Bundesliga (Week 31) : Schalke 04 beats Stuttgart 3-2
GERMANY, May. 2, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 31: After losing 2-0 to Mainz on April 24, the Royal Blues returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Stuttgart this Saturday.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored dual goals
Schalke 04 forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar opened the score in the 9th minute, before seeing Stuttgart catch up in the 22nd minute thanks to Martin Harnik. 1-1 at half time. The Royal Blues eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Huntelaar ('78) and Klein ('89 own).
FC Schalke 04 remains in fifth place with 45 points from 31 games, 10 points behind Bayer Leverkusen, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of May 2, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 13 | 64 | 76 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 34 | 31 | 62 |
| 3 | Mönchengladbach | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 57 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 32 | 25 | 55 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 43 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 42 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 41 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Mainz | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Hertha Berlin | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 34 |
| 14 | Paderborn | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 59 | -30 | 31 |
| 15 | SC Freiburg | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 30 |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 30 |
| 17 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 28 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 58 | -22 | 27 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Stuttgart 0-4 Schalke 04 (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Mainz 2-0 Schalke 04 (24 Apr.)
- Next game:FC Köln - Schalke 04 (10 May.)
VfB Stuttgart
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:SC Freiburg 1-4 Stuttgart (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Stuttgart 2-2 SC Freiburg (25 Apr.)
- Next game:Stuttgart - Mainz (9 May.)
Schalke 04
3:2
Stuttgart
3:2 (1:1)
- 2 May 2015
- 15:30
- Gelsenkirchen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 76 |
| 2 |  Wolfsburg | 62 |
| 3 |  Mönchengladbach | 57 |
| 4 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 55 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 45 |
Week 31 Results
| Saturday 2 May 2015 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 3-2 | Stuttgart | |
 | Augsburg | 0-0 | FC Köln |  |
| Wolfsburg | 2-2 | Hannover 96 |  |
 | Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Borussia Dortmund |  |
 | SC Freiburg | 1-2 | Paderborn |  |
 | Werder Bremen | 1-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 18:30 | Bayern Munich | |
| Sunday 3 May 2015 | ||||
 | Mainz | 15:30 | Hamburger SV |  |
 | Hertha Berlin | 17:30 | Mönchengladbach | |