Bundesliga (Week 16) : Bayer beats Hoffenheim 1-0
GERMANY, Dec. 17, 2014 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 16: After their 1-1 draw against Mönchengladbach on December 14, Bayer Leverkusen returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Hoffenheim this Wednesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Bayer Leverkusen forward Stefan Kießling in the 79th minute.
Bayer Leverkusen are down in fourth place with 27 points from 16 games, tie on points with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of December 17, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 36 | 42 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Mönchengladbach | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 23 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | FC Köln | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Mainz | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Paderborn | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Hamburger SV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 16 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | SC Freiburg | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Werder Bremen | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Stuttgart 0-2 Hoffenheim (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Hertha Berlin - Hoffenheim (21 Dec.)
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 4 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 FC Köln (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Mönchengladbach (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Eintracht Frankfurt (20 Dec.)
Hoffenheim
0:1
Bayer Leverkusen
0:1 (0:0)
- 17 December 2014
- 20:00
- Sinsheim
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 42 |
| 2 |  Wolfsburg | 31 |
| 3 |  Mönchengladbach | 27 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 27 |
| 5 |  Schalke 04 | 26 |
Week 16 Results
| Tuesday 16 December 2014 | ||||
 | FC Köln | 0-0 | Mainz |  |
| Bayern Munich | 2-0 | SC Freiburg |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 0-1 | Stuttgart |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 2-0 | Augsburg |  |
| Wednesday 17 December 2014 | ||||
| Hoffenheim | 0-1 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4-4 | Hertha Berlin |  |
 | Paderborn | 1-2 | Schalke 04 | |
 | Borussia Dortmund | 2-2 | Wolfsburg | |
| Mönchengladbach | 4-1 | Werder Bremen |  |