2. Bundesliga (Week 16) : Nürnberg defeats Düsseldorf 2-0
GERMANY, Dec. 9, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 16: After losing 3-1 to Stuttgart on December 3 and 1-3 to SV Sandhausen on December 3, FC Nürnberg bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf this Friday.
FC Nürnberg dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Austrian forward Guido Burgstaller in the 6th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, FC Nürnberg players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Matavž in the 66th minute.
Fortuna Düsseldorf are down in 7th place with 24 points from 16 games, tie on points with SG Dynamo Dresden.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 9, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | FC Heidenheim | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Würzburger Kickers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | SV Sandhausen | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 22 |
| 10 | FC Nürnberg | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | 1860 Munich | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 14 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 13 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 11 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Position: 7 -1
- Best performance of the season:Fortuna Düsseldorf 4-0 Arminia Bielefeld (21 Oct.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Erzgebirge Aue - Fortuna Düsseldorf (16 Dec.)
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 10 +1
- Best performance of the season:Karlsruher SC 0-3 FC Nürnberg (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 1-3 SV Sandhausen (3 Dec.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - FC Kaiserslautern (19 Dec.)
Fortuna Düsseldorf
0:2
FC Nürnberg
0:2 (0:1)
- 9 December 2016
- 18:30
- Düsseldorf
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stuttgart | 32 |
| 2 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 |
| 3 |  Hannover 96 | 28 |
| 4 |  FC Heidenheim | 28 |
| 5 |  Union Berlin | 27 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 9 December 2016 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0-2 | FC Nürnberg | |
| Dynamo Dresden | 0-0 | Karlsruher SC |  | |
| FC Heidenheim | 3-0 | Union Berlin | |
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 13:00 | 1860 Munich |  |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:00 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
| Sunday 11 December 2016 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli |  |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 13:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
 | SV Sandhausen | 13:30 | Würzburger Kickers | |
| Monday 12 December 2016 | ||||
| Stuttgart | 20:15 | Hannover 96 | |