Bundesliga (Week 12) : Schalke 04 beats HSV 2-0
GERMANY, Nov. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 12: Two wins in a row for Schalke 04. After their 0-1 win against SC Freiburg on November 4, the Royal Blues continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over Hamburger SV this Sunday.
Schalke 04 dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Argentine forward Franco Di Santo in the 17th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Royal Blues further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Burgstaller in the 77th minute.
FC Schalke 04 climbed to second place with 23 points from 12 games, 6 points behind Bayern Munich.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of November 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 29 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 20 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Mainz | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | Hertha Berlin | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 8 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 5 |
| 18 | FC Köln | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 3-1 Stuttgart (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:SC Freiburg 0-1 Schalke 04 (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Borussia Dortmund - Schalke 04 (25 Nov.)
Hamburger SV
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Hamburger SV 3-1 Stuttgart (4 Nov.)
- Previous game:Hamburger SV 3-1 Stuttgart (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Hamburger SV - Hoffenheim (26 Nov.)
Schalke 04
2:0
Hamburger SV
2:0 (1:0)
- 19 November 2017
- 15:30
- Gelsenkirchen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 29 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 23 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 23 |
| 4 |  Mönchengladbach | 21 |
| 5 |  Borussia Dortmund | 20 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 17 November 2017 | ||||
 | Stuttgart | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Saturday 18 November 2017 | ||||
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2-2 | RB Leipzig | |
 | Wolfsburg | 3-1 | SC Freiburg |  |
| Bayern Munich | 3-0 | Augsburg |  |
 | Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Mainz | 1-0 | FC Köln |  |
 | Hertha Berlin | 2-4 | Mönchengladbach | |
| Sunday 19 November 2017 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2-0 | Hamburger SV | |
 | Werder Bremen | 18:00 | Hannover 96 |  |