2. Bundesliga (Week 5) : Düsseldorf defeats Nürnberg 3-2
GERMANY, Sep. 10, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 5: Four wins in a row for Fortuna Düsseldorf. After their success against Erzgebirge Aue, FC Kaiserslautern and SV Sandhausen, Fortuna Düsseldorf continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 3-2 victory over Union Berlin this Sunday.
Fortuna Düsseldorf dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by defender Marcel Sobottka in the 17th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Fortuna Düsseldorf players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Usami Takashi '84 and Neuhaus Florian '90).
Fortuna Düsseldorf remains in first place with 13 points from 5 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up SV Darmstadt 98.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of September 10, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | SV Sandhausen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | MSV Duisburg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | FC Nürnberg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Erzgebirge Aue | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | FC St. Pauli | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | FC Ingolstadt | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | FC Heidenheim | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 17 | FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-0 FC Kaiserslautern (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:SV Sandhausen 1-2 Fortuna Düsseldorf (27 Aug.)
- Next game:
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 6 -2
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-3 Holstein Kiel (4 Aug.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 1-1 Arminia Bielefeld (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - Eintracht Braunschweig (15 Sep.)
- 10 September 2017
- 13:30
- Düsseldorf
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 |
| 2 |  Darmstadt 98 | 10 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 10 |
| 4 | Arminia Bielefeld | 10 |
| 5 |  SV Sandhausen | 8 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 8 September 2017 | ||||
 | FC Heidenheim | 1-3 | Jahn Regensburg | |
| Dynamo Dresden | 1-1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  | |
| Saturday 9 September 2017 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0-4 | MSV Duisburg | ||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 1-2 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
| Holstein Kiel | 2-1 | FC Kaiserslautern |  | |
| Sunday 10 September 2017 | ||||
| Darmstadt 98 | 1-2 | VfL Bochum |  |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3-2 | Union Berlin | |
 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1-1 | SV Sandhausen | |
| Monday 11 September 2017 | ||||
 | FC Nürnberg | 20:30 | FC St. Pauli |  |