While the Regensburg coach was employed at Excelsior Mouscron and Cercle Brügge, Kohfeldt was under contract as head coach at KAS Eupen.
With only eight points collected, SSV Jahn Regensburg is at the bottom of the 2nd Bundesliga – five points behind the relegation place. Jahn has never had such a record after 16 match days in the 2nd league. Certainly two good reasons for this are the goals scored (7) and goals conceded (38) – these are both the fewest and most in the competition. But there could have been significantly more own hits – even more than twice as many. The SSV has an xGoals value of 16.8. Therefore: The Lilies definitely must not underestimate the bottom of the table!
Fabian Nürnberger and Kai Klefisch currently have four yellow cards. On the opposing side, Kai Pröger has to be careful because of his four yellow cards.
| Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | |
| Home | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23:18 |
| Away | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17:38 |
| Total | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 40:56 |
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.