If statistically one value stands out so far this season among the “lilies”, it is the pronounced home-away discrepancy.

While the local Böllenfalltor has become a bastion, Darmstadt 98 puts zero round after zero round abroad.

The 1: 2 defeat at 1. FC Heidenheim on Friday evening also followed the current SVD law that a convincing home game is followed by a lost away match.

"Overall, our away appearances are decent, but we don't finish them with the conviction and force we do at home," said head coach Torsten Lieberknecht. With only one point - the convincing 2-2 at HSV - from four away games, the South Hesse are currently the worst travel team in the second division.

However, it can now be said that the Darmstadt residents do not lack much for a better rate when they are abroad.

After the equalizer through the sixth goal of the season by attacker Philip Tietz (52nd) and an increase in performance in the second half, a point win on the Swabian Alb was within reach.

Especially since the "lilies" statistically (including 17:17 shots on goal) were at least on par with the Heidenheimers in all meaningful measurements.

"I think that the boys deserve the away three-point if they invest a little more and have the happy moment to themselves," said Lieberknecht.

Brilliant hit

The happy moment in a fast-paced, intense duel, the Heidenheimers had on their side.

The decisive goal conceded fell into the category: difficult to defend.

Of course, it can be criticized that the Darmstadters could have hindered that attack by the strong-running and home-strong 1. FCH more grippingly.

But that the physically strong Heidenheimer in the final phase sometimes lift a ball from the half-field into the Darmstadt sixteen cannot be completely prevented.

Only Joker Stefan Schimmer put in a well-timed run in front of his SVD opponent Patric Pfeiffer and hit the ball with his head so brilliantly that it sank unsustainably into the far corner.

The second Pfeiffer in the Darmstadt team, attacker Luca Pfeiffer, described the defeat as “bitter and annoying.

At home we always get through our game, we dominate the opponent. ”That can't be said of that away from home.

Especially since the Heidenheimers were only able to convert one of their two penalty kicks through Tobias Mohr (40th) in the first half, which resulted from Lasse Sobiech's speed deficit and Matthias Bader's uncleverness.

After all, the "lilies" can now quickly continue to work on their travel phobia.

On Sunday they meet Sandhausen.

The omens are not bad.

On the one hand you can hardly speak of a real away game with a distance of 60 kilometers, on the other hand Sandhausen is the weakest home team in the league with one goal and one point from the first four home games.