- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +13 | 14 |
RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 14 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
SC Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 12 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 9 |
Mainz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 8 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
FC Augsburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 7 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
St. Pauli | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
Holstein Kiel | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 2 |
VfL Bochum | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |