One last time! One more football match this season, one last time at the Bölle, and one last time with Fabian Holland. On matchday 34, SV Darmstadt 98 will face SC Paderborn on Sunday (May 17th, 3:30pm). Who will referee the match? Where will it be broadcast? And will the sun be shining? You'll find all the answers as usual in "Matchday Guide" – clearly presented with everything you need to know about the matchday.
We absolutely want to win this game and we'll do everything we can to achieve it. And that's exactly what I sense from the team.
Ralf Kettemann, head coach of SC Paderborn, at the pre-match press conference: „They’ve only lost once at home – and that’s been the case all season. It will be a challenging match. We’ll definitely need everything we’ve got at the Böllenfalltor.“
During the home game on Sunday afternoon, temperatures in Darmstadt are expected to reach approximately 15 degrees Celsius under cloudy skies. The probability of precipitation is 50 percent.
If you’re not at the stadium on the final matchday but still want to follow the action from home, you can do so on the pay-TV channel Sky. The live stream starts at 2pm. Jonas Friedrich will then provide commentary for the match from 3:30pm.
Matchday! And with that, back into matchday mode. You can, of course, follow the match between SV Darmstadt 98 and SC Paderborn on Sunday afternoon in the Software AG Matchcentre on our website. Just click on the orange button! There, we’ll provide you with plenty of live data about the game.
All fans of the Lilies can tune in on our Fanradio and listen to the game in full length. Pictures and highlights from the game will be on Facebook and Bluesky as well as our WhatsApp-Channel. Even more pictures will be on our Instagram.
The Bundesliga finalised the match schedules for matchdays three through six on Wednesday (July 15th): Darmstadt's home game against Hannover 96 on matchday three will take place on Sunday. This will be followed by their away game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday at 1pm. The home game against Arminia Bielefeld on Friday evening and the away game in Wolfsburg, also on Friday evening, have also been confirmed.
The Lilies can welcome another new arrival at the Böllenfalltor: Florian Kleinhansl will now wear the SV 98 jersey. The 25-year-old joins on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with 1. FC Kaiserslautern on June 30th.
Third test, third clear victory. SV 98 won the match against FC 08 Homburg 5-1 (3-0).
SV Darmstadt 98 and the fusion energy company Focused Energy are entering into an official partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to more closely link top-level football and high technology from the Darmstadt region and to jointly generate momentum for innovation and future societal issues.
Killian Corredor will be playing in his home country again in the future. SV 98 has reached an agreement with FC Nantes on the transfer of the Frenchman.
On Tuesday (July 14, 6pm), SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Regionalliga side FC Homburg and asks fans to take note of the following information.
A home game against KSV! SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Holstein Kiel for the opening matchday of the 2. Bundesliga season this Saturday (August 8 at 1pm). Here’s how you can be there: the member pre-sale for the new season's first home game begins this coming Wednesday (July 15) at 12pm —available online and at the ticket shop at the Merck-Stadion, as usual. You can find all further details in this announcement.
For every home goal scored by the "Lilies," SV Darmstadt 98 fans were doubly rewarded during the recent 2025/26 second-division season. Beyond the joy and excitement, supporters received 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every goal Darmstadt scored at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
In recent days, various media outlets have published reports and graphics regarding the distribution of TV revenue for the 2026/27 season. Some of these reports included not only specific figures but also a comparison to the previous season. This comparison indicates a supposed revenue increase of €1.4 million for SV 98 compared to the 2025/26 season.
SV Darmstadt 98 successfully completed their second pre-season friendly, defeating Verbandsliga side VfR Fehlheim 8-0 (4-0).
