2. Bundesliga (Week 22) : Leipzig defeats Nürnberg 3-0
GERMANY, Feb. 19, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 22: After losing 1-0 to FC St. Pauli on February 12, Die Bullen returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Union Berlin this Friday.
RB Leipzig dominated the first half thanks to goals from Kaiser ('13) and Orban ('25). Leading 2-0 at the break, Die Bullen further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Poulsen Yussuf in the 52nd minute.
RB Leipzig remains in first place with 47 points from 22 games, a 9-point lead over runner-up SC Freiburg, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of February 19, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 47 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | SV Sandhausen | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | VfL Bochum | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 32 |
| 7 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 32 |
| 8 | FC Kaiserslautern | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 29 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 29 |
| 11 | FC Heidenheim | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | FSV Frankfurt | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Paderborn | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 17 |
| 17 | 1860 Munich | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
RB Leipzig
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:RB Leipzig 3-0 Union Berlin (19 Feb.)
- Previous game:FC St. Pauli 1-0 RB Leipzig (12 Feb.)
- Next game:Paderborn - RB Leipzig (26 Feb.)
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 3-0 1860 Munich (14 Feb.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 3-0 1860 Munich (14 Feb.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - Karlsruher SC (26 Feb.)
RB Leipzig
3:0
Union Berlin
3:0 (2:0)
- 19 February 2016
- 18:30
- Leipzig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 47 |
| 2 |  SC Freiburg | 38 |
| 3 |  FC Nürnberg | 37 |
| 4 |  FC St. Pauli | 36 |
| 5 |  SV Sandhausen | 33 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 19 February 2016 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1-1 | MSV Duisburg | |
| RB Leipzig | 3-0 | Union Berlin | |
| FC St. Pauli | 1-3 | FSV Frankfurt |  |
| Saturday 20 February 2016 | ||||
 | Karlsruher SC | 13:00 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:00 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Sunday 21 February 2016 | ||||
 | 1860 Munich | 13:30 | VfL Bochum |  |
| SV Sandhausen | 13:30 | SC Freiburg | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 13:30 | Paderborn |  | |
| Monday 22 February 2016 | ||||
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20:15 | FC Nürnberg | |