Shortly after, the final whistle sounds. In the end, the home side win deservedly, as they put more effort into the match, which became increasingly heated as the game progressed.

Emotions continue to run high, with another caution, this time for the SVD goalkeeper's dissent.

Meanwhile, Ivanov was receiving treatment after getting a teammate's foot to his neck during a clearance in the penalty area. It looks like there will be additional time added to stoppage time.

A scuffle breaks out in midfield, resulting in three yellow cards being shown after some pushing and shoving.

Plenty of time for a final Darmstadt attack.

Misunderstanding between Müller and Schuhen, Polter arrives a step too late.

Polter and Köhler are brought on to help secure the crucial victory in the relegation battle.

The visitors are far from giving up. Riedel joins the attack, but Baas stops him with a foul. Could a set-piece from the right half-space help?

Another opportunity for BTSV. First, Tachie's attempt is blocked by Vukotić, then Tempelmann's effort is also thwarted.

Can Darmstadt recover from this double setback of conceding a goal and having a player sent off?

Kohfeldt complains about the decision.

Darmstadt are getting stronger, Papela keeps distributing the balls. Braunschweig are now being pushed back into a defensive stance.

It's a complicated match for Darmstadt's top striker Lidberg. The Swede is totally committed, but he's showing signs of his long injury layoff.

The situation fizzles out because Boëtius' cross is too low.

The match has restarted intensely, with Boëtius being brought down in midfield. Now Darmstadt have a set-piece opportunity.

Braunschweig make one change at the break, with Rittmüller replacing right wing-back Dräger.

The subsequent free-kick comes to nothing, and the match goes into half-time. Darmstadt had the best chance, but the home side had slightly more of the play. Overall, 0-0 is a fair reflection of the first half.

A few seconds after the start of stoppage time, Boëtius resorts to a tactical foul in midfield.

Now a Braunschweig player is also caught out, Tempelmann receives a yellow card for dissent.

Not for the first time, Papela resorts to a foul, and now referee Heft shows him the yellow card.

Strong individual effort from the striker, his powerful shot from about 20 metres flies narrowly past the left post.

After the two big chances, the game shifts back to midfield for now.

When Darmstadt manages to push forward, it's almost always through Corredor. The attacking player wins a free kick, but the delivery from Boëtius poses no threat.

Bičakčić is holding his ankle, Lakenmacher accidentally stepped on his foot. The burly captain of Lower Saxony continues to play on.

The home side are sharper today, consistently winning back possession quickly and enjoying more of the play.

BTSV want to move quickly, but Tempelmann's pass to Philippe is too long.

The home side are the dominant team here, constantly trying to play quick balls into the final third.

Dräger and Di Michele Sanchez play forward, the latter is fouled on the left edge of the penalty area, free kick for the home side.

The match is underway!

As for the away team, there are three changes. Boëtius makes his full debut, Bueno replaces the suspended Nürnberger, and top scorer Lidberg returns to the starting lineup after injury. Vilhelmsson and Förster make way.

For the hosts, coach Scherning makes only one change from the 2-0 win in Karlsruhe. Philippe starts in place of Tachie.

Schuhen - Thiede, Riedel, Vukotić, Bueno - Papela, Müller - Boëtius, Corredor - Lidberg, Lakenmacher

Hoffmann - Ivanov, Bičakčić, Ehlers - Dräger, Baas, Di Michele Sanchez - Gómez, Tempelmann - Szabó, Philippe

"We know that this will be a very interesting, exciting and difficult task. Since Florian Kohfeldt became manager, a lot has changed at Darmstadt. Despite their very tense personnel situation, they have a very, very good starting XI. We need to significantly improve on the things we didn't do so well in Karlsruhe in order to win this match."

The midfielder will be unavailable for the Lilies for eight matches following two acts of violent conduct.

"Braunschweig are in good form and have come back very well from the winter break. They have collected a total of five points in the new year against tough opponents. Particularly when they take the lead, they become very difficult to play against with their strong back three in central defence. They then become very dangerous on counter-attacks because they have a lot of pace. Even though they usually pose a threat from set-pieces and in transition, they have a very active approach."

Marcel Schuhen has not lost any of his seven second-tier matches against Braunschweig (three wins and four draws with Darmstadt and Sandhausen) and has conceded only four goals during that time.

In the last encounter in Braunschweig in August 2022, Darmstadt celebrated their first away head-to-head victory in 36 years. Then 18-year-old Oscar Vilhelmsson scored his first goal in Germany to secure a 1-0 win for the Lilies.

Eintracht last won against the Lilies over 10 years ago (2-0 at home in Bundesliga 2 in September 2014).

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 22 fixture between Eintracht Braunschweig and Darmstadt.