Thursday , 12 November 2026

1. FC Köln vs SV Darmstadt 98, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2024-25
1. FC Köln
2 – 1
Full Time
SV Darmstadt 98
Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 19:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION 50,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jan Thielmann 1' 1–0
1–1 25' Fraser Hornby pen
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt pen 80' 2–1
Y 59' Fraser Hornby
YR 66' Fraser Hornby
Dejan Ljubicic 67' Y
Y 88' Florian Kohfeldt
Y 90' Jean-Paul Boetius

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Köln vs SV Darmstadt 98 — 2. Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Florian Heft
  • Assistant 1 Jarno Wienefeld (Germany)
  • Assistant 2 Fynn Kohn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 11 31
2 1. FC Nürnberg 11 24
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 11 21
4 1. FC Magdeburg 11 20
5 VfL Wolfsburg 11 19
6 Arminia Bielefeld 11 17
7 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 11 16
8 VfL Bochum 1848 11 14
9 FC St. Pauli 1910 11 12
10 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 11 12
11 Hannover 96 11 12
12 FC Energie Cottbus 11 11
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 11 11
14 VfL Osnabrück 11 11
15 SG Dynamo Dresden 11 11
16 Karlsruher SC 11 11
17 SV Darmstadt 98 11 9
18 Holstein Kiel 11 8

Head-to-Head

2
2
1. FC Köln 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals SV Darmstadt 98
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-15 1. FC Köln 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 2024-10-18 SV Darmstadt 98 5–1 1. FC Köln 2024-04-20 1. FC Köln 0–2 SV Darmstadt 98 2023-12-01 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 1. FC Köln

Recent Form

1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar SV Darmstadt 98 H 2–1 W
08 Mar SSV Ulm 1846 A 1–0 W
01 Mar Karlsruher SC A 0–1 L
23 Feb TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 1–1 D
14 Feb 1. FC Magdeburg A 0–3 L
09 Feb FC Schalke 04 H 1–0 W
SV Darmstadt 98
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar 1. FC Köln A 1–2 L
07 Mar Karlsruher SC H 3–0 W
02 Mar 1. FC Magdeburg A 1–4 L
23 Feb FC Schalke 04 H 2–0 W
15 Feb Eintracht Braunschweig A 0–1 L
08 Feb SV 07 Elversberg H 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
SV Darmstadt 98 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SV Darmstadt 98
0-15
1/7
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/4
61-75
–/4
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SV Darmstadt 98
Milan Smit 3 G
Ho-Jae Lee 2 G 1 A
Aleksandar Vukotic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — 1. FC Köln and SV Darmstadt 98 get this one started.
  • 1' Jan Thielmann doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 6' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 6 minutes.
  • 11' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Florian Kohfeldt will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' It’s high time Florian Kohfeldt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' The travelling SV Darmstadt 98 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Fraser Hornby does the damage! The net is bulging and SV Darmstadt 98 surge ahead!
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SV Darmstadt 98 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Eric Martel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Isac Lidberg is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SV Darmstadt 98 so far.
  • 46' It is a substitution in 1. FC Koln team. Steffen Tigges is replaced by Imad Rondic on 46 minute.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Timo Hubers is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SV Darmstadt 98 tonight.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Fraser Hornby. He receives a card.
  • 63' Jean-Paul Boetius has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Marseiler on 63 minute.
  • 66' SV Darmstadt 98 player sees a card in front of him.
  • 67' Dejan Ljubicic is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 69' Time for substitution for 1. FC Koln. Jusuf Gazibegovic is replaced by Tim Lemperle.
  • 74' It looks surprising 1. FC Köln does not make any changes. Matondo-Merveille Papela has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' A tactical swap from SV Darmstadt 98 — Matej Maglica on, Andreas Muller off on 80 minutes.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Gian-Luca Waldschmidt has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 86' Fynn-Luca Lakenmacher is replacing Sergio Lopez Galache for the SV Darmstadt 98 side.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Gian-Luca Waldschmidt as he leaves the pitch. Mark Uth steps in for 1. FC Koln.
  • 88' SV Darmstadt 98 player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jean-Paul Boetius on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

SV Darmstadt 98 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fraser Hornby 3
Isac Lidberg 1
Tim Lemperle 1
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 1
Jan Thielmann 1
Davie Selke 1
Christoph Klarer 1
Oscar Vilhelmsson 1

Head to Head

2025-03-15 1. FC Köln 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 2024-10-18 SV Darmstadt 98 5–1 1. FC Köln 2024-04-20 1. FC Köln 0–2 SV Darmstadt 98 2023-12-01 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln Form

2025-03-15 1. FC Köln 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2025-03-08 SSV Ulm 1846 0–1 1. FC Köln W 2025-03-01 Karlsruher SC 1–0 1. FC Köln L 2025-02-23 1. FC Köln 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf D 2025-02-14 1. FC Magdeburg 3–0 1. FC Köln L 2025-02-09 1. FC Köln 1–0 FC Schalke 04 W

SV Darmstadt 98 Form

2025-03-15 1. FC Köln 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2025-03-07 SV Darmstadt 98 3–0 Karlsruher SC W 2025-03-02 1. FC Magdeburg 4–1 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2025-02-23 SV Darmstadt 98 2–0 FC Schalke 04 W 2025-02-15 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2025-02-08 SV Darmstadt 98 0–3 SV 07 Elversberg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 1. FC Köln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 SV Darmstadt 98 xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln46% Draw27% SV Darmstadt 9827%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw
73%
Draw or SV Darmstadt 98
54%
1. FC Köln or SV Darmstadt 98
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln31% Draw47% SV Darmstadt 9822%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap 1. FC Köln covers Push SV Darmstadt 98 covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
SV Darmstadt 98 keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.