2. Bundesliga (Week 18) : Nürnberg beats Düsseldorf 3-0
GERMANY, Dec. 12, 2015 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 18: After losing 3-0 to SC Freiburg on December 5, Union Berlin bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf this Saturday.
Bobby Wood scored dual goals
Union Berlin dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by American forward Bobby Wood in the 13th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Union Berlin players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Wood '69 and Schmitz '86/own).
1. FC Union Berlin climbed to 13rd place with 20 points from 18 games, 2 points behind Karlsruher SC.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 12, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | SV Sandhausen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | VfL Bochum | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Nürnberg | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | FC Heidenheim | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Karlsruher SC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Union Berlin | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Paderborn | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 16 |
| 17 | 1860 Munich | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Fortuna Düsseldorf 3-0 1860 Munich (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Paderborn - Fortuna Düsseldorf (21 Dec.)
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-3 Union Berlin (12 Dec.)
- Previous game:SC Freiburg 3-0 Union Berlin (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - SV Sandhausen (18 Dec.)
Fortuna Düsseldorf
0:3
Union Berlin
0:3 (0:1)
- 12 December 2015
- 13:00
- Düsseldorf
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SC Freiburg | 35 |
| 2 |  RB Leipzig | 35 |
| 3 |  SV Sandhausen | 29 |
| 4 |  FC St. Pauli | 29 |
| 5 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 11 December 2015 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 4-0 | Paderborn |  |
| SV Sandhausen | 0-2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
 | 1860 Munich | 1-3 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Saturday 12 December 2015 | ||||
 | Karlsruher SC | 1-0 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0-3 | Union Berlin | |
| Sunday 13 December 2015 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:30 | MSV Duisburg | |
| RB Leipzig | 13:30 | FSV Frankfurt |  |
 | FC Nürnberg | 13:30 | SC Freiburg | |
| Monday 14 December 2015 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 20:15 | FC St. Pauli | | |