2. Bundesliga (Week 25) : Braunschweig defeats Heidenheim 3-2
GERMANY, Mar. 17, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 25: Two wins in a row for Eintracht Braunschweig. After their 1-2 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf on March 13, Eintracht Braunschweig continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 3-2 victory over FC Heidenheim this Friday.
FC Heidenheim midfielder Marc Schnatterer opened the score in the 3rd minute, before seeing Eintracht Braunschweig catch up in the 33rd minute thanks to Mirko Boland. 1-1 at half time. Eintracht Braunschweig eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Nyman Christoffer ('78) and Reichel ('90).
Eintracht Braunschweig climbed to third place with 47 points from 25 games, tie on points with 1. FC Union Berlin, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of March 17, 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 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | FC Heidenheim | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 33 |
| 8 | SV Sandhausen | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
| 9 | FC Nürnberg | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Würzburger Kickers | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | 1860 Munich | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | FC Kaiserslautern | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | FC St. Pauli | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 24 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 21 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Eintracht Braunschweig
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Eintracht Braunschweig 6-1 FC Nürnberg (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:
1. FC Heidenheim 1846
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:FC Heidenheim 3-0 Union Berlin (9 Dec.)
- Previous game:FC Kaiserslautern 1-1 FC Heidenheim (12 Mar.)
- Next game:FC Heidenheim - SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2 Apr.)
- 17 March 2017
- 18:30
- Braunschweig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stuttgart | 49 |
| 2 |  Union Berlin | 47 |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 47 |
| 4 |  Hannover 96 | 45 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 38 |
Week 25 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 3-2 | FC Heidenheim | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2-0 | FC Kaiserslautern |  | |
 | 1860 Munich | 2-1 | Würzburger Kickers | |
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13:00 | Stuttgart | |
 | FC St. Pauli | 13:00 | Hannover 96 | |
| Sunday 19 March 2017 | ||||
| Dynamo Dresden | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen |  | |
 | VfL Bochum | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
 | Karlsruher SC | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
| Monday 20 March 2017 | ||||
| Union Berlin | 20:15 | FC Nürnberg |  |