2. Bundesliga (Week 26) : Hannover defeats Nürnberg 2-0
GERMANY, Apr. 1, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 26: After 6 straigth victories against Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruher SC, 1860 Munich, Würzburger Kickers, FC St. Pauli and FC Nürnberg, Union Berlin lost 2-0 against Hannover 96.
45 minutes of play and neither Hannover 96 nor Union Berlin have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Füllkrug ('54) and Kreilach ('67 own).
1. FC Union Berlin remains in first place with 50 points from 26 games, one point ahead of runner-up VfB Stuttgart, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of April 1, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Berlin | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 50 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 47 |
| 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 | FC Nürnberg | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | SV Sandhausen | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | 1860 Munich | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Würzburger Kickers | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 30 |
| 14 | FC Kaiserslautern | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Erzgebirge Aue | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 26 |
| 16 | FC St. Pauli | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 25 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Karlsruher SC | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 21 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Hannover 96
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:FC Kaiserslautern 0-4 Hannover 96 (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:FC St. Pauli 0-0 Hannover 96 (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Hannover 96 - FC Nürnberg (4 Apr.)
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-0 Karlsruher SC (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 1-0 FC Nürnberg (20 Mar.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - Erzgebirge Aue (5 Apr.)
Hannover 96
2:0
Union Berlin
2:0 (0:0)
- 1 April 2017
- 13:00
- Hanover
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Berlin | 50 |
| 2 |  Stuttgart | 49 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 49 |
| 4 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 47 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 41 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 31 March 2017 | ||||
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1-0 | FC St. Pauli |  |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0-1 | 1860 Munich |  |
 | FC Nürnberg | 2-1 | Karlsruher SC |  |
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
 | SV Sandhausen | 0-0 | VfL Bochum |  |
| Würzburger Kickers | 1-1 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2-0 | Union Berlin | |
| Sunday 2 April 2017 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| Stuttgart | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | |
 | FC Heidenheim | 13:30 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |