2. Bundesliga (Week 31) : Nürnberg beats Sandhausen 2-1
GERMANY, Apr. 28, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 31: After losing 3-1 to Stuttgart on April 24, Union Berlin returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over SV Sandhausen this Friday.
Union Berlin dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Austrian forward Philipp Hosiner in the 33rd 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 54th minute.
1. FC Union Berlin remains in fourth place with 57 points from 31 games, tie on points with Hannover 96, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of April 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 60 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 57 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 46 |
| 6 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 43 |
| 7 | FC Heidenheim | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 40 |
| 9 | FC Nürnberg | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | SV Sandhausen | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | FC St. Pauli | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 35 |
| 13 | FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Würzburger Kickers | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 33 |
| 15 | 1860 Munich | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 33 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 33 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 31 |
| 18 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-0 Karlsruher SC (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Stuttgart 3-1 Union Berlin (24 Apr.)
- Next game:
SV Sandhausen
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:SV Sandhausen 4-0 Karlsruher SC (23 Apr.)
- Previous game:SV Sandhausen 4-0 Karlsruher SC (23 Apr.)
- Next game:SV Sandhausen - FC Nürnberg (6 May.)
Union Berlin
2:1
SV Sandhausen
2:1 (1:0)
- 28 April 2017
- 18:30
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stuttgart | 60 |
| 2 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 57 |
| 3 |  Hannover 96 | 57 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 57 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 46 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 28 April 2017 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 4-2 | Dynamo Dresden | |
 | FC St. Pauli | 3-0 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Union Berlin | 2-1 | SV Sandhausen | |
| Saturday 29 April 2017 | ||||
 | FC Nürnberg | 13:00 | Stuttgart | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 13:00 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  | |
 | Karlsruher SC | 13:00 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| Sunday 30 April 2017 | ||||
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 13:30 | Würzburger Kickers | |
| Hannover 96 | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
 | 1860 Munich | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |