Freiburg improved its chances of avoiding relegation while hurting those of Eintracht Braunschweig with a 2-0 victory in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Nuremberg also had a setback by going down 4-1 at Wolfsburg, which moved up to fourth.

Hamburger SV lost 2-1 at Hannover and remained in the danger zone and Stuttgart clinched a 1-1 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Mainz beat Werder Bremen 3-0.

Freiburg and Hannover are four points ahead of Stuttgart, which is one point ahead of Hamburg. Hamburg is one point ahead of Nuremberg and two points ahead of Braunschweig.