2. Bundesliga (Week 6) : Fürth defeats Nürnberg 2-1
GERMANY, Sep. 20, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 6: After losing 0-3 to Würzburger Kickers on September 16, Die Kleeblätter returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over FC Nürnberg this Tuesday.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Dursun Serdar in the 40th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Die Kleeblätter further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Steininger Daniel in the 54th minute.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth climbed to fifth place with 10 points from 6 games, tie on points with Würzburger Kickers, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of September 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Heidenheim | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Würzburger Kickers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | 1860 Munich | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Erzgebirge Aue | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | SV Sandhausen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | FC St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 2 |
| 18 | FC Nürnberg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 18 -1
- Previous game:VfL Bochum 5-4 FC Nürnberg (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Arminia Bielefeld - FC Nürnberg (25 Sep.)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- Position: 5 +5
- Best performance of the season:SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3-2 Erzgebirge Aue (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:SpVgg Greuther Fürth - SV Sandhausen (23 Sep.)
FC Nürnberg
1:2
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1:2 (0:1)
- 20 September 2016
- 17:30
- Nuremberg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 |
| 2 |  Stuttgart | 12 |
| 3 |  FC Heidenheim | 11 |
| 4 | Würzburger Kickers | 10 |
| 5 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 10 |
Week 6 Results
| Tuesday 20 September 2016 | ||||
 | SV Sandhausen | 0-0 | FC Heidenheim | |
| FC Nürnberg | 1-2 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3-0 | VfL Bochum |  |
| Stuttgart | 2-0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| Wednesday 21 September 2016 | ||||
| Würzburger Kickers | 17:30 | Union Berlin |  | |
 | Hannover 96 | 17:30 | Karlsruher SC |  |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 17:30 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| Thursday 22 September 2016 | ||||
 | FC St. Pauli | 20:15 | 1860 Munich |  |