2. Bundesliga (Week 16) : Bochum defeats Nürnberg 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 3, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 16: After a 3-3 draw with Darmstadt 98 on November 24, Union Berlin lost 2-1 against VfL Bochum.
Union Berlin forward Sebastian Polter opened the score in the 4th minute, before seeing VfL Bochum catch up in the 40th minute thanks to Kevin Stöger. 1-1 at half time. VfL Bochum eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Hinterseer with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
1. FC Union Berlin remains in fourth place with 26 points from 16 games, 3 points behind 1. FC Nürnberg.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 3, 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 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | FC Ingolstadt | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Jahn Regensburg | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | MSV Duisburg | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | SV Sandhausen | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | FC Heidenheim | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | FC St. Pauli | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 18 |
| 16 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 18 |
| 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
VfL Bochum
- Position: 12 +3
- Best performance of the season:VfL Bochum 2-0 SV Sandhausen (14 Oct.)
- Previous game:Erzgebirge Aue 1-1 VfL Bochum (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Jahn Regensburg - VfL Bochum (9 Dec.)
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 5-0 FC Kaiserslautern (25 Sep.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 3-3 Darmstadt 98 (24 Nov.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - Dynamo Dresden (9 Dec.)
VfL Bochum
2:1
Union Berlin
2:1 (1:1)
- 3 December 2017
- 13:30
- Bochum
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 | 2-1 | Union Berlin | |
 | Darmstadt 98 | 0-1 | Jahn Regensburg | |
| Dynamo Dresden | 4-0 | Erzgebirge Aue |  | |
| Monday 4 December 2017 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 20:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  |