Saturday evening. Floodlights. Top match. Darmstadt 98 hosts FC Schalke 04 for the 27th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga. Kick-off is at 8:30pm on Saturday (March 21st). What do both head coaches have to say before the game? Who will referee the match? And who will be the commentator? As usual, we've compiled all the important information about the game against the Royal Blues for you in our "Matchday Guide".
It's clear that two top teams in this league are facing off. To deny that would be nonsense: the league leaders are playing against the second-placed team. And in a situation where it's clear that the winner will be at the top of the table after this match.
Miron Muslic, head coach of FC Schalke 04, at the pre-match press conference: „Darmstadt is having an outstanding season and is deservedly high in the table. We are facing a tough opponent, but we also have a lot of quality, a lot of confidence in our strengths, and are undefeated in our previous matches against the other top six teams – we want to extend this streak on Saturday.“
During the home game on Saturday evening, temperatures of around 8 degrees Celsius are expected under cloudy skies. The probability of precipitation is 20 percent.
The match between SV Darmstadt 98 and FC Schalke 04 will be broadcast on pay-TV channel Sky and via livestream on RTL+. The game will also be shown on free-to-air channel NITRO. Pre-match coverage begins at 8:15pm on NITRO and RTL+. Cornelius Küpper and Patrick Helmes will provide commentary. Sky’s coverage starts at 8:00pm, with Hansi Küpper providing commentary throughout the 90 minutes.
Matchday! And with that, back into matchday mode. You can, of course, follow the game between SV Darmstadt 98 and FC Schalke 04 on Saturday evening 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 Lilien followers can tune into our Fanradio and listen in full length. Pictures and highlights from the game will be available on Facebook and Bluesky as well as our WhatsApp-Channel. Even more pictures can be found on 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).
