From 2-0 down to 2-2! Darmstadt once again demonstrated their fighting spirit and comeback abilities, securing a point against Eintracht Braunschweig despite trailing by two goals. How do captain Marcel Schuhen and two-goal scorer Matej Maglica assess the 90 minutes at Eintracht Stadium? What did both head coaches have to say about the match? We've compiled all the post-match reactions for you.
„After the first half, it’s a point gained for us in a very difficult away game. Given how the match unfolded, I’ll take the point. Congratulations to Braunschweig on an expectedly good performance. They made life very difficult for us. Overall, I can’t fault my team too much. We were in control for almost 90 minutes. In the first half, however, we didn’t execute the simple things well. We need to defend the goals we conceded differently. Before that, though, we need to score one or two goals ourselves. At halftime, we refocused on what makes us strong. We’ve had a difficult week overall, dealing with a wave of illness and only being able to train with eleven players on Wednesday. Yesterday, we decided that Isac wouldn’t be available. Fraser then fell ill overnight. Despite that, we had the spirit to come back here. That’s why I’m proud of the team.“
„When you’re leading 2-0, it initially feels like we’ve dropped two points. But Darmstadt had 61 percent possession and also a higher xGoals value. I didn’t see a 2-0 performance from us in the first half. The halftime lead was rather fortunate. The two goals we conceded after the break are frustrating. Their two most efficient players were missing today. They coped with that and came back from 2-0 down with such spirit. I can only congratulate Flo on that. Today we showed that if we perform like this together with our fans here in our stadium, we can compete with an opponent like Darmstadt. Overall, I can live with the 2-2 draw. Every point for us is invaluable.“
„We’ll take the point. Maybe a point like this could prove important. We came back from 2-0 down, which I thought was outstanding. And that against a team that’s extremely strong and consistent at home. Braunschweig needed points, you could feel it. And then things got heated. With the running track around it, this place is a cauldron of an atmosphere. We played a decent game – except for defending set pieces, that wasn’t good. We’ve defended long throw-ins very well all season, but that wasn’t the case today. Of course, we would have liked to have taken the lead in the first half with the chances we created. We were very dangerous offensively today, even without Fraser and Isac. The lads who took up their positions did a great job.“
„I think we played a very good away game overall. We knew it wouldn’t be easy to play here in Braunschweig. Against them, it comes down to a lot of tackles and one-on-one duels. We handled that well as a team. We can’t be so sloppy with throw-ins in the first half. Nevertheless, I’m generally satisfied, and we know we were the better team today. If we hadn’t conceded those two goals in the first half, we would have won a game like this. So, heads up and on we go.“
… about his brace:
„I’m very happy that I’ve been able to score a total of three goals against Braunschweig this season. I’m grateful for every minute I play. And grateful for every goal I can score.“
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).
