2. Bundesliga (Week 16) : Nürnberg defeats Sandhausen 1-0
GERMANY, Dec. 2, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 16: Two wins in a row for FC Nürnberg. After their 2-3 win against Eintracht Braunschweig on November 25, FC Nürnberg continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 1-0 victory over SV Sandhausen this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither FC Nürnberg nor SV Sandhausen have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by FC Nürnberg defender Tim Leibold in the 69th minute.
1. FC Nürnberg remains in third place with 29 points from 16 games, 2 points behind Fortuna Düsseldorf.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 2, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | FC Ingolstadt | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | MSV Duisburg | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 22 |
| 8 | SV Sandhausen | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | FC Heidenheim | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 21 |
| 10 | FC St. Pauli | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Erzgebirge Aue | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 18 |
| 15 | VfL Bochum | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | FC Kaiserslautern | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:MSV Duisburg 1-6 FC Nürnberg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Eintracht Braunschweig 2-3 FC Nürnberg (25 Nov.)
- Next game:Fortuna Düsseldorf - FC Nürnberg (11 Dec.)
SV Sandhausen
- Position: 8 -1
- Best performance of the season:Dynamo Dresden 0-4 SV Sandhausen (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:SV Sandhausen 1-2 FC Heidenheim (24 Nov.)
- Next game:SV Sandhausen - Arminia Bielefeld (10 Dec.)
FC Nürnberg
1:0
SV Sandhausen
1:0 (0:0)
- 2 December 2017
- 13:00
- Nuremberg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 32 |
| 2 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 29 |
| 4 |  Union Berlin | 26 |
| 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 25 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 1 December 2017 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 5-0 | FC St. Pauli |  | |
 | FC Heidenheim | 3-2 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| Saturday 2 December 2017 | ||||
| Holstein Kiel | 2-2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | | |
| FC Nürnberg | 1-0 | SV Sandhausen | |
| MSV Duisburg | 2-0 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  | |
| Sunday 3 December 2017 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 13:30 | Union Berlin | |
 | Darmstadt 98 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | |
| Dynamo Dresden | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue |  | |
| Monday 4 December 2017 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 20:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  |