2. Bundesliga (Week 24) : Nürnberg beats Sandhausen 2-0
GERMANY, Mar. 1, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 24: Two wins in a row for FC Nürnberg. After their 2-1 win against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on February 26, FC Nürnberg continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over SV Sandhausen this Tuesday.
FC Nürnberg dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Niclas Füllkrug in the 40th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, FC Nürnberg players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Blum with just 6 minutes remaining in regulation time.
1. FC Nürnberg remains in third place with 44 points from 24 games, tie on points with SC Freiburg, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of March 1, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 44 |
| 4 | VfL Bochum | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 34 |
| 7 | SV Sandhausen | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | FC Heidenheim | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | FC Kaiserslautern | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 31 |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | FSV Frankfurt | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | 1860 Munich | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | Paderborn | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 19 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
SV Sandhausen
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Paderborn 0-6 SV Sandhausen (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:VfL Bochum 3-2 SV Sandhausen (27 Feb.)
- Next game:1860 Munich - SV Sandhausen (4 Mar.)
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:FC St. Pauli 0-4 FC Nürnberg (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 2-1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth (26 Feb.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - FC Kaiserslautern (4 Mar.)
- 1 March 2016
- 17:30
- Sandhausen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RB Leipzig | 50 |
| 2 |  SC Freiburg | 44 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 44 |
| 4 |  VfL Bochum | 39 |
| 5 |  FC St. Pauli | 39 |
Week 24 Results
| Tuesday 1 March 2016 | ||||
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-3 | VfL Bochum | |
 | Karlsruher SC | 0-0 | Paderborn |  |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 0-1 | 1860 Munich |  |
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2-0 | Union Berlin |  |
| SV Sandhausen | 0-2 | FC Nürnberg | |
| Wednesday 2 March 2016 | ||||
 | FSV Frankfurt | 17:30 | MSV Duisburg | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 17:30 | SC Freiburg | | |
| RB Leipzig | 17:30 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Thursday 3 March 2016 | ||||
| FC St. Pauli | 20:15 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  |