2. Bundesliga (Week 19) : Leipzig beats Fürth 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 19, 2015 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 19: Five wins in a row for RB Leipzig. After their success against Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruher SC, MSV Duisburg and FSV Frankfurt, Die Bullen continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory over SpVgg Greuther Fürth this Saturday.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth made RB Leipzig doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Poulsen Yussuf ('48) and Ilsanker Stefan ('90).
RB Leipzig remains in first place with 41 points from 19 games, a 6-point lead over runner-up SC Freiburg, which has a game in hand.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | SV Sandhausen | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 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 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | FC Heidenheim | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Union Berlin | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 23 |
| 14 | FSV Frankfurt | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 22 |
| 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
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3-0 Paderborn (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Karlsruher SC 1-0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth (12 Dec.)
- Next game:SpVgg Greuther Fürth - FC St. Pauli (7 Feb.)
RB Leipzig
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:RB Leipzig 4-2 MSV Duisburg (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:RB Leipzig 3-1 FSV Frankfurt (13 Dec.)
- Next game:RB Leipzig - Eintracht Braunschweig (7 Feb.)
- 19 December 2015
- 13:00
- Fürth
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 41 |
| 2 |  SC Freiburg | 35 |
| 3 |  FC Nürnberg | 33 |
| 4 |  FC St. Pauli | 30 |
| 5 |  SV Sandhausen | 29 |
Week 19 Results
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
| FC St. Pauli | 1-2 | Karlsruher SC |  |
 | FSV Frankfurt | 1-2 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
 | Union Berlin | 1-0 | SV Sandhausen | |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | FC Heidenheim | 0-3 | FC Nürnberg | |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1-2 | RB Leipzig | |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13:30 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| MSV Duisburg | 13:30 | VfL Bochum |  | |
| SC Freiburg | 13:30 | 1860 Munich |  |
| Monday 21 December 2015 | ||||
 | Paderborn | 20:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |