- 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 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | +55 | 81 |
| Bayern Munich | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | +51 | 69 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | +32 | 64 |
| RB Leipzig | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | +38 | 62 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | +20 | 57 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | +5 | 45 |
| SC Freiburg | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 40 |
| FC Augsburg | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 39 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 39 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 37 |
| Werder Bremen | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 37 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 34 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 32 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -24 | 30 |
| VfL Bochum | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -25 | 30 |
| Mainz | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -17 | 28 |
| FC Cologne | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -30 | 23 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | -43 | 17 |
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