Elversberg host Darmstadt in DFB-Pokal round of 32

SV Elversberg will host SV Darmstadt 98 on 27 October 2026 in a match held as part of the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal competition, with kick-off set for 22:45 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time.

The match comes after a mixed run of results for Elversberg in their last five matches, having lost away to Leipzig 0-4 on 24 October 2026, beaten Augsburg at home 4-3 on 17 October 2026, lost away to Union Berlin 0-1 on 10 October 2026, drawn away to Schalke 0-0 on 20 September 2026, and lost at home to Bayern Munich 1-2 on 13 September 2026.

As for their visitors Darmstadt, they achieved a win away to Carl Zeiss Jena 2-1 on 23 August 2026, after suffering a defeat away to Freiburg 0-2 on 3 December 2025, a big win at home over Schalke 4-0 on 29 October 2025, another win away to Lubeck 2-1 on 16 August 2025, and a defeat away to Werder Bremen 0-1 on 3 December 2024.

The history between the two sides includes five previous meetings, the most recent of which ended in a 3-3 draw in favour of Darmstadt as hosts on 25 April 2026, while the two sides drew 0-0 on 30 November 2025 when Elversberg hosted the match. On 8 February 2025, Elversberg won away to Darmstadt 3-0, and also won at home 4-0 on 31 August 2024, while Darmstadt came out on top in the meeting of 13 October 2023 by 4-2.