Schalke 04 vs SV Darmstadt 98, 2025-26 German 2. Bundesliga

· German 2. Bundesliga

Schalke 04

9': Moussa Sylla

FT
1 - 0

SV Darmstadt 98

About

Schalke 04 are hosting SV Darmstadt 98 at VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German 2. Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

9': Moussa Sylla (Schalke 04) Goal at 9'
27': Janik Bachmann (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 27'
31': Aleksandar Vukotic (SV Darmstadt 98) Yellow Card at 31'
38': Adrian Gantenbein (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 38'
63': Merveille Papela (SV Darmstadt 98) Substitution at 63'
63': Finn Porath (Schalke 04) Substitution at 63'
64': Matthias Bader (SV Darmstadt 98) Substitution at 64'
64': Paul Will (SV Darmstadt 98) Substitution at 64'
64': Christian Gomis (Schalke 04) Substitution at 64'
81': Felipe Sanchez (Schalke 04) Substitution at 81'
81': Fabian Holland (SV Darmstadt 98) Substitution at 81'
81': Fynn-Luca Lakenmacher (SV Darmstadt 98) Substitution at 81'
85': Mika Wallentowitz (Schalke 04) Substitution at 85'
90'+3': Mika Wallentowitz (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 93'
90'+5': Soufian El-Faouzi (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+9': Hasan Kurucay (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 99'

Statistics

SVD		S04
13	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
61.7	Possession	38.3
7	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: German 2. Bundesliga

Venue: VELTINS-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Attendance: 61,198

2. Bundesliga Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Hertha Berlin	6	+10	18
2	1. FC Nürnberg	6	+10	16
3	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	6	+2	13
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	+7	11

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Schalke 04 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Loris Karius (GK)
25	Nikola Katic
4	Hasan Kurucay
43	Mert Can Ayhan
6	Ron Schallenberg
23	Soufian El-Faouzi
33	Vitalie Becker
17	Adrian Gantenbein
9	Moussa Sylla
19	Kenan Karaman
14	Janik Bachmann

Schalke 04 Substitutes:

Amin Younes, Mauro Zalazar, Henning Matriciani, Finn Porath, Max Grüger, Christian Gomis, Mika Wallentowitz, Justin Heekeren, Felipe Sanchez.

SV Darmstadt 98 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Marcel Schuhen (GK)
20	Aleksandar Vukotic
5	Matej Maglica
6	Patric Pfeiffer
16	Hiroki Akiyama
10	Jean-Paul Boëtius
8	Luca Marseiler
34	Kilian Corredor
27	Bartosz Bialek
9	Fraser Hornby
23	Marco Richter

SV Darmstadt 98 Substitutes:

Matthias Bader, Leon Klassen, Yosuke Furukawa, Fynn-Luca Lakenmacher, Benedikt Börner, Serhat-Semih Güler, Merveille Papela, Fabian Holland, Paul Will.

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