2. Bundesliga (Week 20) : Nürnberg and Braunschweig play to a 1-1 draw
GERMANY, Feb. 10, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 20: Eintracht Braunschweig was held to a 1-1 draw by FC Nürnberg on Friday.
Eintracht Braunschweig players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Nyman Christoffer in the 23rd minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by FC Nürnberg with a saving goal from Sabiri Abdelhamid in the 53rd minute.
Eintracht Braunschweig climbed to second place with 36 points from 20 games, 2 points behind VfB Stuttgart, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of February 10, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 36 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | SV Sandhausen | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 30 |
| 7 | FC Heidenheim | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | FC Nürnberg | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Würzburger Kickers | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | FC Kaiserslautern | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | 1860 Munich | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 17 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Karlsruher SC 0-3 FC Nürnberg (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Heidenheim 2-3 FC Nürnberg (4 Feb.)
- Next game:1860 Munich - FC Nürnberg (20 Feb.)
Eintracht Braunschweig
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Eintracht Braunschweig 6-1 FC Nürnberg (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Eintracht Braunschweig - Erzgebirge Aue (17 Feb.)
FC Nürnberg
1:1
Eintracht Braunschweig
1:1 (0:1)
- 10 February 2017
- 18:30
- Nuremberg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stuttgart | 38 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 36 |
| 3 |  Hannover 96 | 35 |
| 4 |  Union Berlin | 32 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 31 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 10 February 2017 | ||||
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0-0 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-1 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| FC Nürnberg | 1-1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| Saturday 11 February 2017 | ||||
| Würzburger Kickers | 13:00 | FC Heidenheim |  | |
 | 1860 Munich | 13:00 | Karlsruher SC |  |
| Sunday 12 February 2017 | ||||
| Union Berlin | 13:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| Stuttgart | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen |  |
 | FC St. Pauli | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| Monday 13 February 2017 | ||||
| Hannover 96 | 20:15 | VfL Bochum |  |