2. Bundesliga (Week 31) : Stuttgart beats Nürnberg 3-2
GERMANY, Apr. 29, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 31: Four wins in a row for Stuttgart. After their success against Karlsruher SC, Arminia Bielefeld and Union Berlin, Die Roten continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 3-2 victory over FC Nürnberg this Saturday.
FC Nürnberg had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Behrens ('25) and Teuchert ('33). Trailing 2-0 at half time, Die Roten nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Terodde '47 on penalty, Ginczek '50 and Klein '90).
VfB Stuttgart remains in first place with 63 points from 31 games, a 6-point lead over runner-up Eintracht Braunschweig, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of April 29, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 63 |
| 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 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 44 |
| 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 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 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 | FC Kaiserslautern | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 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 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 32 |
| 18 | Karlsruher SC | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 50 | -28 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Karlsruher SC 0-3 FC Nürnberg (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Würzburger Kickers 1-1 FC Nürnberg (23 Apr.)
- Next game:SV Sandhausen - FC Nürnberg (6 May.)
VfB Stuttgart
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Erzgebirge Aue 0-4 Stuttgart (4 Dec.)
- Previous game:Stuttgart 3-1 Union Berlin (24 Apr.)
- Next game:Stuttgart - Erzgebirge Aue (7 May.)
- 29 April 2017
- 13:00
- Nuremberg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 63 |
| 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 | 2-3 | Stuttgart | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1-1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  | |
 | Karlsruher SC | 1-3 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| Sunday 30 April 2017 | ||||
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 13:30 | Würzburger Kickers | |
| Hannover 96 | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
 | 1860 Munich | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |