Another free kick for SVD. Lopez sets up the ball again.

Not much is happening in stoppage time, but now Preußen force another free kick deep in Darmstadt's half.

Plenty of time to land a lucky punch here.

Because Marseiler was paying close attention, Kirkeskov has to resort to a tactical foul. Otherwise, the substitute would have broken through on the right flank.

The home side continue to work the ball and build their play. What they're doing better now: increasing the variation and attempting to attack both through the wings and through the centre.

Double yellow. Koulis fouls Nürnberger, and the advantage is played, but then Darmstadt lose the ball and Corredor illegally prevents the counter-attack.

Münster are struggling to move the ball past the halfway line in a structured manner. However, it must be said that earning a point against the Lilies, who are in top form, would be a success for the newly promoted side.

The match resumes, with one substitution made at half-time. Marseiler, who is a bit more creative and mobile than Hornby, is now on the pitch. Darmstadt's coach Kohfeldt seems to be aiming for more versatility in order to break through Münster's defence.

The first half ends with a fourth card. After Mees' foul, the next set-piece for the home side yields nothing. Darmstadt are making an effort and have more possession, but they lack clear ideas against Münster. The visitors are defending well but providing little going forward and it remains goalless at the break.

Darmstadt's free-kick yields nothing, even though the second ball fell for the home side. Shortly afterwards, the most noticeable Darmstadt player gets caught out and commits a tactical foul, resulting in in a yellow card.

The match has lost some of its momentum from the early stages. Darmstadt are lacking the spark of inspiration, while Münster are content to lie in wait for counter-attacks.

The free-kick after Corredor's foul yields nothing for Münster. Instead, they quickly lose possession again, and Preißinger illegally stops a counter-attack, earning the first booking for the visitors.

Münster continue to make it difficult for Darmstadt, but it has been a while since the promoted side's last offensive action.

Darmstadt's centre-back is late to the challenge and earns the first booking of the match.

Inspired idea from Förster, who sends Hornby into the penalty area with a chipped pass, but once again Münster defend attentively.

Münster are now playing a bit deeper, but aren't allowing themselves to be pushed too far back. Darmstadt, trying to get their combinations going, repeatedly play long balls towards target man Hornby.

A spate of fouls has affected the flow of the match; it's a bit scrappy at the moment.

Both teams are displaying a patient approach to the game. However, both Darmstadt and Münster are looking to get forward and have already created some opportunities. An entertaining match so far.

Münster are increasingly trying long balls into the attacking third, but Darmstadt are well-positioned and can easily defend against these attempts.

The Bundesliga 2 Matchday 14 headliner is underway. Will Darmstadt's run continue or can Preußen spring the upset?

SCP coach Hildmann makes one change. Grodowski starts at centre-forward, replacing Nemeth, who started in the 0-1 defeat against Köln.

Darmstadt are on a roll (unbeaten in seven competitive matches) and successful manager Kohfeldt has no reason to make changes. The same starting eleven that won away to Hannover will kick off in the second tier's big Saturday night clash.

Schenk - ter Horst, Koulis, Frenkert, Kirkeskov - Jorrit Hendrix, Preißinger - Bouchama, Mees, Makridis - Grodowski

Schuhen - Lopez, Riedel, Vukotić, Nürnberger - Klefisch, A. Müller - Förster, Corredor - Lidberg, Hornby

In recent weeks, one highlight has followed another for Leon Tasov. First, the 20-year-old celebrated his squad debut in the home match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, then he was called up to the North Macedonia U21s. And now? Perhaps the biggest highlight. During the week, Tasov signed a long-term professional contract at Hammer Straße. It is the reward for the exceptional development that the right-footed player has shown in the last year and a half in Preußen's U23 team.

"The team is focused, still very eager to learn and has a lot of energy. They remain hungry; the players exude hunger. You can notice that in everyday life. On paper, we are the favourites. But in football, that counts for nothing. We need to be extremely focused and play extremely clear football. A floodlit match at the Bölle is inherently something one should be up for."

"Darmstadt are the team of the moment, they have fantastic players in their ranks. They are particularly strong at home right now. We need to show relentless passion and ruthless tackling to survive there. Under Florian Kohfeldt, they are top of the table, which shows their quality. It's going to be a difficult task."

Morten Behrens transferred from Darmstadt to Münster in the summer of 2024. Last season, he served as the backup goalkeeper for Darmstadt in the Bundesliga. At Münster this season, he has only featured in the cup match against Bayern.

Münster have not lost any of their four second-tier encounters against Darmstadt (three wins, one draw).

Darmstadt and Münster face each other for the first time since the 2013/14 season, when both teams played in the 3. Liga. The Lilies won both encounters (4-0 at home, 2-0 away). In Bundesliga 2, these are the first matches since the 1990/91 season (1-0 for Preußen at home, 0-0 away).

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 14 fixture between SV Darmstadt 98 and SC Preußen Münster.