Bundesliga (Week 18) : Stuttgart defeats FC Köln 3-1
GERMANY, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 18: Two wins in a row for Stuttgart. After their 3-1 win against Wolfsburg on December 19, Die Roten continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory over FC Köln this Saturday.
FC Köln forward Anthony Modeste opened the score in the 19th minute on penalty, before seeing Stuttgart catch up in the 36th minute thanks to Daniel Didavi. 1-1 at half time. Die Roten eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Werner ('51) and Gentner ('83).
1. FC Köln remains in 9th place with 24 points from 18 games, tie on points with 1. FSV Mainz 05.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 49 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 38 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 33 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Mainz | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | FC Ingolstadt | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Stuttgart | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 18 |
| 15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 15 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
1. FC Köln
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 0-3 FC Köln (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Köln 2-1 Borussia Dortmund (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Wolfsburg - FC Köln (31 Jan.)
VfB Stuttgart
- Position: 14 +1
- Best performance of the season:FC Köln 1-3 Stuttgart (23 Jan.)
- Previous game:Stuttgart 3-1 Wolfsburg (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Stuttgart - Hamburger SV (30 Jan.)
FC Köln
1:3
Stuttgart
1:3 (1:1)
- 23 January 2016
- 15:30
- Cologne
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 49 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 38 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 33 |
| 4 |  Mönchengladbach | 29 |
| 5 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 22 January 2016 | ||||
 | Hamburger SV | 1-2 | Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
 | Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| FC Köln | 1-3 | Stuttgart | |
 | Hannover 96 | 1-2 | Darmstadt 98 |  |
| Hertha Berlin | 0-0 | Augsburg |  |
 | FC Ingolstadt | 1-0 | Mainz |  |
| Mönchengladbach | 18:30 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Sunday 24 January 2016 | ||||
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15:30 | Wolfsburg |  |
 | Schalke 04 | 17:30 | Werder Bremen |  |