Bundesliga (Week 31) : FC Köln beats Darmstadt 4-1
GERMANY, Apr. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 31: Two wins in a row for FC Köln. After their 2-3 win against Mainz on April 17, the Billy Goats continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 4-1 victory over Darmstadt 98 this Saturday.
Anthony Modeste and Marcel Risse scored dual goals
FC Köln dominated the first half thanks to goals from Modeste ('4, '35). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Billy Goats further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Risse '52, '75).
1. FC Köln climbed to 8th place with 40 points from 31 games, 5 points behind FC Schalke 04, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of April 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 14 | 60 | 81 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 75 | 30 | 45 | 74 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | Hertha Berlin | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 49 |
| 5 | Mönchengladbach | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | Mainz | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 45 |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 45 |
| 8 | FC Köln | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 40 |
| 9 | FC Ingolstadt | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 40 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 37 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 35 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 34 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 33 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 31 |
| 17 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 27 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
1. FC Köln
- Position: 8 +2
- Best performance of the season:FC Köln 4-1 Darmstadt 98 (23 Apr.)
- Previous game:Mainz 2-3 FC Köln (17 Apr.)
- Next game:Augsburg - FC Köln (29 Apr.)
SV Darmstadt 98
- Position: 13 -2
- Best performance of the season:Darmstadt 98 2-0 FC Ingolstadt (16 Apr.)
- Previous game:Darmstadt 98 2-0 FC Ingolstadt (16 Apr.)
- Next game:Darmstadt 98 - Eintracht Frankfurt (30 Apr.)
FC Köln
4:1
Darmstadt 98
4:1 (2:1)
- 23 April 2016
- 15:30
- Cologne
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 81 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 74 |
| 3 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 51 |
| 4 |  Hertha Berlin | 49 |
| 5 |  Mönchengladbach | 45 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 22 April 2016 | ||||
 | Hamburger SV | 2-1 | Werder Bremen |  |
| Saturday 23 April 2016 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 2-2 | Hannover 96 |  |
 | Wolfsburg | 0-2 | Augsburg |  |
 | Stuttgart | 0-3 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| FC Köln | 4-1 | Darmstadt 98 | |
| Hertha Berlin | 0-2 | Bayern Munich | |
 | Schalke 04 | 18:30 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Sunday 24 April 2016 | ||||
| Mönchengladbach | 15:30 | Hoffenheim |  |
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17:30 | Mainz |  |