Bundesliga (Week 8) : Darmstadt beats Wolfsburg 3-1
GERMANY, Oct. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 8: After losing 2-1 to Mainz on October 16, Darmstadt 98 bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Wolfsburg this Saturday.
Darmstadt 98 dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Tunisian midfielder Änis Ben-Hatira in the 25th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Darmstadt 98 players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Kleinheisler Laszlo '68 and Sirigu '76).
SV Darmstadt 98 climbed to 13rd place with 8 points from 8 games, tie on points with FC Augsburg.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of October 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Hertha Berlin | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Köln | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Mainz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Mönchengladbach | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 7 |
| 15 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 2 |
| 18 | Hamburger SV | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
SV Darmstadt 98
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Darmstadt 98 3-1 Wolfsburg (22 Oct.)
- Previous game:Mainz 2-1 Darmstadt 98 (16 Oct.)
- Next game:Darmstadt 98 - RB Leipzig (29 Oct.)
VfL Wolfsburg
- Position: 15 -1
- Best performance of the season:Augsburg 0-2 Wolfsburg (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wolfsburg 0-1 RB Leipzig (16 Oct.)
- Next game:Wolfsburg - Bayer Leverkusen (29 Oct.)
Darmstadt 98
3:1
Wolfsburg
3:1 (1:0)
- 22 October 2016
- 15:30
- Darmstadt
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 17 |
| 2 |  Hertha Berlin | 17 |
| 3 |  Hoffenheim | 16 |
| 4 |  FC Köln | 15 |
| 5 |  RB Leipzig | 15 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 21 October 2016 | ||||
 | Hamburger SV | 0-3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
| Saturday 22 October 2016 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 3-3 | Borussia Dortmund |  |
 | SC Freiburg | 2-1 | Augsburg |  |
| Hertha Berlin | 2-1 | FC Köln | |
| Darmstadt 98 | 3-1 | Wolfsburg | |
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0-3 | Hoffenheim | |
| Bayern Munich | 18:30 | Mönchengladbach |  |
| Sunday 23 October 2016 | ||||
| RB Leipzig | 15:30 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Schalke 04 | 17:30 | Mainz |  |