Eintracht Frankfurt – VfB Stuttgart
Date: 11th March 2023, 3:30 pm
Result: 1 – 1
I'm a bit late writing about this match. That's partly because of the Oscars,
partly because I don't feel motivated. I've been supporting VfB Stuttgart for
about five years. At first it was just my son urging me to watch them. This
season I've started writing about them for the first time.
It's sad days when the reaction to a match is "At least Stuttgart didn't
lose". At this point in the season a draw isn't enough. Stuttgart needs to win
every game to get out of the cellar. One lost game could put the team in the
position where relegation is unavoidable.
The biggest newspaper headlines are about the post-game violence. Stuttgart
fans pulled the emergency brake on a train carrying Frankfurt fans, so it was
possible for a big fight to break out. Frankfurt has a reputation as the team
with the worst fans, but it wasn't their fault this time.
On a positive note, I found a packet of Hochland VfB Coffee in a local
supermarket. Hochland is a Stuttgart company that makes very good coffee.
Despite maintaining an image as an elite coffee brand, it's now the largest
coffee company in Germany. It costs more than twice as much as its closest
competition, Jacobs Coffee. But it tastes good. When I first moved to
Stuttgart it was the coffee offered free in my company's canteen. A few years
later the company switched to Jacobs Coffee to save costs, and there were
squeals of complaint. Jacobs Coffee isn't bad, but Hochland tastes better.
Of course, the VfB Coffee isn't anything unique. It's just Hochland's Arabica
coffee, made with beans from the mountains of Costa Rica, repackaged to
support the local team.
| 1. | Bayern München | 52 |
| 2. | Dortmund | 50 |
| 3. | RB Leipzig | 45 |
| 4. | Union Berlin | 44 |
| 5. | SC Freiburg | 42 |
| 6. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 40 |
| 7. | Mainz | 36 |
| 8. | Wolfsburg | 34 |
| 9. | Leverkusen | 31 |
| 10. | Mönchengladbach | 30 |
| 11. | Werder Bremen | 30 |
| 12. | Köln | 27 |
| 13. | Augsburg | 27 |
| 14. | VfL Bochum | 22 |
| 15. | Hertha | 21 |
| 16. | VfB Stuttgart | 20 |
| 17. | Schalke 04 | 20 |
| 18. | Hoffenheim | 19 |
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