20.
8:50 p.m
At VfB, the shock of being behind is deep. While the Lilies continue to concentrate on defending, the Swabians are currently running very erratically.
17.
8:47 p.m
Tooor for SV Darmstadt 98, 0-1 by Dan-Axel Zagadou (own goal)
Out of complete nowhere, Darmstadt now takes the lead with a lot of confusion. Tim Skarke moves forward on the right wing, but is caught by Ito, so that his cross spins towards Nübel without any danger. Zagadou, who suspects Pfeiffer is behind him, goes down the first post to clear the ball, hits the ball unluckily and sinks it past the chanceless Nübel in the near corner.
16.
8:47 p.m
Fifteen minutes. Stuttgart dominates the game, but hardly creates any shots. Darmstadt has little of the game, but holds up well.
13.
8:44 p.m
With a high ball into the Hessian penalty area, Emir Karic uses his upper arms to a very limited extent against Pascal Stenzel. Also because the Stuttgart player went down very willingly when he felt the contact, the referee ultimately decided to continue playing. Nevertheless, Karic, who can only complain to a limited extent when the whistle is blown, must not act so impetuously in the running duel.
11.
20:41
It briefly gets loud in the stands as Guirassy picks up speed with a deep pass. However, Schuhen is on the ball well ahead of the Swabians’ goal getter and can resolutely knock the ball away.
8th.
8:38 p.m
Yellow card for Luca Pfeiffer (SV Darmstadt 98)
Pfeiffer keeps his foot on it against Karazor and gives his opponent the stamp. Clear yellow card.
7.
8:37 p.m
Now the lilies are swarming for the first time. Atakan Karazor is able to stop the attack from the left with a perfectly timed tackle. Strong defensive action from the 26-year-old.
6.
8:36 p.m
The Stuttgart team put their guests under a lot of pressure in the opening minutes. Darmstadt has its hands full defensively and can hardly get out of its own third.
3.
8:33 p.m
A Stenzel cross is blocked for a corner, which leads to the first dangerous situation. The stationary ball lands at Zagadou, who tries to make it too precise while running. His header to the far corner just misses the crease. Goal kick Darmstadt.
1.
8:31 p.m
Kick-off in Baden-Württemberg. The Swabians will compete in their white and red home colors. The guests from southern Hesse are dressed in blue. Let’s go.
1.
8:30 p.m
Game start
8:05 p.m
Of course, a special focus is once again on Serhou Guirassy this evening. The 27-year-old has scored a whopping eight goals in four appearances, making him the first player in the Bundesliga in 56 years to score so often on the first four matchdays. By the way, the record is held by Peter Meyer, who even scored nine goals for Gladbach in the 1967/68 season.
19:58
In the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart has remained completely unbeaten in six duels with SV Darmstadt 98 (four wins, two draws). However, the Swabians have recently had a particularly difficult time, especially with newcomers. Since seven Bundesliga games across the seasons against teams that were promoted from the 2nd division, the Swabians are already waiting for another three points (five draws, two defeats).
19:53
Overall, the South Hessians have lost seven of the last nine competitive games across seasons and competitions (one win, one draw). SVD coach Torsten Lieberknecht is changing to two positions today: Mathias Honsak and Clemens Riedel start today for Tobias Kempe (bench) and Matej Maglica (red card suspension).
7:49 p.m
SV Darmstadt 98 not only failed remarkably well in the first round of the DFB Cup against fourth division Homburg 0-3, but is also still winless in the Bundesliga. After three defeats at the start, the first threesome was on the way on the last matchday when the score was already 3-0 against Gladbach after 33 minutes. However, the tide also turned because of a red card against Matej Maglica. In the end, the Lilies had one point in a 3-3 draw.
19:43
After the Swabians won both home games against Bochum and Freiburg 5-0, they also won away in Mainz 3-1 last weekend. Coach Sebastian Hoeneß then sees little reason for changes and sends exactly the same team onto the field from the start.
7:38 p.m
VfB Stuttgart won three of the first four league games and thus had their best start to the season in the Bundesliga in 19 years (in 2004/05 they even had ten points). The 14 goals that the Swabians have scored on the first four matchdays are their highest since the 1996/97 season. The White-Reds currently have the best offensive in the Bundesliga.
19:33
Good evening and welcome from the MHPArena. VfB Stuttgart will welcome SV Darmstadt 98 here this evening at 8:30 p.m. as part of the 5th matchday of the Bundesliga.