Bundesliga (Week 24) : Schalke 04 defeats Hoffenheim 3-1
GERMANY, Mar. 7, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 24: After losing 3-0 to Borussia Dortmund on February 28, the Royal Blues bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Hoffenheim this Saturday.
Max Meyer scored dual goals
Schalke 04 dominated the first half thanks to goals from Fuchs ('12) and Meyer ('41). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Royal Blues further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Meyer in the 53rd minute.
FC Schalke 04 climbed to fourth place with 38 points from 24 games, 2 points behind Borussia Mönchengladbach, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of March 7, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 11 | 55 | 61 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Mönchengladbach | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 38 |
| 5 | Augsburg | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 38 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 33 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 31 |
| 10 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 27 |
| 12 | Mainz | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | FC Köln | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Hertha Berlin | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 25 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Paderborn | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 23 |
| 17 | SC Freiburg | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Stuttgart 0-4 Schalke 04 (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Schalke 04 (28 Feb.)
- Next game:Hertha Berlin - Schalke 04 (14 Mar.)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Hertha Berlin 0-5 Hoffenheim (21 Dec.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 2-0 Mainz (28 Feb.)
- Next game:Hoffenheim - Hamburger SV (14 Mar.)
Schalke 04
3:1
Hoffenheim
3:1 (2:0)
- 7 March 2015
- 15:30
- Gelsenkirchen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 61 |
| 2 |  Wolfsburg | 50 |
| 3 |  Mönchengladbach | 40 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 38 |
| 5 |  Augsburg | 38 |
Week 24 Results
| Friday 6 March 2015 | ||||
 | Stuttgart | 0-0 | Hertha Berlin |  |
| Saturday 7 March 2015 | ||||
| Augsburg | 1-0 | Wolfsburg | |
 | SC Freiburg | 0-1 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 0-0 | Borussia Dortmund |  |
| Schalke 04 | 3-1 | Hoffenheim | |
 | Hannover 96 | 1-3 | Bayern Munich | |
 | Mainz | 18:30 | Mönchengladbach | |
| Sunday 8 March 2015 | ||||
 | FC Köln | 15:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Paderborn | 17:30 | Bayer Leverkusen |  |