Maybe on Sunday? The Lilies are waiting for their first win of the second half of the season. This should happen this weekend against FC Schalke 04 in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. A good omen for this could be that Schalke have not won two games in a row this season. The six wins were followed by four draws and two defeats. We have even more good omens for you in our numbers before the game on Sunday (23.02/1:30pm) & Facts about the Schalke game summarised.
As in the first half of the season, the Lilies are still waiting for the first three points in the second half of the season before the clash with Schalke 04. But back then the streak broke against exactly these Royal Blues. In the first half, the Lilies were trailing 3-0. Then Fraser Hornby scored from the penalty spot and after the break Isac Lidberg scored a flawless hat-trick. In the end it was Sergio Lopez who scored the celebrated 5-3 winning goal in stoppage time. This was the first time the Lilies won a game after a three-goal deficit in the professional sector.
Florian Kohfeldt has not been able to celebrate so many victories as head coach against any other club. In a total of nine competitive games during his time at Werder Bremen and Darmstadt 98, Kohfeldt won seven times against Schalke 04. He also got a draw and only lost once against S04. In the first half of the season, the duel against Schalke was only Kohfeldt’s second game on the Lilien sideline and also his first win as a Darmstadt coach.
Moussa Sylla, who came from Ligue 2 before the start of the season, is currently FC Schalke 04’s top goalscorer. With 13 goals, he leads the internal top scorer list ahead of Kenan Karaman (11). The striker was recently missing from the Royal Blues‘ ranks due to injury. He was replaced by Pape Meissa Ba, who even scored the 2-1 winning goal against Karlsruher SC in the last game. He came from Ligue 2 in the winter. Looking at Darmstadt: The Lilies‘ second best goalscorer is currently Killian Corredor. The offensive player currently has six goals this season. He also came from Ligue 2 last summer.
Schalke had to do without Paul Seguin in the first leg. This meant that FC Schalke 04 was missing an important player in the center. With him in the starting lineup, his team lost just three of 13 games this season. Without the 29-year-old, things look completely different. The team played nine games in which Seguin did not start. They lost six games and only won three. What makes the central midfielder so strong is his calmness when he comes under pressure: Seguin solved 73 percent of the pressure situations, which puts him only behind Hamburger SV’s Jonas Meffert in this statistic. The Magdeburg native also has the best pass rate under pressure in the entire 2nd Bundesliga with over 90 percent.
Isac Lidberg played for the Go Ahead Eagles Deventer in the Netherlands from 2021 to 2023. In his first year there he had no less a coach than Schalke coach Kees van Wonderen. The striker played 36 games and scored six goals under the Dutchman.
Janik Bachmann will return to the Bölle on Sunday. The midfielder played for SV Darmstadt 98’s youth team from 2010 to 2015. The 28-year-old, who was born in Groß-Umstadt, was not used for the 98’s professional team.
Fabian Nürnberger will miss the Lilies against Schalke due to a red card. Jean-Paul Boetius will also miss the game due to a yellow-red card. Aleksandar Vukotic (9), Philipp Förster (4) and Clemens Riedel (4) have previous problems.
| Games | Wins | Draws | Defeats | Goals | |
| Home | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13:21 |
| Away | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17:26 |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30:47 |
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.