Bundesliga (Week 17) : Schalke 04 beats Hoffenheim 1-0
GERMANY, Dec. 18, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 17: After losing 2-1 to Augsburg on December 13, the Royal Blues bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Hoffenheim this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Schalke 04 striker Choupo-moting Maxim Eric goal in the 28th minute.
FC Schalke 04 climbed to fourth place with 27 points from 17 games, 2 points behind Hertha Berlin, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of December 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 37 | 43 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Mönchengladbach | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Mainz | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Hamburger SV | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | FC Köln | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | FC Ingolstadt | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 16 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 4 +4
- Best performance of the season:Werder Bremen 0-3 Schalke 04 (15 Aug.)
- Previous game:Augsburg 2-1 Schalke 04 (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Schalke 04 - Werder Bremen (24 Jan.)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Augsburg 1-3 Hoffenheim (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 1-0 Hannover 96 (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Hoffenheim - Bayer Leverkusen (23 Jan.)
Schalke 04
1:0
Hoffenheim
1:0 (1:0)
- 18 December 2015
- 20:30
- Gelsenkirchen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 43 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 38 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 29 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 27 |
| 5 |  Wolfsburg | 26 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 1-0 | Hoffenheim | |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 15:30 | Bayer Leverkusen |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 15:30 | Augsburg |  |
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15:30 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 15:30 | Bayern Munich | |
 | FC Köln | 15:30 | Borussia Dortmund | |
 | Stuttgart | 18:30 | Wolfsburg | |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
| Hertha Berlin | 15:30 | Mainz |  |
 | Mönchengladbach | 17:30 | Darmstadt 98 |  |