Overview
- Hiroki Akiyama settled the match in the third minute of stoppage time after Killian Corredor had scored twice for Darmstadt.
- Hannover’s Ime Okon and Kolja Oudenne put the hosts 2–1 up by halftime before Darmstadt rallied early in the second half.
- The match featured repeated woodwork: Benjamin Källman hit the bar, Oudenne struck the post, Akiyama and Fraser Hornby hit the bar, and Merveille Papela later hit the post.
- Darmstadt’s Matej Maglica failed to clear a free kick before Okon’s goal and was later substituted injured, with further knocks forcing off Isac Lidberg and Fabian Holland.
- A crowd of about 40,100 watched as Hannover missed the chance to go third and now sit behind Darmstadt in the standings.