2. Bundesliga (Week 25) : Düsseldorf defeats Karlsruhe 3-0
GERMANY, Mar. 19, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 25: After losing 1-2 to Eintracht Braunschweig on March 13, Fortuna Düsseldorf returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Karlsruher SC this Sunday.
Rouwen Hennings scored dual goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf dominated the first half thanks to goals from Hennings ('26) and Figueras Jordi ('29 own). Leading 2-0 at the break, Fortuna Düsseldorf players further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Hennings with one minute left in regular time.
Fortuna Düsseldorf climbed to 8th place with 33 points from 25 games, 2 points behind 1. FC Heidenheim 1846.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of March 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 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 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 36 |
| 7 | FC Heidenheim | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 35 |
| 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | SV Sandhausen | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | FC Nürnberg | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 31 |
| 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 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 25 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 43 | -18 | 23 |
| 18 | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 21 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Karlsruher SC
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Karlsruher SC 2-0 Hannover 96 (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:Erzgebirge Aue 1-0 Karlsruher SC (10 Mar.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - Karlsruher SC (31 Mar.)
Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Position: 8 +2
- Best performance of the season:Fortuna Düsseldorf 4-0 Arminia Bielefeld (21 Oct.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Fortuna Düsseldorf - 1860 Munich (31 Mar.)
Karlsruher SC
0:3
Fortuna Düsseldorf
0:3 (0:2)
- 19 March 2017
- 13:30
- Karlsruhe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stuttgart | 49 |
| 2 |  Union Berlin | 47 |
| 3 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 47 |
| 4 |  Hannover 96 | 46 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 41 |
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 | 1-0 | Stuttgart | |
 | FC St. Pauli | 0-0 | Hannover 96 | |
| Sunday 19 March 2017 | ||||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2-0 | SV Sandhausen |  | |
 | VfL Bochum | 1-1 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
| Karlsruher SC | 0-3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| Monday 20 March 2017 | ||||
| Union Berlin | 20:15 | FC Nürnberg |  |