SV Darmstadt 98

Match report

Darmstadt 98 defeated Arminia Bielefeld 2:1 at Stadion Merk am Bollenfalltor on Friday in the fifth round of the Second Bundesliga. The result gives the home side their first point of the campaign after four winless outings, while the visitors remain in tenth place with four points from four matches.

Lee Ho-Jae opened the scoring after just three minutes, catching Bielefeld off guard. Marius Worl levelled for the visitors in the fifty-ninth minute before Milan Smit converted a penalty in the eighty-sixth to secure all three points for Darmstadt. Several yellow cards punctuated the contest, with Noah Weisshaupt, Kai Klefisch and Raoul Petretta all booked for the hosts.

Darmstadt dominated the aerial battle and created more clear-cut opportunities. They registered six shots on target compared to Bielefeld's four, while their expected goals figure of 1.81 sat well above the visitors' 1.19. The hosts also won 24 of 43 aerial duels, yet Bielefeld controlled possession at 59 per cent and attempted 33 crosses to Darmstadt's 15.

The home side struggled to convert their dominance into results until this evening. Their recent record speaks for itself: three defeats and a draw in their previous four matches, including heavy losses to Kaiserslautern and Hannover. This performance offered a different complexion, though the defensive lapses that allowed Worl's equaliser remain a concern.

Bielefeld's away form has been inconsistent, with two draws and two defeats across their last four fixtures. They created chances without finding consistency, managing only one big chance from two attempts. The penalty concession proved costly, and the visitors will need to improve their finishing if they want to climb the table.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 41 – 59

Shots on target 6 – 4

Shots off target 3 – 8

Expected goals 1.81 – 1.19

⚽ 3' Lee Ho-Jae — Goal 🟨 33' monju thaddaus momuluh — Yellow card 🟨 35' Raoul Petretta — Yellow card 🟨 45+2' Noah Weisshaupt — Yellow card 🟨 48' Kai Klefisch — Yellow card ⇄ 57' Marvin Mehlem — Substitution ⇄ 57' Marco Richter — Substitution ⚽ 59' Marius Worl — Goal 🟨 66' Henri Koudossou — Yellow card ⇄ 75' monju thaddaus momuluh — Substitution ⇄ 76' Lee Ho-Jae — Substitution ⇄ 82' Noah Weisshaupt — Substitution ⇄ 82' Carlo Sickinger — Substitution ⇄ 82' Raoul Petretta — Substitution ⇄ 84' Marius Worl — Substitution ⚽ 86' Milan Smit — Penalty

Match events

3' 1:0 SV Darmstadt 98 Goal Lee Ho-Jae assist: Noah Weisshaupt
33' 1:0 Arminia Bielefeld Yellow card monju thaddaus momuluh
35' 1:0 SV Darmstadt 98 Yellow card Raoul Petretta
45+2' 1:0 SV Darmstadt 98 Yellow card Noah Weisshaupt
48' 1:0 SV Darmstadt 98 Yellow card Kai Klefisch
57' 1:0 Arminia Bielefeld Substitution Marvin Mehlem off: David Min
57' 1:0 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Marco Richter off: Lance Duijvestijn
59' 1:1 Arminia Bielefeld Goal Marius Worl
66' 1:1 Arminia Bielefeld Yellow card Henri Koudossou
75' 1:1 Arminia Bielefeld Substitution monju thaddaus momuluh off: Leon Jensen
76' 1:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Lee Ho-Jae off: Nicolas Verkooijen
82' 1:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Noah Weisshaupt off: Yosuke Furukawa
82' 1:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Carlo Sickinger off: Ibrahim El Kadiri
82' 1:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Substitution Raoul Petretta off: William Mikelbrencis
84' 1:1 Arminia Bielefeld Substitution Marius Worl off: Joel Felix
86' 2:1 SV Darmstadt 98 Penalty Milan Smit

Statistics

41 Possession, % 59

6 Shots on target 4

3 Shots off target 8

1.81 Expected goals 1.19

2 Big chances 2

35 Attacks 51

4 Corners 8

17 Fouls 17

16 Free kicks 17

1 Offsides 3

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 3

23 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

24/4356% Aerial duels 19/4344%

53 Backward passes 80

3 Blocked shots 4

51 Clearances 33

5/1533% Crosses 7/3321%

5/1145% Dribbles 6/2030%

0.76 Expected assists 1.14

77 Failed passes 78

3 Goalkeeper saves 4

15 Interceptions 7

7 Key passes 11

26/6143% Long passes 24/5742%

35 Passes into the final third 97

160 Passes in the opposition half 261

184 Passes in own half 240

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.25

3 Shots from outside the box 8

9 Shots inside the box 8

15/2463% Tackles 7/1070%

329 Total passes 468

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Marcel Schuhen	1
6	Patric Pfeiffer	6
18	Raoul Petretta	18
28	Christopher Lannert	28
49	Yannik Luka Lührs	49
5	Marco Richter	5
7	Noah Raphael Weißhaupt	7
17	Kai Klefisch	17
23	Carlo Sickinger	23
9	Ho-Jae Lee	9
36	Milen Smith	36

Substitutes
#	Player	number
3	Florian Kleinhansl	3
4	Grayson Dettori	4
25	William Mikelbrencis	25
10	Nikola Verkoijen	10
22	Lars Kehl	22
41	Lance Duijvestijn	41
11	Ibrahim El Kadiri	11
44	Yosuke Furukawa	44

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Arminia Bielefeld

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jonas Thomas Kersken	1
5	Maximilian Bauer	5
7	Henri Koudossou	7
17	Arne Sicker	17
19	Maximilian Großer	19
6	Marvin Mehlem	6
21	Stefano Russo	21
38	M. Wörle	38
10	Jannik Rochelt	10
11	Joel Grodowski	11
14	Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh	14

Substitutes
#	Player	number
18	Leo Oppermann	18
3	Joel Felix	3
29	Tim-Henry Handwerker	29
8	Sam Francis Schreck	8
31	Leon Jensen	31
42	T. Wegener	42
9	David Min	9
27	Benjamin Boakye	27
30	Isaiah Young	30

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Hertha Berlin	6	6	0	0	18
2	FC Nurnberg	6	5	1	0	16
3	FC Heidenheim	6	4	1	1	13
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	3	2	1	11
5	FC Kaiserslautern	6	3	2	1	11
6	FC Magdeburg	6	3	1	2	10
7	Energie Cottbus	6	2	2	2	8
8	FC St. Pauli	6	1	4	1	7
9	VfL Bochum	6	2	1	3	7
10	Hannover 96	6	2	1	3	7

SV Darmstadt 98 — Arminia Bielefeld: 2:1, 2. Bundesliga

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