2. Bundesliga (Week 31) : Nürnberg beats Nürnberg 6-2
GERMANY, Apr. 23, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 31: After losing 1-2 to MSV Duisburg on April 16 and 2-1 to Karlsruher SC on April 16, FC Nürnberg bounced back with a 6-2 victory over Union Berlin this Saturday.
Niclas Füllkrug scored tripple goals
Union Berlin had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Nikçi ('3) and Kreilach ('23). Trailing 2-0 at half time, FC Nürnberg players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring six times in the second period (Leibold '49, Füllkrug '60 on penalty, '67, '90, Burgstaller '74 and Hovland '90).
1. FC Nürnberg remains in third place with 59 points from 31 games, 3 points behind RB Leipzig, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of April 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Freiburg | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 66 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 62 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 38 | 27 | 59 |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 50 |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 48 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 43 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 43 |
| 9 | FC Heidenheim | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 40 |
| 11 | SV Sandhausen | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 38 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 29 |
| 15 | FSV Frankfurt | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 52 | -22 | 29 |
| 16 | Paderborn | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 28 |
| 17 | 1860 Munich | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:FC Nürnberg 6-2 Union Berlin (23 Apr.)
- Previous game:Karlsruher SC 2-1 FC Nürnberg (16 Apr.)
- Next game:Eintracht Braunschweig - FC Nürnberg (30 Apr.)
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Paderborn 0-4 Union Berlin (8 Apr.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 1-0 FC Heidenheim (17 Apr.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - VfL Bochum (29 Apr.)
- 23 April 2016
- 13:00
- Nuremberg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SC Freiburg | 66 |
| 2 |  RB Leipzig | 62 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 59 |
| 4 |  FC St. Pauli | 50 |
| 5 |  VfL Bochum | 48 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 22 April 2016 | ||||
| VfL Bochum | 1-1 | Karlsruher SC |  |
| SC Freiburg | 3-0 | MSV Duisburg | |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-1 | FC St. Pauli | |
| Saturday 23 April 2016 | ||||
 | FC Heidenheim | 1-1 | Paderborn |  |
| FC Nürnberg | 6-2 | Union Berlin | |
| Sunday 24 April 2016 | ||||
 | 1860 Munich | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  |
 | SV Sandhausen | 13:30 | FSV Frankfurt |  |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 13:30 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  | |
| Monday 25 April 2016 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 20:15 | RB Leipzig | |