Bundesliga (Week 26) : Hoffenheim defeats Hertha BSC 3-1
GERMANY, Mar. 31, 2017 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 26: Two wins in a row for Hoffenheim. After their 1-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen on March 18, Hoffenheim continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory over Hertha Berlin this Friday.
Andrej Kramarić scored dual goals
Hertha Berlin defender Peter Pekarik opened the score in the 32nd minute, before seeing Hoffenheim catch up in the 39th minute thanks to Andrej Kramarić penalty kick. 1-1 at half time. Hoffenheim eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Süle ('76) and Kramarić ('86).
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim climbed to third place with 48 points from 26 games, only one point behind RB Leipzig, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of March 31, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 13 | 48 | 62 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 48 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 46 |
| 5 | Hertha Berlin | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | FC Köln | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 35 |
| 9 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Mönchengladbach | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Mainz | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 27 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 47 | -30 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Hertha Berlin
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Hertha Berlin 3-0 Mönchengladbach (4 Nov.)
- Previous game:FC Köln 4-2 Hertha Berlin (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Mönchengladbach - Hertha Berlin (5 Apr.)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Hoffenheim 4-0 Mainz (4 Feb.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Hoffenheim - Bayern Munich (4 Apr.)
- 31 March 2017
- 20:30
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 62 |
| 2 |  RB Leipzig | 49 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 48 |
| 4 |  Borussia Dortmund | 46 |
| 5 | Hertha Berlin | 40 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 31 March 2017 | ||||
| Hertha Berlin | 1-3 | Hoffenheim | |
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
| RB Leipzig | 15:30 | Darmstadt 98 |  |
| Bayern Munich | 15:30 | Augsburg |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 15:30 | FC Köln |  |
 | SC Freiburg | 15:30 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Schalke 04 | 15:30 | Borussia Dortmund | |
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18:30 | Mönchengladbach |  |
| Sunday 2 April 2017 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 15:30 | Mainz |  |
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17:30 | Wolfsburg |  |