Stuttgart v Union Berlin
Stuttgart close in on second spot with 2-0 win over Union Berlin
VfB Stuttgart secured a 2-0 home win over Union Berlin with goals from Serhou Guirassy and Chris Führich on Friday as they closed in on second-placed Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Stuttgart have now gone seven games unbeaten to reach 53 points, nine clear of Borussia Dortmund in fourth and one behind Bayern, both with a game in hand. Bayer Leverkusen lead on 64.
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Bundesliga second-top scorer Guirassy put the hosts ahead in the 19th minute with 21st league goal this season thanks to a fine finish at the far post.
Fuehrich doubled Stuttgart's lead with a superb strike in the 65th and the visitors were down to 10 men four minutes later when Andras Schafer was sent off for a foul on Josha Vagnoman.
The defeat means Union Berlin remain 14th with 25 points, eight clear of the relegation playoff spot.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Robert Schröder
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +36 | 73 |
| RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 44 |
| FC Augsburg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 43 |
| Mainz | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 40 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 39 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 38 |
| Hamburg SV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 38 |
| FC Cologne | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
| St. Pauli | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
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