2. Bundesliga (Week 16) : Hannover beats Stuttgart 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 12, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 16: After two straigth victories against FC Nürnberg and Erzgebirge Aue, Die Roten lost 2-1 against Hannover 96.
Stuttgart forward Simon Terodde opened the score in the 12th minute, before seeing Hannover 96 catch up in the 26th minute thanks to Martin Harnik. 1-1 at half time. Hannover 96 eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Klaus with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
VfB Stuttgart are down in second place with 32 points from 16 games, one point behind Eintracht Braunschweig.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| 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
VfB Stuttgart
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:Erzgebirge Aue 0-4 Stuttgart (4 Dec.)
- Previous game:Erzgebirge Aue 0-4 Stuttgart (4 Dec.)
- Next game:Würzburger Kickers - Stuttgart (18 Dec.)
Hannover 96
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:FC Kaiserslautern 0-4 Hannover 96 (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:Hannover 96 3-2 FC Heidenheim (2 Dec.)
- Next game:Hannover 96 - SV Sandhausen (18 Dec.)
Stuttgart
1:2
Hannover 96
1:2 (1:1)
- 12 December 2016
- 20:15
- Stuttgart
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 33 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 32 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 31 |
| 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 | 1-2 | Hannover 96 | |