Sunday 7 February 2016 21:50, UK
Darmstadt edged away from the Bundesliga relegation zone with a 2-0 win over struggling Hoffenheim on Sunday.
Aytac Sulu and Slobodan Rajkovic earned all three points for Dirk Schuster's team, who have the third best away record in the Bundesliga this season.
Only Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, who have played one game more away from home, have more than the 17 points Darmstadt have picked up on their travels so far this term.
As a result, they find themselves five points clear of the relegation play-off berth, while Hoffenheim are seven points adrift of safety.
Sunday's other game saw Hamburg held to a 1-1 draw at home by Cologne.
Simon Zoller put the visitors in front before a Nicolai Muller equaliser gave Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia something to celebrate on his 50th birthday on Monday.
His side nevertheless slipped two places this weekend, with just four points separating them from local rivals Werder Bremen in 16th, while Cologne remain six points behind the top six.
