2. Bundesliga (Week 28) : Leipzig defeats Bochum 3-1
GERMANY, Apr. 2, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 28: After losing 3-1 to FC Nürnberg on March 20, Die Bullen bounced back with a 3-1 victory over VfL Bochum this Saturday.
Bruno Massimo scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither RB Leipzig nor VfL Bochum have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Kaiser ('50) and Bruno Massimo ('53, '63).
RB Leipzig climbed to first place with 59 points from 28 games, a 3-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 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 59 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 56 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 32 | 22 | 53 |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 46 |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 44 |
| 6 | FC Heidenheim | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 37 |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | SV Sandhausen | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | FC Kaiserslautern | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | FSV Frankfurt | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 29 |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 28 |
| 16 | 1860 Munich | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 25 |
| 17 | Paderborn | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 24 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
RB Leipzig
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:RB Leipzig 3-0 Union Berlin (19 Feb.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 3-1 RB Leipzig (20 Mar.)
- Next game:Fortuna Düsseldorf - RB Leipzig (11 Apr.)
VfL Bochum
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0-5 VfL Bochum (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:VfL Bochum 2-2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth (20 Mar.)
- Next game:VfL Bochum - FSV Frankfurt (9 Apr.)
RB Leipzig
3:1
VfL Bochum
3:1 (0:0)
- 2 April 2016
- 13:00
- Leipzig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 59 |
| 2 |  SC Freiburg | 56 |
| 3 |  FC Nürnberg | 53 |
| 4 |  FC St. Pauli | 46 |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 44 |
Week 28 Results
| Friday 1 April 2016 | ||||
 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-1 | Paderborn |  |
| MSV Duisburg | 0-2 | FC Heidenheim |  | |
| FC St. Pauli | 0-0 | Union Berlin |  |
| Saturday 2 April 2016 | ||||
| RB Leipzig | 3-1 | VfL Bochum | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0-0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  | |
| Sunday 3 April 2016 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen |  |
 | Karlsruher SC | 13:30 | 1860 Munich |  |
 | FSV Frankfurt | 13:30 | FC Nürnberg | |
| Monday 4 April 2016 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20:15 | SC Freiburg | |