Bundesliga (Week 2) : Bayer beats Hertha BSC 4-2
GERMANY, Aug. 30, 2014 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 2: Two wins in a row for Bayer Leverkusen. After their 0-2 win against Borussia Dortmund on August 23, Bayer Leverkusen continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 4-2 victory over Hertha Berlin this Saturday.
Hertha Berlin had started off well by taking the lead in the 24th minute with an own goal by Croatian defender Tin Jedvaj. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Bayer Leverkusen players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring four times in the second period (Jedvaj '50, Spahić '62, Brandt '74 and Bellarabi '86).
Bayer Leverkusen remains in first place with 6 points from 2 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up SC Paderborn 07.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of August 30, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | FC Köln | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Bayern Munich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Mainz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Mönchengladbach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Hertha Berlin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Stuttgart | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | SC Freiburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Augsburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 Hertha Berlin (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (23 Aug.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Werder Bremen (12 Sep.)
Hertha Berlin
- Position: 13 -7
- Previous game:Hertha Berlin 2-2 Werder Bremen (23 Aug.)
- Next game:Hertha Berlin - Mainz (13 Sep.)
- 30 August 2014
- 15:30
- Leverkusen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 |
| 2 |  Paderborn | 4 |
| 3 |  Hoffenheim | 4 |
| 4 |  FC Köln | 4 |
| 5 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 29 August 2014 | ||||
 | Augsburg | 2-3 | Borussia Dortmund |  |
| Saturday 30 August 2014 | ||||
 | Werder Bremen | 1-1 | Hoffenheim | |
 | Hamburger SV | 0-3 | Paderborn | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 4-2 | Hertha Berlin | |
 | Stuttgart | 0-2 | FC Köln | |
 | Wolfsburg | 2-2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
 | Schalke 04 | 18:30 | Bayern Munich |  |
| Sunday 31 August 2014 | ||||
 | Mainz | 15:30 | Hannover 96 |  |
 | SC Freiburg | 17:30 | Mönchengladbach |  |