2. Bundesliga (Week 9) : Nürnberg beats Karlsruhe 3-0
GERMANY, Oct. 16, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 9: Three wins in a row for FC Nürnberg. After their success against Arminia Bielefeld and Union Berlin, FC Nürnberg continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 3-0 victory over Karlsruher SC this Sunday.
Guido Burgstaller scored dual goals
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Burgstaller ('61, '67) and Matavž ('86).
1. FC Nürnberg climbed to 10th place with 11 points from 9 games, only one point behind SG Dynamo Dresden.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of October 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | FC Heidenheim | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Würzburger Kickers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Stuttgart | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | FC Nürnberg | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 11 |
| 12 | SV Sandhausen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | 1860 Munich | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | FC Kaiserslautern | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Karlsruher SC
- Position: 15 -3
- Best performance of the season:Karlsruher SC 2-0 Erzgebirge Aue (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-1 Karlsruher SC (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Würzburger Kickers - Karlsruher SC (21 Oct.)
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 10 +3
- Best performance of the season:Karlsruher SC 0-3 FC Nürnberg (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 2-0 Union Berlin (30 Sep.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - Hannover 96 (23 Oct.)
Karlsruher SC
0:3
FC Nürnberg
0:3 (0:0)
- 16 October 2016
- 13:30
- Karlsruhe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 19 |
| 2 |  FC Heidenheim | 18 |
| 3 |  Hannover 96 | 17 |
| 4 | Würzburger Kickers | 17 |
| 5 |  Union Berlin | 17 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 14 October 2016 | ||||
 | FC St. Pauli | 1-2 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
 | VfL Bochum | 2-2 | SV Sandhausen |  |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0-1 | Würzburger Kickers | ||
| Saturday 15 October 2016 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-2 | FC Heidenheim | |
| Dynamo Dresden | 5-0 | Stuttgart |  | |
| Sunday 16 October 2016 | ||||
| Karlsruher SC | 0-3 | FC Nürnberg | |
 | 1860 Munich | 1-3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
| Union Berlin | 2-1 | Hannover 96 | |
| Monday 17 October 2016 | ||||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 20:15 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |