- Serhou Guirassy - 19'
- Chris Führich - 65'
- András Schäfer - 69'
Stuttgart close in on second spot with 2-0 win over Union Berlin
VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Union Berlin - Game Highlights
Watch the Game Highlights from VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Union Berlin, 03/08/2024
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | +65 | 90 |
VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | +39 | 73 |
Bayern Munich | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | +49 | 72 |
RB Leipzig | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +38 | 65 |
Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | +25 | 63 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | +1 | 47 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 46 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 42 |
Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 42 |
SC Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 42 |
FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 39 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 37 |
Mainz | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | -12 | 35 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -11 | 34 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -25 | 33 |
VfL Bochum | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -32 | 33 |
FC Cologne | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -32 | 27 |
SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | -56 | 17 |