2. Bundesliga (Week 18) : Nürnberg defeats Freiburg 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 13, 2015 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 18: After three straigth victories against Paderborn, FC Heidenheim and Union Berlin, the Breisgau-Brasilianer lost 2-1 against FC Nürnberg.
FC Nürnberg dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Austrian forward Guido Burgstaller in the 14th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, FC Nürnberg players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Fohrenbach Jonas into his own net in the 65th minute.
SC Freiburg are down in second place with 35 points from 18 games, 3 points behind RB Leipzig.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 13, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | SV Sandhausen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | VfL Bochum | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 27 |
| 8 | FC Kaiserslautern | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | FC Heidenheim | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | FSV Frankfurt | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 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 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:FC St. Pauli 0-4 FC Nürnberg (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 2-1 Paderborn (4 Dec.)
- Next game:FC Heidenheim - FC Nürnberg (19 Dec.)
SC Freiburg
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:SC Freiburg 6-3 FC Nürnberg (27 Jul.)
- Previous game:SC Freiburg 3-0 Union Berlin (5 Dec.)
- Next game:SC Freiburg - 1860 Munich (20 Dec.)
FC Nürnberg
2:1
SC Freiburg
2:1 (1:0)
- 13 December 2015
- 13:30
- Nuremberg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RB Leipzig | 38 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 35 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 30 |
| 4 |  SV Sandhausen | 29 |
| 5 |  FC St. Pauli | 29 |
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 | 2-0 | MSV Duisburg | |
| RB Leipzig | 3-1 | FSV Frankfurt |  |
| FC Nürnberg | 2-1 | SC Freiburg | |
| Monday 14 December 2015 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 20:15 | FC St. Pauli | | |