Bundesliga (Week 16) : Hertha BSC defeats Darmstadt 2-0
GERMANY, Dec. 21, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 16: After losing 0-1 to Werder Bremen on December 17 and 2-0 to RB Leipzig on December 17, the Old Lady bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Darmstadt 98 this Wednesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Hertha Berlin nor Darmstadt 98 have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Plattenhardt ('53) and Kalou ('66).
Hertha Berlin climbed to third place with 30 points from 16 games, 6 points behind RB Leipzig.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of December 21, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 29 | 39 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Mainz | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Schalke 04 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 16 |
| 14 | Mönchengladbach | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 16 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 16 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 13 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Hertha Berlin
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Hertha Berlin 3-0 Mönchengladbach (4 Nov.)
- Previous game:RB Leipzig 2-0 Hertha Berlin (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Hertha Berlin (22 Jan.)
SV Darmstadt 98
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Darmstadt 98 3-1 Wolfsburg (22 Oct.)
- Previous game:Darmstadt 98 0-1 Bayern Munich (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Darmstadt 98 - Mönchengladbach (21 Jan.)
Hertha Berlin
2:0
Darmstadt 98
2:0 (0:0)
- 21 December 2016
- 20:00
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 39 |
| 2 |  RB Leipzig | 36 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 30 |
| 4 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 |
| 5 |  Hoffenheim | 28 |
Week 16 Results
| Tuesday 20 December 2016 | ||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-0 | Mainz |  |
 | Borussia Dortmund | 1-1 | Augsburg |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 2-1 | Schalke 04 |  |
 | Mönchengladbach | 1-2 | Wolfsburg |  |
| Wednesday 21 December 2016 | ||||
 | FC Köln | 1-1 | Bayer Leverkusen |  |
| Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Werder Bremen |  |
| Hertha Berlin | 2-0 | Darmstadt 98 | |
 | FC Ingolstadt | 1-2 | SC Freiburg |  |
| Bayern Munich | 3-0 | RB Leipzig | |