2. Bundesliga (Week 24) : Nürnberg beats St. Pauli 2-1
GERMANY, Mar. 10, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 24: Five wins in a row for Union Berlin. After their success against Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruher SC, 1860 Munich and Würzburger Kickers, Union Berlin continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory over FC St. Pauli this Friday.
Union Berlin dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Sebastian Polter in the 19th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Union Berlin players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Kreilach in the 48th minute.
1. FC Union Berlin remains in second place with 47 points from 24 games, 2 points behind VfB Stuttgart.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of March 10, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 49 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | FC Heidenheim | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 32 |
| 8 | SV Sandhausen | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Würzburger Kickers | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | FC Nürnberg | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | FC Kaiserslautern | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 27 |
| 14 | 1860 Munich | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | FC St. Pauli | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 24 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 22 |
| 17 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 21 |
| 18 | Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC St. Pauli
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:FC St. Pauli 5-0 Karlsruher SC (27 Feb.)
- Previous game:1860 Munich 1-2 FC St. Pauli (4 Mar.)
- Next game:FC St. Pauli - Hannover 96 (18 Mar.)
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-0 Karlsruher SC (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 2-0 Würzburger Kickers (3 Mar.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - FC Nürnberg (20 Mar.)
- 10 March 2017
- 18:30
- Hamburg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stuttgart | 49 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 47 |
| 3 |  Hannover 96 | 42 |
| 4 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 41 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 35 |
Week 24 Results
| Friday 10 March 2017 | ||||
| FC St. Pauli | 1-2 | Union Berlin | |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1-0 | Karlsruher SC |  |
| Stuttgart | 1-1 | VfL Bochum |  |
| Saturday 11 March 2017 | ||||
| Würzburger Kickers | 13:00 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Hannover 96 | 13:00 | 1860 Munich |  |
| Sunday 12 March 2017 | ||||
 | SV Sandhausen | 13:30 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
 | FC Nürnberg | 13:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:30 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Monday 13 March 2017 | ||||
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20:15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |