The Bundesliga is taking a break. There will be some peace and quiet at the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor next weekend. But not for Oscar Vilhelmsson. The attacker was again called up to the Swedish U21 national team squad.
There are two games on the agenda for Vilhelmsson this international match period: After a test match on Friday (22/03 at 2.30pm) against the Cyprus U21s, the Darmstadt player will be back in action for Sweden on Tuesday (26/03 at 2pm) in the fight for the places for the U21 European Championships 2025 in Slovakia. In Group C, the Scandinavians are in third place with seven points, behind Georgia (10 points) and the Netherlands (18 points). The group winners and best runners-up qualify directly for the tournament. The other six group runners-up will then fight in the play-offs for the remaining three tickets. It was only a good six months ago that Vilhelmsson celebrated his debut in the Swedish U21 national team. In the European Championship qualifiers he came on as a substitute against North Macedonia, but was unable to prevent the 0-1 defeat. This changed with his second appearance for “Tre Kronor” and his brace in the 4-0 win over Moldova. Vilhelmsson made 18 Bundesliga appearances for SV Darmstadt 98 this season. The 20-year-old was last on the field for the full game against FC Bayern Munich. While the crossbar was in the way of the man with number 29 in the first half, he scored his second goal of the season for the Lilies in stoppage time against the German record champions.
| Date / Time | Player | Match | Competition |
| Friday, 22.03. / 14.30 | Oscar Vilhelmsson | Cyprus U21 – Sweden U21 | Friendly |
| Tuesday, 26.03. / 14.00 | Oscar Vilhelmsson | North Macedonia U21 – Sweden U21 | EM-Qualification |
Torsten Lieberknecht has to change his starting lineup to four positions compared to the away win at 1. FC Köln. In addition to Aaron Seydel, Clemens Riedel and Klaus Gjasula, Matthias Bader is also out for the duel with 1. FC Heidenheim with a broken nose. Luca Pfeiffer, Christoph Zimmermann, Jannik Müller and Emir Karic move into the starting line-up to replace the injured quartet. Asaf Arania from the U19 is in the Lilies' competitive squad for the first time.
After the away win in Köln now comes our home game with Heidenheim. On Sunday evening (April 28th/7:30pm) the SVD finally wants to win again in front of their own crowd. It is clear that this will not be an easy task against 1. FC Heidenheim, but Torsten Lieberknecht's team still wants to give the lily fans their second win in a row. Before the Bölle gets down to business, we will provide you with all the information about the duel between the Lilies and the guests from Heidenheim.
Next Sunday (April 28th/7:30pm) SV Darmstadt 98 will face fellow promoted team 1. FC Heidenheim. After Torsten Lieberknecht's team finally celebrated another victory in the Rhineland last week, they should also be able to do it at home this week. With a win of their own and some help, the Heidenheimers could stay in the league three match days before the end. But before the Lilies meet Frank Schmidt and “his” Heidenheimers, you will find all the important facts about the game here. What gives hope for the second win in a row? What are the strengths of the people of Baden-Württemberg? And which lily became a professional in Heidenheim? You can find out in our top facts about the game.
About the success in Köln, the upcoming duel with 1. FC Heidenheim (April 28th/7:30pm) and the staff: Torsten Lieberknecht answered questions about these and other topics at the press conference on Friday (April 26th). We have put together the most important statements from the head coach for you.
On Sunday (April 28th/7:30pm) SV Darmstadt 98 welcomes 1. FC Heidenheim and asks you to pay attention to the following information.
Continuity in the Lilies' Youth Performance Centre: Björn Müller has extended his contract as sporting director of the youth performance center (NLZ) for the long term. The new contract is now valid until June 30, 2027. Müller has been working in this position since June 2022.
In February, SV 98 lodged an objection against a ruling by the DFB sports court due to the use of pyrotechnic material over 43,000 euros (away game in Stuttgart on September 22, 2023) for fundamental reasons. This objection was rejected at a hearing on April 5th. In addition, in another case, SV 98 was fined 2,000 euros for unauthorised entry onto the pitch by several people at the home game against Leipzig (October 21, 2023). The SV 98 had already communicated to the oral hearing that the implementation of a possible appeal procedure would be dependent on the written reasons for the judgment.
Together with our main and jersey partner HAIX, a special Lilien shoe was created with which you will cut a good figure both in the stadium and in everyday life. The shoe is now available exclusively at www.haix.de.
With over 13,000 season tickets, SV Darmstadt 98 enjoys a very high proportion of fans in the stadium who want to be there at the Bölle home game after home game to actively support the team. In order to be able to continue offering day tickets, the number of season tickets has been capped for many seasons. And yet we are pleased that new season ticket holders can be welcomed every summer. For the coming season, a change and waiting list is now available on the club's own homepage.
Off to Signal Iduna Park! On the 34th matchday, SV Darmstadt 98 visits Borussia Dortmund. The away game at BVB will kick off on May 18th at 3:30pm. This is how you can be there: From Friday (April 26th/12pm) we will start selling free tickets exclusively in the ticket shop at the Merck Stadium. You can find all further information here.
Sunday evening. Floodlight game. Everything is set for a thrilling duel between the two Bundesliga newcomers in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. With 1. FC Heidenheim, the Lilies face an opponent who has one constant above all: head coach Frank Schmidt. The 50-year-old led his team into solid midfield in the first Bundesliga season and beat the record champions from Munich three weeks ago. At the end of the 31st matchday (April 28th/7:30pm), the SVD still wants to keep the points in southern Hesse. We'll take a closer look at FCH before the home game.
