2. Bundesliga (Week 24) : Leipzig defeats Heidenheim 3-1
GERMANY, Mar. 2, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 24: Three wins in a row for RB Leipzig. After their success against Union Berlin and Paderborn, Die Bullen continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory over FC Heidenheim this Wednesday.
FC Heidenheim had started off well by taking the lead in the 21st minute with a goal by midfielder Robert Leipertz. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Die Bullen nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Kaiser '56, Poulsen Yussuf '62 and Compper '83).
RB Leipzig remains in first place with 53 points from 24 games, a 6-point lead over runner-up SC Freiburg.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 53 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 47 |
| 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 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 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 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | FSV Frankfurt | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 28 |
| 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 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 14 |
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:Paderborn 0-1 RB Leipzig (26 Feb.)
- Next game:SC Freiburg - RB Leipzig (7 Mar.)
1. FC Heidenheim 1846
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:FSV Frankfurt 0-4 FC Heidenheim (2 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Heidenheim 3-2 Arminia Bielefeld (28 Feb.)
- Next game:FC Heidenheim - FC St. Pauli (6 Mar.)
- 2 March 2016
- 17:30
- Leipzig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 53 |
| 2 |  SC Freiburg | 47 |
| 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 | 3-3 | MSV Duisburg | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1-4 | SC Freiburg | | |
| RB Leipzig | 3-1 | FC Heidenheim | |
| Thursday 3 March 2016 | ||||
| FC St. Pauli | 20:15 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  |