Bundesliga (Week 19) : Bayer beats Hannover 3-0
GERMANY, Jan. 30, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 19: After their 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim on January 23, Bayer Leverkusen returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Hannover 96 this Saturday.
Javier Hernández scored dual goals
Bayer Leverkusen dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Stefan Kießling in the 44th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Bayer Leverkusen players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Hernández '63/penalty, '87).
Bayer Leverkusen climbed to fourth place with 31 points from 19 games, 3 points behind Hertha Berlin.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of January 30, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 49 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 44 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Mönchengladbach | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Mainz | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | FC Ingolstadt | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 23 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 19 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 18 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Mönchengladbach (12 Dec.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Bayern Munich (6 Feb.)
Hannover 96
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Hannover 96 4-0 FC Ingolstadt (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Hannover 96 1-2 Darmstadt 98 (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Hannover 96 - Mainz (6 Feb.)
Bayer Leverkusen
3:0
Hannover 96
3:0 (1:0)
- 30 January 2016
- 15:30
- Leverkusen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 49 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 44 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 34 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 |
| 5 |  Schalke 04 | 30 |
Week 19 Results
| Friday 29 January 2016 | ||||
 | Mainz | 1-0 | Mönchengladbach |  |
| Saturday 30 January 2016 | ||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2-0 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
 | Augsburg | 0-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3-0 | Hannover 96 | |
 | Werder Bremen | 3-3 | Hertha Berlin | |
 | Darmstadt 98 | 0-2 | Schalke 04 | |
 | Stuttgart | 18:30 | Hamburger SV |  |
| Sunday 31 January 2016 | ||||
 | Wolfsburg | 15:30 | FC Köln |  |
| Bayern Munich | 17:30 | Hoffenheim |  |