Darmstadt 98 2-2 Holstein Kiel: result and report
2. Bundesliga · Saturday 8 August 2026
Result
Darmstadt 98 2-2 Holstein Kiel
2. Bundesliga · Saturday 8 August 2026, 11:00 UTC · Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, Darmstadt · half-time 0-2
Darmstadt 98 2-2 Holstein Kiel: match report
Darmstadt 98 drew with Holstein Kiel 2-2 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 8 August 2026 at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Guillermo Balzi opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Darmstadt 98's goals came from Ho-jae Lee (76') and Aleksandar Vukotic (86'). Holstein Kiel scored through Guillermo Balzi (8') and Phil Harres (42').
Discipline: Darmstadt 98 received 2 yellow cards; Holstein Kiel received 3 yellow cards.
In the current table Darmstadt 98 are 16th on 9 points and Holstein Kiel are 17th on 8 points.
Darmstadt 98 lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Holstein Kiel in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Phil Harres of Holstein Kiel (8.3), ahead of Guillermo Balzi (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Darmstadt 98 wins, 4 draws and 1 for Holstein Kiel.
Key events
- 8'Goal · Guillermo Balzi
- 28'Yellow card · Ivan Nekic
- 35'Yellow card · Yosuke Furukawa
- 42'Goal · Phil Harres
- 45'Yellow card · Noah Weißhaupt
- 47'Yellow card · Hiroki Sekine
- 62'Yellow card · Leon Parduzi
- 76'Goal · Ho-jae Lee
- 86'Goal · Aleksandar Vukotic
Form and table
- Darmstadt 98Last five: —
- Holstein KielLast five: —
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 9 | LWLDD |
| 17 | Holstein Kiel | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | DLDWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Darmstadt 98 line-up (4-2-3-1)
Marcel Schuhen, Christopher Lannert, Patric Pfeiffer, Aleksandar Vukotic, Florian Kleinhansl, Kai Klefisch, Hiroki Akiyama, Noah Weißhaupt, Lance Duijvestijn, Yosuke Furukawa, Fynn Lakenmacher
Holstein Kiel line-up (4-1-4-1)
Timon Weiner, Hiroki Sekine, Ivan Nekic, David Zec, Leon Parduzi, Jonas Meffert, Alexander Bernhardsson, Guillermo Balzi, Kasper Stie Davidsen, Adrián Kaprálik, Phil Harres
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