Bundesliga (Week 26) : FC Köln defeats Hannover 2-0
GERMANY, Mar. 12, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 26: After losing 1-3 to Schalke 04 on March 5, the Billy Goats returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Hannover 96 this Saturday.
Leonardo Bittencourt scored dual goals
FC Köln dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Leonardo Bittencourt in the 43rd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Billy Goats further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Bittencourt in the 61st minute.
1. FC Köln climbed to 9th place with 33 points from 26 games, 3 points behind Bayer Leverkusen, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of March 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 46 | 63 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 58 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | Mainz | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Ingolstadt | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 27 |
| 15 | Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 27 |
| 16 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 24 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 24 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
Hannover 96
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Hannover 96 4-0 FC Ingolstadt (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Werder Bremen 4-1 Hannover 96 (5 Mar.)
- Next game:Eintracht Frankfurt - Hannover 96 (19 Mar.)
1. FC Köln
- Position: 9 +3
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 0-3 FC Köln (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Köln 1-3 Schalke 04 (5 Mar.)
- Next game:FC Köln - Bayern Munich (19 Mar.)
Hannover 96
0:2
FC Köln
0:2 (0:1)
- 12 March 2016
- 15:30
- Hanover
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 63 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 58 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 45 |
| 4 |  Mönchengladbach | 42 |
| 5 |  Schalke 04 | 41 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 11 March 2016 | ||||
| Hertha Berlin | 2-0 | Schalke 04 | |
| Saturday 12 March 2016 | ||||
| Hannover 96 | 0-2 | FC Köln | |
 | Hoffenheim | 1-0 | Wolfsburg |  |
 | FC Ingolstadt | 3-3 | Stuttgart |  |
| Mönchengladbach | 3-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Darmstadt 98 | 2-2 | Augsburg |  |
| Bayern Munich | 18:30 | Werder Bremen |  |
| Sunday 13 March 2016 | ||||
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15:30 | Hamburger SV |  |
| Borussia Dortmund | 17:30 | Mainz |  |