Hertha down Stuttgart to take big step towards safety
Hertha Berlin took a huge step towards Bundesliga survival Sunday by securing a 2-0 home win over Stuttgart with both clubs fighting to avoid relegation.
Davie Selke fired Hertha into an early lead at Berlin's Olympic Stadium and Ishak Belfodil made sure of the three points with a second goal deep into stoppage time.
The win leaves 15th-placed Hertha four points clear of Stuttgart, who are a place below them in the table's bottom three.
Stuttgart have three games left to escape 16th place, which means a relegation play-off next month.
Hertha have won three of their five games since veteran coach Felix Magath was brought in to get them out of the relegation places.
Stuttgart have a tough run-in as they host Wolfsburg, visit freshly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and then take on Cologne at home.
Hertha are away to second-from-bottom Arminia Bielefeld next Saturday, then host Mainz before travelling to Dortmund on the last day of the season.
Earlier, Augsburg put more daylight between themselves and the relegation places after a 2-0 win at Bochum.