2. Bundesliga (Week 4) : Bochum beats Nürnberg 2-1
GERMANY, Aug. 23, 2015 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 4: Four wins in a row for VfL Bochum. After their success against Paderborn, MSV Duisburg and SC Freiburg, VfL Bochum continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory over FC Nürnberg this Sunday.
FC Nürnberg forward Guido Burgstaller opened the score in the 2nd minute, before seeing VfL Bochum catch up in the 37th minute thanks to Stefano Celozzi. 1-1 at half time. VfL Bochum eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Haberer in the 64th minute.
VfL Bochum climbed to first place with 12 points from 4 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up SV Sandhausen.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of August 23, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | SV Sandhausen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | FC St. Pauli | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | FC Heidenheim | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | FC Kaiserslautern | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | FSV Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | FC Nürnberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Union Berlin | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Paderborn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | 1860 Munich | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
VfL Bochum
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:VfL Bochum 3-0 MSV Duisburg (1 Aug.)
- Previous game:SC Freiburg 1-3 VfL Bochum (15 Aug.)
- Next game:VfL Bochum - 1860 Munich (31 Aug.)
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 12 -3
- Best performance of the season:FC Nürnberg 3-2 FC Heidenheim (31 Jul.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 2-2 1860 Munich (17 Aug.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - Fortuna Düsseldorf (30 Aug.)
- 23 August 2015
- 13:30
- Bochum
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 12 |
| 2 |  SV Sandhausen | 10 |
| 3 |  FC St. Pauli | 10 |
| 4 |  SC Freiburg | 9 |
| 5 |  RB Leipzig | 7 |
Week 4 Results
| Friday 21 August 2015 | ||||
| SV Sandhausen | 0-0 | FC Heidenheim |  |
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-2 | FSV Frankfurt |  |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0-2 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  | |
| Saturday 22 August 2015 | ||||
 | Karlsruher SC | 2-0 | MSV Duisburg | |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-2 | SC Freiburg | |
| Sunday 23 August 2015 | ||||
 | 1860 Munich | 0-0 | Union Berlin |  |
| RB Leipzig | 0-1 | FC St. Pauli | |
| VfL Bochum | 2-1 | FC Nürnberg | |
| Monday 24 August 2015 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 20:15 | Paderborn |  |