2. Bundesliga (Week 23) : Leipzig defeats Paderborn 1-0
GERMANY, Feb. 26, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 23: Two wins in a row for RB Leipzig. After their 3-0 win against Union Berlin on February 19, Die Bullen continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 1-0 victory over Paderborn this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither RB Leipzig nor Paderborn have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by RB Leipzig defender Marvin Compper in the 63rd minute.
RB Leipzig remains in first place with 50 points from 23 games, a 9-point lead over runner-up SC Freiburg, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of February 26, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 33 |
| 7 | SV Sandhausen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | FC Kaiserslautern | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Union Berlin | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | FC Heidenheim | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 29 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | FSV Frankfurt | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Paderborn | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 18 |
| 17 | 1860 Munich | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
SC Paderborn 07
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 0-2 Paderborn (24 Oct.)
- Previous game:Arminia Bielefeld 1-1 Paderborn (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Karlsruher SC - Paderborn (1 Mar.)
RB Leipzig
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:RB Leipzig 3-0 Union Berlin (19 Feb.)
- Previous game:RB Leipzig 3-0 Union Berlin (19 Feb.)
- Next game:RB Leipzig - FC Heidenheim (2 Mar.)
Paderborn
0:1
RB Leipzig
0:1 (0:0)
- 26 February 2016
- 18:30
- Paderborn
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 50 |
| 2 |  SC Freiburg | 41 |
| 3 |  FC Nürnberg | 41 |
| 4 |  FC St. Pauli | 36 |
| 5 |  VfL Bochum | 33 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 26 February 2016 | ||||
| FC Nürnberg | 2-1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
 | Union Berlin | 2-1 | Karlsruher SC |  |
| Paderborn | 0-1 | RB Leipzig | |
| Saturday 27 February 2016 | ||||
| SC Freiburg | 13:00 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| VfL Bochum | 13:00 | SV Sandhausen |  |
 | 1860 Munich | 13:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
| Sunday 28 February 2016 | ||||
| MSV Duisburg | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | | |
 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13:30 | FSV Frankfurt |  |
 | FC Heidenheim | 13:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |