In the press conference before the second home game of the still young season, our head coach spoke about, among other things, our team's attacking play and the past week. As usual, you can find the most important statements before the match against Hannover 96 (August 30th/1:30pm) here for you.
Personnel update: In addition to the three long-term injured players Luca Marseiler, Fabian Nürnberger and Merveille Papela, Kai Klefisch (yellow-red suspension) and Fynn Lakenmacher (adductor problems) will not be available next Sunday.
It’s a very fitting symbol to do it the way the club has done it. And I believe that this ensures he will be remembered forever. He as a person, but also as a symbol of what he stood for: a fighter. Accordingly, it’s certainly something we will discuss with the players as well, because it’s quite different than just having his name above the South Stand, where some might not even know the story behind it. This placement makes it much more present.
The training week was really great. We shouldn’t overthink the cup win. But if you look at our performance over the 90 minutes, we honestly had a clear advantage in chances and didn’t really allow anything in the second half. It always feels a bit different after the game than when you review it calmly. When you look at how other teams from the same league played in the cup, they definitely gave other, equally renowned clubs more of a hard time. So, the win definitely gives us a boost. We won, which is always good; it provides confidence. It helps in this kind of process.
It will be particularly exciting because they are a team with very, very good individual quality, even if they lost some individual quality during the summer break. Of course, they’ve also brought in players like Hartel and Hugonet, who represent the absolute top level in this league. And they have a very specific style of football that I generally really like. I’ve said this before about the way Christian Titz has his teams play: very offensively, very aggressively. But this also creates opportunities – as we’ve seen in recent weeks, not only in the final weeks of this season but also in the final weeks of last season – to find spaces, punish defensive actions, and create dangerous scoring chances ourselves. Hannover’s approach is to control the game. That’s something that’s very, very difficult to achieve against Hannover, but which we essentially managed in the second leg last season, despite the 2-0 defeat.
At the start of the season, we said we needed to rebuild our attack. And we did that with complete conviction. Unfortunately, something happened in the first few games that wasn’t planned: our left-backs were unavailable, and recently it wasn’t possible to play with Hiro and Kai. That will be the case again now due to Kai’s suspension. So, to some extent, our focus in Jena was: how do we connect our play from back to front? And I felt that in the final third in Jena, we played much more clearly and purposefully going forward, creating chances, getting into the box, and generating scoring opportunities, especially in the first half. Therefore, it’s always a holistic approach that we need to discuss.
On Sunday afternoon (Oct 18th, 1:30pm), SV 98 will visit Karlsruher SC for the 8th matchday of the season. What do the two head coaches have to say ahead of kickoff? Who will be officiating the match, and where can you follow the action live? As always, we’ve put together all the essential information for the game against KSC in our "Matchday Guide" feature.
On Sunday, the Lilies face a challenge in Baden: for the 8th matchday, SV Darmstadt 98 travel to take on Karlsruher SC. At the pre-match press conference, our head coach discussed the squad situation, the qualities of the opposition, and the team's motivation to get back to winning ways on the road.
On Sunday (October 18th), SV Darmstadt 98 will visit Karlsruher SC. KSC has a history that extends well beyond the confines of German football: the club from Baden once caused a stir on the European stage, writing a chapter that is still remembered today. But how did KSC manage to step into the international spotlight, and what made this success so special?
The next away match is coming up: this Sunday (October 18th, 1:30pm), the Lilien will visit Karlsruher SC for the 8th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga. As always, you can find all the essential information regarding travel and your visit to the stadium in the fan guidelines.
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.