2. Bundesliga (Week 16) : Braunschweig defeats Bielefeld 3-2
GERMANY, Dec. 11, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 16: After losing 2-0 to Union Berlin on December 5, Eintracht Braunschweig bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Arminia Bielefeld this Sunday.
Kumbela Domi scored dual goals
Arminia Bielefeld forward Andreas Voglsammer opened the score in the 4th minute, before seeing Eintracht Braunschweig catch up in the 30th minute thanks to Nyman Christoffer. 1-1 at half time. Eintracht Braunschweig eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Kumbela Domi ('56, '76).
Eintracht Braunschweig climbed to first place with 33 points from 16 games, one point ahead of runner-up VfB Stuttgart, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 11, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
| 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 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | SV Sandhausen | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 10 | FC Nürnberg | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 21 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | FC Kaiserslautern | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | 1860 Munich | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 13 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 12 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Eintracht Braunschweig
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Eintracht Braunschweig 6-1 FC Nürnberg (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Karlsruher SC - Eintracht Braunschweig (17 Dec.)
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Arminia Bielefeld 2-1 FC Heidenheim (18 Nov.)
- Previous game:Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 VfL Bochum (4 Dec.)
- Next game:Arminia Bielefeld - Dynamo Dresden (18 Dec.)
- 11 December 2016
- 13:30
- Braunschweig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 33 |
| 2 |  Stuttgart | 32 |
| 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 | 1-0 | 1860 Munich |  |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 0-0 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
| Sunday 11 December 2016 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-2 | FC St. Pauli |  |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 3-2 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
 | SV Sandhausen | 0-0 | Würzburger Kickers | |
| Monday 12 December 2016 | ||||
| Stuttgart | 20:15 | Hannover 96 | |