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VFB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart - BVB Dortmund Borussia Dortmund

VFB

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BVB

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70'
M. Beier

MHPArena(60,000 Spectators)

Tobias Stieler

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Maximilian Beier

Maximilian Beier

Man of the Match Trophy

0:11

Watch: Veerman on facing BVB colleagues in the international break

Full-time: Stuttgart 0-1 Dortmund

Dortmund go top of the table thanks to Beier's goal. It wasn't a game full of chances, but Dortmund and Beier did enough in the end to seal all three points. Stuttgart, meanwhile, have endured a tough start to the season.

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Full-time

90'

+ 2

Blocked

Vagnoman sets up Pejčinović on the edge of the box. He shoots, but Bensebaini is in the way.

90'

+ 1

Added time

Stuttgart have just three minutes to salvage something.

90'

Not enough power

Pejčinović and Mittelstädt combine neatly down the right before the latter dinks a ball to the back post. Sauer gets his head to the cross, but he can't generate the necessary power to beat Kobel.

85'

Changes from both sides

Nartey and Sauer enter the action for Stuttgart, with Bensebaini and Sabitzer on for Dortmund.

84'

Substitution

Grischa Prömel

84'

Substitution

Bilal El Khannouss

82'

Substitution

Ramy Bensebaini

82'

Substitution

Marcel Sabitzer

Maximilian Beier

82'

Yellow card

81'

Side netting

Karetsas finds Silva and he gets into the box before shooting into the side netting from a tight angle.

81'

Yellow card

Jobe Bellingham

79'

Half a chance

Mittelstädt suddenly has space on the left and he could shoot, but he looks for the cross, and Schlotterbeck sweeps the ball clear.

77'

Stuttgart chances

First Vagnoman is denied from the angle and then El Khannouss hits a volley that Kobel also saves.

75'

Prömel heads wide

El Khannouss finds Vagnoman on the right, and he sends in a cross that is met by the head of Prömel, but it goes wide. That was a good chance.

74'

Substitution

Serhou Guirassy

73'

Inches away

A Stuttgart corner is flicked into a dangerous area, but no one is there to poke the chance home. Nmecha then breaks forward with the ball for Dortmund and gets away from Stiller before slotting the ball across for Karetsas. He dips back in on his left before firing in a low shot that just misses the near post.

0:10

Beier fires Dortmund in front

Just moments after a long-range Karetsas effort was saved, Dortmund find themselves an opener. Karetsas finds Bellingham on the right, and he bursts forward before firing in a low cross that Beier pokes home in front of the goalkeeper.

70'

Maximilian Beier

GOAL!

0:1

Assist:J. Bellingham

Maximilian Beier

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

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Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

5.16 m

68'

Wardrobe malfunction

During a battle with Leweling Ryerson had his shorts ripped and now he has had to leave the pitch briefly to change.

66'

More good defending from Chabot

Guirassy works his way into the box before trying to shoot, but Chabot gets a leg in the way once again.

64'

Stuttgart changes

Leweling and Pejčinović are on for the hosts.

64'

Substitution

Dženan Pejčinović

64'

Substitution

63'

Beier denied

Schlotterbeck nods a free-kick down into the path of Beier, whose effort is charged down on the penalty spot.

62'

Karetsas returns

Dortmund make a double change with Bellingham and Karetsas coming on for Veerman and Nwaneri. Great news for the young Greek after that recent health scare.

62'

Chabot blocks

Guirassy tries his luck from range, only to see Chabot get in the way.

62'

Substitution

Konstantinos Karetsas

62'

Substitution

Jobe Bellingham

59'

The flag is up

Undav slots the ball through for Vagnoman, who only has Kobel to beat, but he can't round Kobel. The flag then goes up, but it would have certainly been close had Vagnoman managed to convert.

59'

Still waiting on the opener

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

And when you look at the xG statistics, it isn't too surprising. This game hasn't been full of chances.

xGoals

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0.69

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Goals

57'

Gadou picks up a yellow

The Dortmund defender catches Mittelstädt a bit late and earns himself a booking.

57'

Yellow card

55'

Great recovery

Dortmund almost combine neatly at one end, but Stuttgart pinch possession and counter. Demirović is free with only Schlotterbeck to beat, but he doesn't have the necessary pace. He instead finds Undav on the right, who then tries to whip the cross back in to Demirović, but Schlotterbeck gets back to head the ball behind.

52'

It won't count

Nmecha ball to Guirassy bobbles all the way through to Nwaneri in the box. He finishes clinically on the spin, but he was offside when the pass was played and judging from the lack of celebration, he knew the goal wouldn't count.

50'

That could have been more

Stuttgart try to play out from the back and lose the ball cheaply. Svensson seizes possession and looks for Nwaneri in the centre, and he is completely free with just the goalkeeper in front of him, but the pass has just too much on it for the Englishman to gather, and the ball rolls through to Bredlow.

49'

Great run, poor cross

Dortmund counter through Nwaneri, and he does brilliantly to ride a few challenges and get into the box, but his chipped delivery is mishit and floats out for a goal kick. More could have come from that move.

48'

Blocked

Mittelstädt lines up a shot from the edge of the box and fires in a powerful strike that Gadou deflects behind for a corner.

47'

Late

Veerman slides in late and catches Stiller, earning himself a booking in the process.

47'

Yellow card

46'

Back underway

The ball is moving in Stuttgart once again.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Stuttgart 0-0 Dortmund

We go in level at the break, and probably rightly so. There haven't been a lot of good chances in the opening 45 minutes, with both sides having their moments. Beier had a good chance early on at one end before El Khannouss went close at the other. Still everything to play for.

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Half-time

45'

+ 1

Important defending

For a moment it looks as if Demirović might be able to get free, but Gadou slides across to make a great challenge.

45'

+ 1

Added time

There'll be just one extra minute before the break.

39'

Nmecha fires in a shot

Bredlow has to come out to parry a cross in front of Guirassy, and the ball drops for Nmecha in the box. He drives a shot towards goal, but Stiller gets in the way.

34'

Just wide

Stuttgart combine neatly down the left as Mittelstädt is played in down the side. He stands up a cross towards the back stick, and El Khannouss gets the better of Svensson in the air, but his effort flies just the wrong side of the post.

32'

A Dortmund booking

Schlotterbeck slides in and catches Demirović on the ankle. That is already the third booking of the game.

32'

Yellow card

Nico Schlotterbeck

0:19

Kobel denies Undav's effort

Dortmund try to build from the back, and it goes wrong again. A loose pass is intercepted by Undav, who fires in a low right-footed shot from the left side of the box. Kobel responds with a decent save to keep it out.

29'

Over the bar

Nmecha does well to beat a man before Undav brings him to ground right on the edge of the Stuttgart penalty area. Veerman steps up to take the free-kick, but he can't get the necessary whip on the shot, and the effort clears the bar by a decent margin.

27'

Guirassy heads wide

Nwaneri's corner is met by Guirassy at the back post, but he can't quite guide his header into the corner.

26'

Important defending

Dortmund send the ball out to Ryerson on the right and he drills in a low cross towards Guirassy. Mittelstädt gets a toe to the initial delivery in front of the Guinean before Chabot knocks the ball behind for a corner.

22'

Blocked

Nwaneri bursts forward down the right and tries his luck, but his shot is immediately charged down.

An even start

This has been a good battle in the opening 20 minutes; neither side is in the ascendancy yet.

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18'

Decent opportunity

Veerman's corner is met by Schlotterbeck in the middle though he doesn't connect cleanly, and his header drifts wide of the far post. That looked a decent opportunity.

17'

Another booking

Stiller hauls Nmecha to the ground and also picks up a yellow card.

17'

Yellow card

16'

Demirović denied

Stuttgart press Dortmund high from a goal kick and it works as a loose pass lands at the feet of Demirović on the edge of the box. He tries to whip an effort towards the far corner, but Kobel makes the stop.

16'

Vagnoman misses the target

Stuttgart play through the Dortmund press superbly, and Vagnoman is fed on the right. He dips inside and shoots with his left, but misses the target by some margin.

13'

Demirović in the book

The Stuttgart striker has been very fired up early on here, and after battling through a couple of challenges, he lunges in on Anton and catches him on the ankle. The ref shows him a yellow card.

13'

Yellow card

Ermedin Demirović

12'

Bredlow takes a bump

The goalkeeper takes his time picking up the ball and Ryerson goes for it, bumping the goalkeeper in the process.

8'

Mittelstädt fires over

Stuttgart's first corner is cleared out as far as Mittelstädt. He hits the ball first time on the volley, but his shot flies wide.

4'

Big chance

Ryerson has space to cross on the right and it is a good delivery. Beier is there in the centre, and he dives in to head the ball ahead of Vagnoman, but gets it horribly wrong, missing the target by some margin from close range.

2'

Almost a way through

Anton volleys the ball back into the danger zone and Beier almost squeezes his way through, but Bredlow gathers.

1'

We're underway

Dortmund get the ball moving in Stuttgart.

Kick-off!

0:18

Watch: Dortmund get warmed up

Seven of Klopp's squad starting

Seven member's of Jürgen Klopp's 44-man Germany squad are starting this game: Finn Jeltsch, Chris Führich, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Josha Vagnoman (all from VfB), Waldemar Anton, Felix Nmecha, and Nico Schlotterbeck (all from BVB).

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Warm-ups in full swing

Not long to go now...

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0:08

Watch: Undav's jersey in the dressing room

Top spot in sight for Dortmund

If they win here, BVB will be top of the Bundesliga standings at the end of a matchday for the first time since Matchday 33 of the 2022/23 campaign. They went on to lose against Mainz on the final day of that campaign, handing the title to Bayern.

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0:11

Watch: Perfect conditions at the MHP Arena

0:13

Watch: Dortmund in the house

More on that Stuttgart team

Stuttgart have likewise made two changes in the wake of last week’s 2-1 defeat against Hoffenheim. Captain Deniz Undav (pictured) and Bilal El Khannouss start in place of Ramon Hendriks and Dženan Pejčinović.

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More on that Dortmund team

Dortmund coach Niko Kovač makes two changes to his starting XI following last week’s 3-0 home win against Paderborn. Felix Nmecha is rewarded for his two-goal display off the bench with a start here, meaning Jobe Bellingham drops to the bench, while Maximilian Beier comes in for Fábio Silva.

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Starting line-up: Borussia Dortmund

Formation:3-4-2-1

Dortmund subs

Meyer, Bensebaini, Reggiani, Bellingham, Chukwuemeka, Karetsas, Sabitzer, Silva, Inácio

Starting line-up: VfB Stuttgart

Formation:4-2-3-1

Stuttgart subs

Funk, Hendriks, Al-Dakhil, Spalt, Nartey, Karazor, Sauer, Leweling, Pejčinović

2:07

Watch: Nico Schlotterbeck recounts World Cup injury nightmare

The Borussia Dortmund defender looks back on the injury that forced him out of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with Germany.

Sebastian Hoeneß on facing Dortmund

“Among other things, we’ve been focusing on aspects such as closing down our opponents, compactness, intensity, accuracy and aggression. Our expectation is to deliver in those areas at the highest possible level. Our next opponents Dortmund are very consistent, have clear patterns of play and also perform with a certain physicality.”

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Niko Kovač on facing Stuttgart

"Three points sounds like very little right now, but Stuttgart faced Bayern and Hoffenheim in their first three games. Those aren’t easy opponents. With the atmosphere at their home ground, it’s going to be very difficult for any opponent - including us this weekend.”

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0:39

Watch: Kovač gives Karetsas update

3:00

Watch: Guirassy & Silva - Dortmund's new dream duo

Flying start

Dortmund have started a Bundesliga season with three straight wins for the first time in 11 years. Thomas Tuchel's side went on to finish runners-up to Bayern in 2015/16, with 78 points overall.

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Goals guaranteed

No fixture in Bundesliga history has produced more goals, with 381 in 112 meetings to date (188 for Stuttgart, 193 for Dortmund).

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2:03

Watch: Stuttgart 0-2 Dortmund - previous meeting

Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi scored in second-half stoppage time to earn Dortmund a smash-and-grab victory at the MHP Arena on Matchday 28 last term. Borussia would finish the campaign as runners-up, with VfB in fourth.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 2-1 Stuttgart - last time out

Sebastian Hoeneß's side fell to a second league defeat of the season as Adam Hložek's double earned the Sinsheim outfit all three points on Matchday 3.

2:03

Watch: Dortmund 3-0 Paderborn - last time out

Felix Nmecha scored twice - including a sensational overhead kick - as Borussia maintained their perfect start to the 2026/27 Bundesliga campaign with a comfortable win at Signal Iduna Park.

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