2. Bundesliga (Week 25) : Nürnberg beats Nürnberg 1-0
GERMANY, Mar. 20, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 25: 6 wins in a row for Union Berlin. After their success against Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruher SC, 1860 Munich, Würzburger Kickers and FC St. Pauli, Union Berlin continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 1-0 victory over FC Nürnberg this Monday.
FC Nürnberg made Union Berlin doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Austrian forward Philipp Hosiner with just 7 minutes remaining in regulation time.
1. FC Union Berlin climbed to first place with 50 points from 25 games, one point ahead of runner-up VfB Stuttgart.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of March 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Berlin | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 50 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 49 |
| 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 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 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
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-0 Karlsruher SC (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:FC St. Pauli 1-2 Union Berlin (10 Mar.)
- Next game:Hannover 96 - Union Berlin (1 Apr.)
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Karlsruher SC 0-3 FC Nürnberg (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 1-0 Arminia Bielefeld (12 Mar.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - Karlsruher SC (31 Mar.)
- 20 March 2017
- 20:15
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Berlin | 50 |
| 2 |  Stuttgart | 49 |
| 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 | 1-0 | FC Nürnberg | |