2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 98 – Holstein Kiel match report
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It finished 2-2 between Darmstadt 98 and Holstein Kiel at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor. It was 0-2 at half-time. Player of the match: G. Balzi of Holstein Kiel, with a ScoreMondo rating of 8.5. The match was played on Saturday, 8 August 2026 at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor in Darmstadt.
The story of the match
Holstein Kiel took the lead in the 8th minute through G. Balzi, set up by P. Harres. Holstein Kiel extended their lead to 2-0 in the 42nd minute through P. Harres, set up by A. Kapralik. Half-time: 0-2, Holstein Kiel in front.
Darmstadt 98 pulled one back to make it 1-2 on 76 minutes thanks to Lee Ho-Jae, set up by K. Klefisch. A. Vukotic equalised for Darmstadt 98 at 2-2 after 86 minutes, set up by L. Duijvestijn.
Match statistics
Darmstadt 98's yellow cards went to Y. Furukawa in the 35th minute and N. Weisshaupt in the 45th minute. Booked for Holstein Kiel: I. Nekic (28'), H. Sekine (47') and L. Parduzi (62').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to P. Harres (Holstein Kiel, 8.3), A. Vukotic (Darmstadt 98, 7.8) and L. Duijvestijn (Darmstadt 98, 7.5). From the Darmstadt 98 bench came Lee Ho-Jae on 60 minutes, N. Verkooijen on 60 minutes, M. Merx on 68 minutes and R. Petretta on 85 minutes, among 5 changes. Holstein Kiel made 4 changes: F. Alidou for A. Bernhardsson (76'), J. Therkelsen for A. Kapralik (76'), M. Ivezic for L. Parduzi (84') and I. Ugoh for K. Davidsen (92').
The context
The last meeting, in 2026 in the 2. Bundesliga, ended in a 2-0 win for Darmstadt 98. Felix Bickel was the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards per match across 32 matches in our records.
What it means
Across 3 meetings in our records: 1 win for Darmstadt 98 and 2 draws.
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